Yuanping Yang, male, born in February 1990, Ph.D. in Engineering, Assistant Researcher, and Master's Supervisor. He graduated in 2019 from China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing) with a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering. From 2019 to 2021, he conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Energy Engineering at Tsinghua University. He currently serves as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Energy Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering.

 

I. Major Research Areas

1. High-efficiency and low-pollution combustion technologies for ammonia/hydrogen zero-carbon fuels.
2. Particulate deposition and adhesion behavior.

 

II. Research Projects

1. Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Mechanisms Influencing Pollutant Formation and Release Characteristics in Zhundong Coal–Ammonia Co-firing Systems, Principal Investigator, 2021–2023.
2. General Project of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission: Coordinated Control of Stable Low-NOx Combustion of Natural Gas with Wide-Range Hydrogen Blending Based on Flexible Fuel–Air Staging, Principal Investigator, 2021–2023.
3. Collaborative Project with Tsinghua University: NOx Formation Mechanisms and Control Technologies in Ammonia–Natural Gas Combustion, Principal Investigator, 2022–2024.
4. Industry-Funded Project: Combustion Characteristics Testing of Hydrogen and Hydrogen-Rich Gaseous Fuels, Principal Investigator, 2023–2024.
5. Industry-Funded Project: Pyrolysis Kinetics and Pollutant Release Characteristics of Low-Rank Coal, Principal Investigator, 2022–2023.

 

III. Representative Publications

1. Yuanping Yang, Tong Si, Qian Huang, Peng Ma, Shuiqing Li. Multi-stage interactions on flame stability and NOx emissions in ammonia/ methane co-combustion via fuel nitrogen-hydrocarbon separation[J]. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2025..
2. Yuanping Yang, Tong Si, Qian Huang, Peng Ma, Shuiqing Li. Expanding low NOx emission range of NH3/CH4 flames via fuel nitrogen/ hydrocarbon separation in two-stage tangential swirling burner[J]. Fuel, 2025.
3. Yuanping Yang, Qian Huang, Peng Ma, Shuiqing Li. Mechanistic studies on the slagging propensity in low-rank coal combustion[J]. Combustion and Flame, 2022.
4. Yuanping Yang, Qian Huang, Jinguo Sun, Peng Ma, Shuiqing Li. Reducing NOx Emission of Swirl-Stabilized Ammonia/Methane Tubular Flames through a Fuel-Oxidizer Mixing Strategy[J]. Energy & Fuels, 2022.
5. YANG Yuanping, MA Jiaqi, SI Tong, WANG Xiang, LI Shuiqing. Impact of fuel properties on pollutant emissions andreaction Kinetics in ammonia-blended fuel-rich combustion[J]. CIESC Journal, 2025.
6. Yuanping Yang, Xiongchao Lin, Yonggang Wang, etal. Formation factors and emission characteristics of ultrafine particulate matters during Na-rich char gasification[J]. Fuel, 2019, 253:781-791.
7. Yuanping Yang, Xiongchao Lin*, Yonggang Wang, etal. Investigation on the effects of different forms of sodium, chlorine and sulphur and various pretreatment methods on the deposition characteristics of Na species during pyrolysis of a Na-rich coal[J]. Fuel, 2018, 234:872-885.
8. Yuanping Yang, Xiongchao Lin*, Yonggang Wang, etal. The formation of deposits and their evolutionary characteristics during pressurized gasification of Zhundong coal char[J]. Fuel, 2018, 224:469-480.

 

IV. Admissions Information

   Zero-carbon/fossil fuel Combustion and Emission Control