Jinhui Yan

Research Interests

• My group works on computational mechanics. One particular area is computational interface-coupled multi-physics, such as fluid-structure interaction, multi-phase flows, and their application to real-world engineering problems in renewable energy and additive manufacturing. For example, he and his group are working on developing computational free-surface fluid-structure interaction method to help understand the dynamic response of offshore floating wind turbines in ocean waves, and improve the survivability and efficiency of the turbine in harsh sea states. He is also working on high-fidelity multi-scale thermal fluid models to derive process-structure-property relationships in metallic additive manufacturing.

Primary Research Area

• Structural Engineering

Research Areas

• Structural Engineering

Selected Articles in Journals

• J. Liu, J. Yan, S. Lo, A new insertion sequence for incremental Delaunay triangulation, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 99-109, DOI 10.1007/s10409-013-0001-x, 29, 2013
• Y. Bazilevs, A. Korobenko, X. Deng, J. Yan, M. Kinzel, J. Dabiri, FSI modeling of vertical-axis wind turbines, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 81(8), DOI:10.1115/1.4027466, 2014
• Y. Bazilevs, J. Yan, M. Stadler, S. Sarkar, Computation of the flow over a sphere at Re = 3700: a comparison of uniform and turbulent inflow conditions, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 81(12), DOI: 10.1115/1.4028754, 2014
• X. Deng, A. Korobenko, J. Yan, Y. Bazilevs, Isogeometric analysis of continuum damage in rotation-free composite shells, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 284, 349-372, DOI: 10.1016j.cma.2014.09.015, 2015
• Y. Wang, Q. Wang, X. Deng, Z. Xia, J. Yan, H. Xu, Graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerated fast multipole BEM with level-skip M2L for 3D elasticity problems, Advances in Engineering Software​, 82, 105-118, DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2015.01.002, 2015
• Y. Bazilevs, A. Korobenko, X. Deng, J. Yan, Novel structural modeling and mesh moving techniques for advanced FSI simulation of wind turbines, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 102(3-4), 766-783, DOI: 10.1002nme.4738, 2015
• B. Augier, J. Yan, A. Korobenko, J. Czarnowski, G. Ketterman, Y. Bazilevs, Experimental and numerical FSI study of compliant hydrofoils, Computational Mechanics, 55, 1079-1090, DOI: 10.1007/s00466-014-1090-5, 2015
• Y. Bazilevs, A. Korobenko, J. Yan, A. Pal, S. Gohari, S. Sarkar, ALE-VMS formulation for stratified turbulent incompressible flows with applications, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Science, 25(12), 2349-2375, DOI: 10.1142/S0218202515400114, 2015
• X. Deng, J. Wang, J. Yan, T. Liu, S. Wang, Topology optimization of total femur structure: application of parameterized level set method under geometric constraints, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 138(1), 011402, DOI: 10.1115/1.4031803, 2016
• J. Yan, B. Augier, A. Korobenko, J. Czarnowski, G. Keterman, Y. Bazilevs, FSI modeling of a propulsion system based on compliant hydrofoils in a tandem configuration, Computers and Fluids, 141, 201-211, DOI: 10.1016/j.comp, 2016
• Y. Bazilevs, X. Deng, A. Korobenko, J. Yan, Fluid-structure interaction modeling for fatigue-damage prediction in full-scale wind turbine blades, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 83(6), DOI: 10.1115/1.4030795, 2016
• J. Yan, A. Korobenko, X. Deng, Y. Bazilevs, Computational free-surface fluid-structure interaction with application to floating offshore wind turbines, Computers and Fluids, 141, 155-174, DOI: 10.1016/j.comp, 2016
• T. Opstal, J. Yan, C. Coley, J. Evans, T. Kvamsdal, Y. Bazilevs, Isogeometric divergence-conforming variational multiscale formulation of incompressible turbulent flows, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 316, 859-879, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2016.10.015, 2017
• J. Yan, A. Korobenko, AE Tejada-Martnez, R. Golshan, Y. Bazilevs, A new variational multiscale formulation for stratified incompressible turbulent flows, Computers and Fluids, 158, 150-156, DOI: 10.1016/j.comp, 2017
• J. Yan, X. Deng, A. Korobenko, Y. Bazilevs, Free-surface flow modeling and simulation of horizontal-axis tidal-stream turbines, Computers and Fluids, 158, 157-166, DOI: 10.1016/j.compuid.2016.06.016, 2017 (Tecplot 2016 Plot-Contest Winner)
• A. Korobenko, J. Yan, S. Gohari, S. Sarkar, Y. Bazilevs, FSI simulation of two back-to-back wind turbines in atmospheric boundary layer flow, Computers and Fluids, 158, 167-175, DOI: 10.1016/j.comp, 2017
• D. Kamensky, F. Xu, C. Lee, J. Yan, Y. Bazilevs, M. Hsu, A contact formulation based on a volumetric potential: Application to isogeometric simulations of atrioventricular valves, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 330, 522-546, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2017.11.007, 2018
