All Outputs (11)

Effects of ambient temperature on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in highly polluted region (2024)
Journal Article
Yap Chung, C., Yang, J., Yang, X., & He, J. (2024). Effects of ambient temperature on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in highly polluted region. Urban Climate, 58, Article 102163

The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies have established a clear connection between ambient air pollution, extreme temperatures, and an increased risk of mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, limited research has be... Read More about Effects of ambient temperature on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality in highly polluted region.

Euler-Euler LES of bubble column bubbly flows by considering sub-grid scale turbulent dispersion effect on modulating bubble transport (2023)
Journal Article
Long, S., Yang, X., Yang, J., Li, B., Shi, W., & Sommerfeld, M. (2023). Euler-Euler LES of bubble column bubbly flows by considering sub-grid scale turbulent dispersion effect on modulating bubble transport. Chemical Engineering Journal, 477, Article 147239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.147239

It has now been recognised and generally accepted that turbulent dispersion may be modelled using the time average of the fluctuating part of the interphase momentum, employing the drag the Favre averaged drag model for turbulent dispersion in Euleri... Read More about Euler-Euler LES of bubble column bubbly flows by considering sub-grid scale turbulent dispersion effect on modulating bubble transport.

Turbulence induced shear controllable synthesis of nano FePO4 irregularly-shaped particles in a counter impinging jet flow T-junction reactor assisted by ultrasound irradiation (2023)
Journal Article
Dong, B., Guo, Y., Yang, J., Yang, X., Wang, L., & Huang, D. (2023). Turbulence induced shear controllable synthesis of nano FePO4 irregularly-shaped particles in a counter impinging jet flow T-junction reactor assisted by ultrasound irradiation. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 99, Article 106590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2023.106590

FePO4 (FP) particles with a mesoporous structure amalgamated by nanoscale primary crystals were controllably prepared using an ultrasound-intensified turbulence T-junction microreactor (UTISR). The use of this type of reaction system can effectively... Read More about Turbulence induced shear controllable synthesis of nano FePO4 irregularly-shaped particles in a counter impinging jet flow T-junction reactor assisted by ultrasound irradiation.

Large Eddy Simulation of Bubble Column Bubbly Flow Considering Subgrid-Scale Turbulent Diffusion Effects and Bubble Oscillation (2023)
Journal Article
Long, S., Yang, X., Yang, J., Sommerfeld, M., & Xue, C. (in press). Large Eddy Simulation of Bubble Column Bubbly Flow Considering Subgrid-Scale Turbulent Diffusion Effects and Bubble Oscillation. Chemical Engineering & Technology, 46(9), https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.202300142

Through Euler/Euler large eddy simulation (LES) modeling, it is demonstrated that turbulent dispersion of bubbles can effectively indicate the impact of turbulent eddies on the bubble dynamics, i.e., the bubble oscillation behavior. This finding buil... Read More about Large Eddy Simulation of Bubble Column Bubbly Flow Considering Subgrid-Scale Turbulent Diffusion Effects and Bubble Oscillation.

Mathematical modeling in the health risk assessment of air pollution-related disease burden in China: A review (2022)
Journal Article
Chung, C. Y., Yang, J., Yang, X., & He, J. (2022). Mathematical modeling in the health risk assessment of air pollution-related disease burden in China: A review. Frontiers in public health, 10, Article 1060153. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1060153

This review paper covers an overview of air pollution-related disease burden in China and a literature review on the previous studies which have recently adopted a mathematical modeling approach to demonstrate the relative risk (RR) of air pollution-... Read More about Mathematical modeling in the health risk assessment of air pollution-related disease burden in China: A review.

A novel mathematical model for estimating the relative risk of mortality attributable to the combined effect of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and cold ambient temperature (2022)
Journal Article
Chung, C. Y., Yang, J., Yang, X., & He, J. (2023). A novel mathematical model for estimating the relative risk of mortality attributable to the combined effect of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and cold ambient temperature. Science of the Total Environment, 858, pt.1, Article 159634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159634

Exposures to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and cold ambient temperatures have been identified as important risk factors in contributing towards the global mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Despite China currently... Read More about A novel mathematical model for estimating the relative risk of mortality attributable to the combined effect of ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and cold ambient temperature.

Long-term effects of ambient air pollution on lung cancer and COPD mortalities in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies (2022)
Journal Article
Chee, Y., Yang, J., Yang, X., & He, J. (2022). Long-term effects of ambient air pollution on lung cancer and COPD mortalities in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 97, Article 106865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106865

The long-term effects of ambient air pollution on lung cancer (LC) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortalities in the more polluted regions in the world require a comprehensive analysis. In this study, a systematic literature search... Read More about Long-term effects of ambient air pollution on lung cancer and COPD mortalities in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Euler/Euler large eddy simulation of bubbly flow in bubble columns under CO2 chemisorption conditions (2022)
Journal Article
Long, S., Yang, X., Yang, J., & Sommerfeld, M. (2022). Euler/Euler large eddy simulation of bubbly flow in bubble columns under CO2 chemisorption conditions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 445, Article 136654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136654

It has been generally recognised that the turbulent dispersion force plays an important role in interphase momentum transfer. However, the effect of the added mass stress on the momentum and mass transfer in bubble column bubbly flow has not been add... Read More about Euler/Euler large eddy simulation of bubbly flow in bubble columns under CO2 chemisorption conditions.

Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder (2021)
Journal Article
Liu, L., Yang, X., Yang, J., Li, G., Guo, Y., Wang, G., & Wang, L.-P. (2022). Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 131, Article 104141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2021.11.008

Background
Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow (TC) reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder has been investigated using CFD modelling.

Methods
Particle dispersion was tracked based... Read More about Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on particle dispersion in a Taylor-Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder.

Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on micromixing intensification in a Taylor–Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder (2021)
Journal Article
Liu, L., Yang, X., Yang, J., Li, G., & Guo, Y. (2021). Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on micromixing intensification in a Taylor–Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder. AIChE Journal, 67(7), Article e17225. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.17225

Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on micromixing intensification in a Taylor–Couette flow (TC) reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder has been investigated by adoption of a parallel competing iodide-iodate reaction system. Two type... Read More about Effect of hydrodynamic heterogeneity on micromixing intensification in a Taylor–Couette flow reactor with variable configurations of inner cylinder.

What is required in terms of mass drug administration to interrupt the transmission of schistosome parasites in regions of endemic infection? (2015)
Journal Article
Anderson, R., Turner, H., Farrell, S., Yang, J., & Truscott, J. (2015). What is required in terms of mass drug administration to interrupt the transmission of schistosome parasites in regions of endemic infection?. Parasites and Vectors, 8(1), Article 553. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1157-y

Background
Schistosomiasis is endemic in 54 countries, but has one of the lowest coverages by mass drug administration of all helminth diseases. However, with increasing drug availability through donation, the World Health Organisation has set a goa... Read More about What is required in terms of mass drug administration to interrupt the transmission of schistosome parasites in regions of endemic infection?.