General
Sen Li   
Email: lisen@imech.ac.cn, li2272@purdue.edu 
Telephone: +86-10-82543508
Address:No.15 Beisihuanxi Road, Beijing, China, 100190

Research Areas

• Extreme combustion
• Advanced engines
• Coal, gas and biomass combustion with low pollutant emissions
• Combustion mechanism analysis
• Numerical simulation of combustion and flow
• Oxygen-enhanced combustion at high pressure

Education

Ph.D Xi’An Jiaotong University, Power Engineering and Engineering Thermal Physics, 2007
M.E. Xi’An Jiaotong University, Power Engineering and Engineering Thermal Physics, 2004
B.E. Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Thermal engineering, 1997

Experience

Senior visiting scholar, Purdue University, 2015.10-2016-01
Associate Professor Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2010.12-Present
Assistant Professor Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2010.1-2010.12
Postdoctoral researcher Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2008.1-2010.1
Assistant lecturer Shaanxi Institute of Technology 1997.7-2001.9

Publications

   
Papers

(1) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei. Skeletal mechanism modelling of n-heptane/oxygen laminar coflow flame structure at pressures. Fuel,2015, 162(15): 162-170.
(2) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei. Ignition Delay Characteristics of Kerosene with Decomposed Hydrogen Peroxide,Journal of Propulsion and Power,2015, Accepted.
(3) Sen Li, Juanli Yu , Xiaolin Wei, Xiaofeng Guo, Yang Chen. Catalytic Reduction of Nitric Oxide by Carbon Monoxide over Coal Gangue Hollow Ball. Fuel Processing Technology,2014, 125(9): 163-169.
(4) Sen Li, Wei X. L. Numerical simulation of CO and NO emissions during converter off-gas combustion in the cooling stack. Combustion Science and Technology, 2013, 185(2): 212-225.
(5) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei, Xiaofeng Guo. Effect of H2O Vapor on NO Reduction by CO: Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study. Energy and Fuels, 2012, 26 (7): 4277–4283.
(6) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei. Behavior of Alkali Metal Hydroxides/Chlorides for NO Reductionin Biomass Reburning Process. Energy and Fuels, 2011, 25 (8):3465–3475.
(7) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei. Promotion of CO oxidization and inhibition of NO formation by gaseous iron species during high-temperature off-gas combustion. Energy and Fuels, 2011, 25 (3):967–974.
(8) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei, Linxin Yu. Numerical simulation of off-gas formation during top-blown oxygen converter. Fuel, 2011, 90(4):1350-1360.
(9) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei, Linxin Yu. Numerical study on NOx/CO emissions in the diffusion flames of high-temperature off-gas of steelmaking converter. Applied Energy, 2011, 88(4): 1113-1119.
(10) Sen Li, Xiaolin Wei. Estimation of Fluorine and Sulfur Behaviors Affected by Converter Off-gas Dusts. Combustion Science and Technology, 2011, 183(10):984-1001.
(11) Sen Li, Tongmo Xu, Shien Hui, Qulan Zhou, Houzhang Tan. Optimization of air staging in a 1 MW tangentially fired pulverized coal furnace. Fuel Processing Technology, 2009, 90(1): 99-106.
(12) Sen Li, Tongmo Xu, Qulan Zhou, Houzhang Tan, Shien Hui. Effect of coal-over-coal reburn on furnace temperature and heat flux distributions in 1 MW tangentially fired furnace. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2010, 49(1): 225-233.
(13) Sen Li, Tongmo Xu, Shien Hui, Xiaolin Wei. NOx emission and thermal efficiency of a 300 MWe utility boiler retrofitted by air staging. Applied Energy, 2009, 86(9): 723-31.
(14) Sen Li, TongMo Xu, ShiEn Hui, etc. NOx and SOx emissions of a high sulfur self-retention coal during air staged combustion. Fuel, 2008, 87(6): 723-731.
(15) Sen Li, TongMo Xu, ShiEn Hui, etc. Optimization of coal reburning in a 1MW tangentially fired furnace. Fuel, 2007, 86(7-8): 1169–1175.
(16) Juanli Yua, Sen Li, Yi Lv, etc. Preparation of Silicon Nitride-Barium Aluminum Silicate Composites by Freeze Gelation. Materials Letters, 2015, 147(15): 128–130.
(17) Xiaofeng Guo, Xiaolin Wei, Sen Li. Detailed modeling of the effects of K/Na additives on the thermal DeNO x process. Energy and Fuels, 2013, 27 (1): 421–429.
(18) Juanli Yua, Jinlong Yang, Sen Li, etc. Preparation of Si3N4 Foam Ceramics with Nest-Like Cell Structure by Particle-Stabilized Foams,Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2012, 95 (4): 1229–1233.
(19) Xiaofeng Guo, Xiaolin Wei, Sen Li. Detailed Modelling of NOx and SOx Formation in Co-Combustion with Reduced Kinetics. Energy and Fuels, 2012, 26 (6): 3117–3124.
(20) Xiaofeng Guo, Xiaolin Wei, Sen Li. Study on peak overpressure and flame propagation speed of gas deflagration in the tube with obstacles. Science China Technological Sciences, 2010, 53 (7): 1847-1854.

Research Experience

• Presiding over National Natural Science Foundation of China: Laminar Flame Structure and Stability of Hydrocarbon/Oxygen Diffusion Combustion. (2014-2017)
• Presiding over National Natural Science Foundation of China: Control Mechanisms of High-efficiency Combustion and Low pollution emissions of Converter off-gas. (2010-2012)
• Presiding over Modeling of Low NOx combustion of low-volatile and high-ash coal and developing software package. (2014-2015)
• Presiding over Experimental diagnosis of high-pressure flame. (2013-2014)
• Participating Industrial waste-heat recovery and power generation technology. (2008-2010)
• Experimental and numerical studies of low NOx emissions control technologies during pulverized coal combustion. (Doctoral dissertation, 2004-2007)
• Kinetic studies of the flow of flue gas desulphurization and chemical reaction. (Master thesis, 2001-2004)

Students

已指导学生

葛逸飞  博士研究生  080103-流体力学  

甘凤  硕士研究生  080103-流体力学  

现指导学生

寇军  硕士研究生  080103-流体力学  

王梓熠  硕士研究生  085600-材料与化工