Ph.D., Research Associate
Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics,
State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex Systems,
College of Engineering,
Peking University
· Office Add: Room 312, No.1 Building,
College of Engineering,
· Email: xiazh1006@gmail.com
Education
B.S. Peking University, 2006.7
Ph.D. Peking University, 2012.7
Professional Experience
July 2011 – present Postdoctoral researcher, Peking University
Oct. 2007 – Sep. 2009 Visiting student, Johns Hopkins University
Research Areas
a) Turbulent theory and simulations (Turbulent modeling, DNS, RANS, LES, DES,
etc.)
b) Computational Fluid Dynamics (such as Finite volume method, finite difference
method, lattice Boltzmann method, Gas-Kinetic scheme)
c) Aerodynamics
Journal Publications (* indicates I was the corresponding author)
1. Z. Xia, K. W. Connington, S. Rapaka, P. Yue, J. Fang, and S. Chen, “Flow
patterns in the sedimentation of an elliptical particle,” J. Fluid Mech., vol. 625, pp.
249–272, 2009.
2. S. Chen, Z. Xia, S. Pei, J. Wang, Y. Yang, Z. Xiao and Y. Shi, “Reynolds-stress-
constrained large eddy simulation of wall-bounded turbulent flows”, J. Fluid
Mech., vol. 703, pp. 1-28, 2012.
3. Z. Xia, Y. Shi, R. Hong, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, “Constrained Large-Eddy
Simulation of Separated Flow in a Channel with Streamwise-Periodic
Constrictions”. J. Turbul. Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 1-21, 2013. (Top 10 most
downloaded papers from Fluid Mechanics journals of Taylor&Francis company in
2013)
4. R. Hong, Z. Xia, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, “Constrained Large Eddy
Simulation of the compressible flow past a circular cylinder”, Commun. Comput.
Phys. Vol. 15, No.2, pp.388-421, 2014.
5. S. Chen, Y. Chen, Z. Xia, K. Qu, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao, Q. Liu, Q. Cai, F. Liu, C. Lee,
R. Zhang and J. Cai, “Constrained Large-Eddy Simulation and Detached Eddy
Simulation of Flow Past a Commercial Aircraft at 14 Degrees Angle of Attack”.
Science China: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy. Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 270-276,
2013. (cover)
6. Y. Chen, Q. Cai, Z. Xia, M. Wang and S. Chen, “Momentum exchange method in
lattice Boltzmann simulations of particle-fluid interactions”, Phys. Rev. E. vol. 88,
pp. 013303,2013.
7. S. Chen, M. Wang and Z. Xia, “Multiscale fluid mechanics and modeling”,
Procedia IUTAM, Vol. 10, pp. 100-114, 2014.
8. S. Chen, Z. Xia, J. Wang and Y. Yang, “Advances in Fundamental Turbulence
Researches”, prepare to submit to Acta. Mech. Sin.
9. Z. Xia, Z. Xiao, Y. Shi and S. Chen, “Compressible flow past a circular cylinder:
Effects of Mach number and Reynolds number”, submitted to J. Fluid Mech.
10. Z. Xiao, Y. Shi, Z. Xia and S. Chen, “Comment on “A hybrid subgrid-scale
model constrained by Reynolds stress" [Phys. Fluids 25, 110805 (2013)]”, Phys.
Fluids. Accepted, In press.
11. D. Li, S. Li, Y. Xue, Y. Yang, W. Su, Z. Xia, Y. Shi, H. Lin and H. Duan, “The
effect of slip distribution on flow past a circular cylinder”, submitted to J. Fluids
and Structures.
12. Y. Zhao, Z. Xia*, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, “Constrained large eddy
simulation of the temporally transitional channel flow”, submitted to Phys. Fluids.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDING
1. S. Chen, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao, Z. Xia and J. Wang, “Constrained Large Eddy
Simulation of Wall-bounded turbulent flows”, In S. Fu et al. (Eds.): Progress in
Hybrid RANS-LES Modelling, NNFM 117. pp.121-130. Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg, 2012
2. Z. Xia, Z. Xiao, Y. Shi, R. Zhang and S. Chen, “Constrained large-eddy
simulation for aerodynamics”, Prepared to submit to 5th symposium on Hybrid
RANS-LES methods. Houston, USA, 19-21 March 2014.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (* indicates I was the speaker)
3. *Z. Xia, R. Hong, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, “Constrained Large-Eddy
Simulation of Separated Flow in a Channel with Streamwise-Periodic
Constrictions”, the 4th international symposium on physics of fluids(ISPF4),
Lijiang, China, 13-16, June,2011.
4. Z. Xia, Y. Yang, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, “Constrained Large-Eddy
Simulation of Turbulent Channel Flow with Stream-wise Rotation”, the 4th
international symposium on physics of fluids(ISPF4), Lijiang, China, 13-16,
June,2011.
5. S. Chen, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao, Z. Xia and J. Wang, “Cnstrained large eddy simulation
of wall-bounded turbulent flows”, the 4th Symposium on hybrid RANS-LES
methods, Beijing, China, 28-30, September, 2011.
6. *Z. Xia, Y. Shi, J. Wang, Z. Xiao, Y. Yang and S. Chen, “Constrained Large
Eddy Simulation of Separated Turbulent Flows”, The American Physical Society,
64th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, Baltimore, MD, USA,
November 20-22, 2011.
7. *Z. Xia, “The Validation of Constrained Large eddy simulation method in
wall-bounded turbulent flow”, Presented in “New directions in Turbulence”
Program in Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics China at the Chinese Academy
of Sciences (2012-03-12—2012-04-20), April 5th, 2012, Beijing.
8. *Z. Xia, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, “Constrained Large Eddy Simulation of
Wall-bounded Turbulent Flows with Massive Separations”, The American
Physical Society, 65th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, San
Diego, CA, USA, November 18-20, 2012.
9. *Z. Xia, R. Hong, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, "Constrained large eddy
simulation of transonic flow past a circular cylinder at Re=2e5", the 5th
international symposium on physics of fluids(ISPF5), Changbaishan, China,
10-13, June,2013.
10. J. Yang, Z. Xia and Y. Shi, "Grid responses of subgrid-scale models in
plane-channel flow", the 5th international symposium on physics of fluids(ISPF5),
Changbaishan, China, 10-13, June,2013.
11. *Z. Xia, Y. Shi, Z. Xiao and S. Chen, “Mach number effects on compressible
flow past a circular cylinderat high Reynolds number”, The American Physical
Society, 66th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA, November 24-26, 2013.
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