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Brown University Xin Yu

Visiting Scientist / Division of Applied Mathematics

Brown University

E-mail: yu@cfm.Brown.edu , Phone: 863-2339(O), 521-4885(H)
Background | Research Interests | Papers | Books | Social Activities

Academic Background

  • Visiting Scientist at Division of Applied Mathematics , Brown University since Dec. of 1996, following Prof. Shu.
  • Associate Professor: Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking, China, since 1994
  • Doctor Degree: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, (1990)
  • B.Sc, M.Sc. Degrees: Computational Mathematics, Dept. of Mathematics, Peking University, China, (B.Sc.: 1982; M.Sc.: 1985)

    Specialties

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Mathematics

    Research Interests

  • Numerical simulations and algorithms study of compressible and incompressible Navier-Stokes equations and Euler equations
  • TVD, ENO, Finite Difference Schemes, Finite Volume Methods, Finite Element Methods, and Spectral Method
  • Other scientific and engineering computations, numerical analysis, computer programming, and etc

    Awards

  • In 1993, won "the Excellent Theses Competition of Peking Youth Computational Fluid Dynamics". Place in the Competition: 4th
  • In 1990, won the Excellent Prize of "Scholarship of the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences"
  • In 1987, won the award of "the Excellent Theses Competition of Young People of Chinese Central and National Organs"
  • In 1978, won the China middle schools mathematics competition, Place in the competition: 14th
  • In 1997, "Numerical Study of Aerospacecraft Flows" got "Scientific and Technology Advancement Prize, Chinese Academy of Sciences", this work mainly contains our recent years scientific and engineering computations for China National Key Projects and numerical methods studies

    Selected Papers

  • YU Xin, A Dimensional Reduction Method for Incompressible Fluid Dynamics:
  • I. the Essential Algorithm, Chinese Journal of Computation Physics,Vol.2, 1985, 337-346
  • II. the Basis of V h and the Error Estimates, Chinese Journal of Computation Physics,Vol.3, 1986, 217-226
  • III. Second Order Accurate Finite Element Schemes, Chinese Journal of Computation Physics,Vol.5, 1988, 211-220
  • IV. Three Dimensional Navier-Stokes Equations, Chinese Journal of Computation Physics,Vol.6, 1989, 104-116
  • YU Xin, A Class of New Schemes for Conservation Laws, Mathematica Numerica Sinica, Vol.9, 1987, 251-261
  • YU Xin, High Resolution TVD Schemes for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws, Numerical Mathematics, a Journal of Chinese Universities, Vol.4, 1988, 212-223
  • YU Xin, High Resolution Schemes for Hyperbolic Conservation Laws with a Nonhomogeneous Term, Journal on Numerical Methods and Computer Applications, Vol.8, 1987, 239-248, China
  • (The above paper was republished in English in the journal: Chinese J. of Numer. Math. and Appl., 1988, 92-102)
  • YU Xin, WANG Famin, ZHAO Lie, An Extrapolation that Preserves TVD for Out Flow Problems, Proc. of 7th Conference of China Numerical Methods on Fluid Mechanics, Changchun, China, 1995
  • YU Xin, A Basic Theorem on Linear Iterative Algorithms, Chinese Science Bulletin, 1988, 316-317
  • BIAN Yingui, ZHAO Lie, YU Xin, Calculation of Internal Vortex Flow, Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, Vol.6, 1988, 10-18
  • ZHAO Lie, YU Xin,BIAN Yingui, Numerical Study of Turbulent Duck Flows, The First Chinese and Soviet Conference on Fluid Complex Flow, Peking, China, 1991,
  • ZHAO Lie, YU Xin, BIAN Yingui, Numerical Simulation of Secondary Flow in Curved Ducts, The Second International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Peking, China, 1993
  • YU Xin, Divergence-free Schemes for Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations with Stress Boundary Condition, Mathematica Numerica Sinica,Supplementary Issue,1990,587-590
  • YU Xin, An Equivalent Pressure-Poisson-Equation for N-S Equations and Staggered Mesh Compact Difference Schemes, First Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Hong Kong, Jan.,1995, 937-942
  • F.M. WANG, ZHAO Lie, YU Xin, A Numerical Study of the Propulsive Jet Flow Against an Obstacle, Acta Aerodynamics Sinica, No.1, 1995
  • YU Xin, WANG Famin, ZHAO Lie, Numerical Simulation of Supersonic Jet Flow, Proc. of 7th Chinese Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Wenzhou, China, 1994, 262-265
  • YU Xin, An Iterative-Pressure-Poisson-Equation-Method for Solving Unsteady Incompressible N-S Equations, Proc. of the Peking Workshop on Computational Fluid Mechanics, Vol.5, 1993, 127-136
  • F.M. WANG, YU Xin, A Numerical Study of the Propulsive Jet-Flow Field, Proc. of 7th Chinese Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Wenzhou, China, 1994, 340-343
  • YU Xin, WANG Famin, ZHAO Lie, TANG Anmin, Numerical Simulation of a 3-D Supersonic Flow with TVD Finite Volume Method solving the N-S Equations, Research on Computer and Mechanics, University of Chengdu Scientific and Technology Publish, 1995, Chengdu, China,
  • YU Xin, A Staggered Mesh Compact Difference Scheme and a Pressure-Poisson-Equation that Satisfies the Equivalency, Mathematica Numerica Sinica, Vol.19,No.1, 1997, 83-90
  • (The above paper was republished in English: Chinese J. of Numer. Math. and Appl., Vol. 19, No. 2, 1997)

    Books

  • As an Editor-in-chief of the book: Research on Computer and Mechanics, University of Chengdu Scientific and Technology Publish, Chengdu, China, 1995
  • As an Editor of the encyclopedia: Huaxia Encyclopedia, Huaxia Press, Peking, China, (in printing), and wrote four items (``computational fluid mechanics",...) in the book
  • As a writer of the handbook: Handbook of Engineering Applications Mechanics, Shanxi People Press, Xi'an, China, 1996

    Social Activities

  • Vice President, ``Society of Youth Mechanics in China'', (for 4 years since 1987)
  • Director, ``Society of Doctors in China'', (for 6 years since 1991)
  • Vice-head, `Youth Committee', ``Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics'', (for 6 years since 1991)

    Where to contact me:

    Xin Yu, Division of Applied Mathematics,( map), Brown University (ranking), Box F, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    Tel: (401)863-2339 (Office), (401)521-4885 (Home)
    Home: 281 Williams Street,(map), Providence, RI 02906-3025, USA
    E-mail: yu@cfm.Brown.edu
    Home page: http://www.cfm.brown.edu/people/yu/
    I will go to Penn State University , Dec. 12, 1997

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