• R. Li, K. Li, G. Wang, L. Li, Q. Zhang, J. Yan, Y. Chen, Q. Zhang, C. Hou, Y. Li, H. Wang, Ion-Transport Design for High-Performance Na+-based Electrochromics, ASC Nano, 12(4), 3759-3768, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b00974, 2018
• W. Yan, S. Lin, O. Kafka, Y. Lian, C. Yu, Z. Liu, J. Yan, S. Wol, E. Ndip-Agbora, M. Mozaara, K. Ehmann, J. Cao, G. Wagner, W. Liu, Data-driven multi-scale multi-physics models to derive process-structure-property relationships for additive manufacturing, Computational Mechanics, 61, 521-541, DOI: 10.1007/s00466-018-1539-z, 2018
• J. Yan, W. Yan, S. Lin, G. Wagner, A fully coupled finite element formulation for liquid-solid-gas thermo-fluid flow with melting and solidification, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 336, 444-470, DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2018.03.017, 2018
• K. Li, Y. Shao, Z. Lu, H. Yan, Z. Lu, K.J. Griffith, J. Yan, G. Wang, H. Fan, J. Lu, W. Huang, B. Bao, X. Liu, C. Hou, Q. Zhang, Y. Li, J. Y, H. Wang, Lattice contraction triggered synchronous electrochromic actuator, Nature communication, 9(1), 4798, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07241-7, 2018
• J. Yan, S. Lin, Y. Bazilevs, G. Wagner, Isogeometric analysis of multi-phase flows with surface tension and its application on bubble dynamics, Computers and Fluids, 179, 777-789, DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.04.017, 2019
• Y. Bazilevs, J. Yan, A. Korobenko, X. Deng, Computer modeling of wind turbines: 2. Free surface FSI and fatigue-damage, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 26, 1101-1115, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-018-9287-y, 2019
• S. Lin, J. Yan, D. Kats, G. Wagner, A Volume-conserving level set method on unstructured meshes using a control volume finite element formulation, Journal of Computational Physics, 380, 119-142, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2018.11.032, 2019
• T. Helgedagsrud, Y. Bazilevs, K. Mathisen, J. Yan, and O. Oiseth, Modeling and simulation of bridge-section buffeting response in turbulent flow, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 29(05), 939-966, https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218202519410045, 2019
• S. Xu, N. Liu, J. Yan, Residual-based variational multi-scale modeling for particle-laden gravity currents over flat and triangular wavy terrains, Computers and Fluids, 188, 114-124, DOI: j.compfluid.2019.05.008, 2019
• Q. Zhu, F. Xu, S. Xu, M. Hsu, J. Yan, An immersogeometric formulation for free-surface flows with application to marine engineering problems, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 361, 112748, DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2019.112748, 2020.
• J. Gao, M. Xiao, L. Gao, J. Yan, W. Yan, Isogeometric topology optimization for computational design of re-entrant and chiral auxetic composites, Computer Method in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 362, 112876, DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2020.112876, 2020.
• J. Yan, X. Deng, F. Xu, S. Xu, Q. Zhu, Numerical simulations of two back-to-back horizontal axis tidal stream turbines in free-surface flows, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 87(6), DOI:10.1115/1.4046317, 2020.
• S. Lin, Z. Gan, J. Yan, G. Wangner, A conservative level set method on unstructured meshes for modeling multiphase thermo-fluid flow in additive manufacturing processes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 372, 113348, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.113348, 2020
• Q. Zhu, J. Yan, AE Tejada-Martínez, Variational multiscale modeling of Langmuir turbulent boundary layers in shallow water using Isogeometric Analysis, Mechanics Research Communications, 108, 103570, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2020.103570, 2020
• G. Wang, L. Feng, W. Huang, S. Mukherjee, Y. Chen, D. Shen, B. Wang, J. Strzalka, D. Zheng, F. Melkonyan, J. Yan, F. Stoddart, S. Fabiano, D. DeLongchamp, M. Zhu, A. Facchetti, T. Marks, Mixed-flow design for microfluidic printing of two-component polymer semiconductor systems, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(30), 17551-17557, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2000398117, 2020.
• Q. Zhu, J. Yan. A moving-domain CFD solver in FEniCS with applications to tidal turbine simulations in turbulent flows, Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 81, 532-546, DOI: j.camwa.2019.07.034, 2021
• Z. Zhao, J. Yan, Variational multi-scale modeling of interfacial flows with a balanced-force surface tension model, Mechanics Research Communication, 112, 103608, DOI:10.1016/j.mechrescom.2020.103608, 2021.
