Dr. Wenting Sun

Biography

Wenting Sun received his Bachelor and Master of Engineering degrees in Engineering Physics from Tsinghua University in 2005 and 2007 respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 2013. He joined the Georgia Institute of Technology in July 2013. His research focuses on combustion simulation, kinetics, and plasma/ozone assisted combustion. Wenting is involved in developing novel numerical algorithms that accelerate large-scale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations using predictive kinetic models. His work has explored plasma/ozone assisted combustion, aiming to induce combustion at extreme conditions. He has developed a unique high-pressure shock tube capable of investigating combustion kinetics under supercritical carbon dioxide conditions, leading to innovations in power generation with high efficiency and carbon capture technologies. His research also includes the study of flame stabilization mechanisms at low temperatures using ozone-enhanced combustion. Dr. Sun has made significant contributions to the field of combustion dynamics, particularly in enhancing the modeling of chemical kinetics in turbulent combustion through the development of comprehensive numerical frameworks and algorithms.

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