Tiegang Fang
Professor
- Phone: (919) 515-5230
- Email: tfang2@ncsu.edu
- Office: Engineering Building III (EB3) 3246
Dr. Fang’s long-term goal is to improve the environment and reduce our energy needs by the advancement of clean combustion. He is interested in combustion, internal combustion engines, exhaust emissions and air pollution control, alternative fuels, spray and atomization, droplet impact, laser diagnostics for reacting flows, energy conversion systems, heat and mass transfer, and fluid mechanics.
Dr. Fang, who arrived at NC State in 2007, has developed a new graduate class in Advanced Engine Combustion (MAE 589), which was expanded to Automotive Power Systems (MAE589) recently. At the undergraduate level, Dr. Fang teaches Fluid Mechanics I (MAE 308) and Internal Combustion Engines (MAE 408). In his undergraduate classes Dr. Fang is known to bring to class a lot of videos that help students see flow and combustion behavior in action.
Dr. Fang’s research is interesting to students because it addresses important societal needs, the work is hands-on, and because the students design their own experimental apparatuses. The students particularly enjoy the high-speed cameras and the laser diagnostic methods that enable them to see inside the engine and observe the behavior of the combusting flame, suggesting how the combustion processes can be made cleaner.
Dr. Fang looks for students who are hard-working and creative. In return, Dr. Fang is an advisor who sets clear goals, works closely with his students in the lab and provides them with regular feedback.
Publications
- Carbon nanofibers/liquid metal composites for high temperature laser ultrasound
- Garcia, N., Kim, H., Vinod, K., Sahoo, A., Wax, M., Kim, T., … Jiang, X. (2024, March), ULTRASONICS, Vol. 138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2024.107245
- Effects of oxygen enrichment on diesel spray flame soot formation in O2/Ar atmosphere
- Wang, Y., Liu, H., Feng, L., Maes, N., Fang, T., Cui, Y., … Yao, M. (2024), COMBUSTION AND FLAME, 260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2023.113244
- Effects of yarn properties on aerosol filtration performance of single jersey fabrics
- Kiryaman, D., Vinod, K. N., Fang, T., & Denhartog, E. (2024, January 31), TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/00405175231221297
- Experimental Combustion and Flame Characterization of a Chemical Looping-Based Oxidative Dehydrogenation Byproduct Fuel Mixture Containing High CO2 Dilution
- Vinod, K. N., Gore, M., & Fang, T. (2024), JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 146(8). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065402
- A Bi-In-Sn eutectic multi-layer high temperature ultrasound transmitter with candle-soot nanoparticles for improved photoacoustic efficiency
- Garcia, N., Kim, H.-W., Vinod, K., Kim, T., Fang, T., & Jiang, X. (2023), NONDESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING OF ADVANCED MATERIALS, AEROSPACE, CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TRANSPORTATION XVII, Vol. 12487. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2658480
- Experimental characterization of ammonia, methane, and gasoline fuel mixtures in small scale spark ignited engines
- Vinod, K. N., Gore, M., Liu, H., & Fang, T. (2023), APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE, 16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaecs.2023.100205
- Experimental characterization of spark ignited ammonia combustion under elevated oxygen concentrations
- Vinod, K. N., & Fang, T. (2023), PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMBUSTION INSTITUTE, 39(4), 4319–4326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.08.007
- Impact and wetting of polysilazane droplets on a metal surface
- Wang, F., Ajayi, T., Vinod, K. N., Xu, C., & Fang, T. (2023), COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, 677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.132328
- Noninvasive liquid level sensing with laser generated ultrasonic waves
- Kim, H., Balagopal, B., Kerrigan, S., Garcia, N., Chow, M.-Y., Bourham, M., … Jiang, X. (2023), Ultrasonics, 130, 106926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2023.106926
- Experimental Investigation of Gaseous Mixtures of Ethane, Methane, and Carbon Dioxide as an Alternative to Conventional Fuel in Spark Ignition Engines
- Gore, M., Vinod, K. N., & Fang, T. (2023), JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 145(3). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055201
Grants
- Combustion of Supercritical Spray under High-Pressure and High-Temperature Conditions
- Characterization of Spray from a Direct Injection Fuel Injector
- Minimal Requirements for Safe and Effective Use of Cloth Masks
- Ammonia and Hydrogen Combustion
- Modular Conversion Of Stranded Ethane To Liquid Fuels
- Physical Characteristics of Spatter Stains on Textiles: Influence of Impact Surface Texture, Blood Drop Volume and Blood Drop Velocity
- DURIP: Pre-heating Constant Volume Combustion Chamber System for Characterization of Spray Compression-Ignition Combustion
- Supercritical Spray For Dual Fuel Combustion
- Evaluation of Locomotive Emissions Reduction Strategies
- Use of North Carolina Biomass Resources for Production of Fuels and Materials