• Z. Zhao, Q. Zhu, J. Yan, A thermal multi-phase flow model for directed energy deposition processes via a moving signed distance function, Computer Method in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 373, 113518, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.113518, 2021
• Q. Zhu, Z. Liu, J. Yan, Machine learning for metal additive manufacturing: Predicting temperature and melt pool fluid dynamics using physics-informed neural networks, Computational Mechanics, 67, 619-635, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-020-01952-9, 2021
• Q. Zhu, J. Yan, A mixed interface-capturing/interface-tracking formulation for thermal multi-phase flows with emphasis on metal additive manufacturing processes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 383, 113910, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2021.113910, 2022
• Z. Zhao, M. Stuebner, J. Lua, N. Phan, J. Yan, Full-field temperature recovery during water quenching processes via physics-informed machine learning, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 303, 117534, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2022.117534, 2022
• Y. Yuan, B. Yan, X. Zhou, Q. Yang, G. Huang, Y. He, J. Yan, RANS simulations of aerodynamic forces on a tall building under twisted winds considering horizontal homogeneity, Journal of Building Engineering, 54, 104628, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104628, 2022
• Q. Zhu, M. Zhu, J. Yan, Isogeometric large-eddy simulations of turbulent particle-laden flows, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 32(12), 2529-2550, https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218202522500609, 2022
• Q. Yang, F. Chen, B. Yan, T. Li, J. Yan, X. Hu, Effects of free-stream turbulence on motion-induced aerodynamic forces of a long-span flexible flat roof using LES simulations, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 231, 105236, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2022.105236, 2022
• Q. Zhu, Z. Zhao, J. Yan, Physics-informed machine learning for surrogate modeling of wind pressure and optimization of pressure sensor placement, Computational Mechanics, 71(3), 481-491, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-022-02251-1, 2022
• Z. Zhao, Q. Zhu, A. Karuppiah, M. Stuebner, J. Lua, N. Phan, J. Yan, Computational multi-phase convective conjugate heat transfer on overlapping meshes: a quasi-direct coupling approach via Schwarz alternating method, Computational Mechanics, 71(1), 71-88, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-022-02217-3, 2022
• Z. Zhao, J. Yan, Enriched immersed boundary method (EIBM) for interface-coupled multi-physics and applications to convective conjugate heat transfer, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 401, 115667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2022.115667, 2022
• Q. Yang, F. Chen, B. Yan, T. Li, J. Yan. A transport model of convective flow on self-excited vibrating flat flexible roofs using LES, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 238, 105426, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2023.105426, 2023
• H. Du*, Z. Zhao*, H. Cheng, J. Yan, Q. He . Modeling density-driven flow in porous media by physics-informed neural networks for CO2 sequestration, Computers and Geotechnics, 159, 105433, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2023.105433, 2023  (*Equally contribution)
• Q. Zhu, X. Wang, C. Demartino, J. Yan, Revealing aeroelastic effects on low-rise roof structures in turbulent winds via isogeometric fluid-structure interaction, Computational Mechanics, 1-16, 10.1007/s00466-023-02341-8, 2023
• Z. Zhao, J. Yan, On the space discretization and time integration for level set convection, Computational Mechanics, 1-3, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-023-02338-3, 2023
• X. Wang, M. Jaiswal, A. Corpuz, S. Paudel, A. Balu, A. Krishnamurthy, J. Yan, M. Hsu, Photogrammetry-based computational fluid dynamics, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2023.116311, 2023
• R. Hunt, Z. Zhao, E. Silver, J. Yan, Y. Bazilevs, D. Harris, Drag on a partially immersed sphere at the capillary scale, Physical Review Fluids, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.084003, 2023 (Editor's pick)
• J. Kim, H. Yoon, S. Cheng, F. Liu, S. Kang, S. Paudel, D. Cho, H. Luan, M. Lee, G. Jeong, J. Park, Y. Huang, S. Lee, M. Cho, G. Lee, M. Han, B. Kim, J. Yan, Y. Park, S. Jung, L. Chamorro, J. Rogers, Functional bio-inspired hybrid fliers with separated ring and leading edge vortices, PNAS Nexus, https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae110
• Y. Xu, Z. Zhao, K. Shrestha, W. Seneviratne, S. Liyanage, U. Palliyaguru, A. Karuppiah, J. Lua, N. Phan, J. Yan, A coupled data-physics computational framework for temperature, residual stress, and distortion modeling in autoclave process of composite materials, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108218, 2024

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• Q. Zhu, J. Yan, Physics informed machine learning for fluid-structure interaction, International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) High Performance 2021
• J. Lua, J. Yan, P. Li, Z. Zhao, A. Karuppiah, M. Stuebner, Novel Multi-Physics-based Modeling of a Quenching Process with Thermal-Metallurgical-Mechanical Interactions in Aluminum Component, 77th Vertical Flight Society (VFS) Annual Forum, 2021
• J. Yan, Free-surface flow modeling of tidal energy, AEAB2019-Applied Energy Symposium: MIT A+B, 05/22-05/24/2019

Honors

• Best Paper in Manufacturing Technology, Vertical Flight Society, 2024
• Fellow, NSF CMMI Game Changer Academies, 2024
• Gallagher Young Investigator Medal, U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics, 2023
• Second Place in Additive Manufacturing Modeling Challenges, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2022
• Levenick Fellow, 2022
• Robert M. and Mary Haythornthwaite Young Investigator Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018
• Finalist of Chancellor Dissertation Medal, University of California San Diego, 2017
• Award for Outstanding Chinese Self-financed Students Abroad, 2016
• Charles Lee Powell Fellowship, University of California San Diego, 2012
• Presidential Fellowship, Peking University, 2009-2012
• National Scholarship, 2008

Teaching Honors

• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent in Fall 2023 for CEE 598
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent in Spring 2023 for CEE 490
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent in Spring 2022 for CEE 490
• List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent in Fall 2021 for CEE 360