Publications (SCI)

1. Nauman, M., Pan, J., Wang, Y., Li, F., Ojo, A. O., & Raza, A. (2024). A review of recent advancements in micro combustion techniques to enhance flame stability and fuel residence time. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49, 1165–1193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.050

2. Nauman, M., Pan, J., Lu, Q., Zhang, Y., Liu, C., Li, F., & Quaye, E. K. (2024). Analyzing the combustion characteristics of premixed methane-oxygen with different hydrogen addition ratios in a catalytic micro-combustor. Journal of the Energy Institute, 114, 101655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2023.101655

3. Nauman, M., Pan, J., Lu, Q., Zhang, Y., Quaye, E. K., Li, F., & Yang, W. (2024). Effects of thermophysical properties on heterogeneous reaction dynamics of methane/oxygen mixtures in a micro catalytic combustion chamber. Journal of the Energy Institute, 117, 101871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joei.2024.101871

4. Nauman, M., Tayyab, M., Faheem, M., Ikram, K., Akram, M. W., Asif, M., & Omar, M. M. (2023). Designing and performance evaluation of continuously stirring anaerobic batch reactor for biomethane production from biowaste. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 14(15), 18065–18078. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04203-y

5. Quaye, E. K., Pan, J., Lu, Q., Zhang, Y., Yang, W., & Nauman, M. (2024). Geometrical optimization of premixed hydrogen-air combustion in a novel counter-flow preheating micro-combustor. Energy, 313, 133897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133897

6.  Lu, Q., Wang, Q., Fan, B., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Nauman, M., & Pan, J. (2024). Numerical study on hydrogen heterogeneous reaction characteristic in a micro catalytic combustor with blunt body. Fuel, 357, 129632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.129632

7. Lu, Q., Wang, Q., Zhang, Y., Liu, C., Fan, B., Nauman, M., Jiang, C., & Pan, J. (2024). Numerical study on methane heterogeneous reaction characteristics in micro catalytic combustors with orthogonal thermal anisotropic walls. Applied Thermal Engineering, 244, 122656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.122656

8. Lu, Q., Ding, S., Zhang, Y., Wang, Y., Fan, B., Nauman, M., ... & Pan, J. (2026). Thermal and chemical analysis on the hydrogen heterogeneous reaction characteristics in a catalytic micro-combustor with blunt body. Fuel, 404, 136384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136384

9. Quaye, E. K., Jianfeng, P., Baowei, F., Qingbo, L., Yi, Z., Nauman, M., & Ibeobi, S. (2025). Advancing sustainable combustion: A comprehensive review of response surface methodology driven optimization and applications in alternative fuel combustion systems. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 170, 151190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.151190

10. Li, F., Pan, J., Li, Z., Zhu, Y., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2026). Influence of hydrogen blending on the heat transfer characteristics of premixed methane/air jet impinging flame. Fuel, 425, 139491 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2026.139491

11. Li, F., Pan, J., Zhu, Y., Li, Z., Zhang Y., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2026). Effect of Inclined Wall on Quenching Distance, Thermochemical State and CO Emission Characteristics of Methane/Hydrogen/Air Premixed Jet Flame. Energy Engineering, 1-10 DOI:10.32604/ee.2026.078049

12. Zeng, C., Pan, J., Fan, B., Jiang, C., Li, F., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2025). Effect of inclined wall on heat transfer and emission characteristics of methane/ammonia/air premixed jet flame. Fuel, 399, 135649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.135649

13. Li, Z., Pan, J., Li, F., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2026). Thermochemical distribution and emission characteristics of CH4/air premixed laminar flames with wall effects under varying ammonia ratios. Fuel, 407, 137191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.137191

14. Zeng, C., Pan, J., Hua, J., Yang, W., Li, Z., & Nauman, M. (2024). Heat transfer characteristics of methane-air premixed jet flames with flat/hemispherical walls. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066759

15. Li, F., Pan, J., Zhu, Y., Li, Z., Zhu, J., & Nauman, M. (2023). Effect of hydrogen addition on CO emission and thermo-chemical state near wall during head-on quenching of laminar premixed methane/air flame. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 49, 1425–1436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.10.165

16. Li, F., Pan, J., Zhu, Y., Li, Z., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2025). Effects of hydrogen blending ratio and nozzle-to-wall distance on pollutant formation in methane/air premixed jet flames under flame-wall interaction. Chemical Engineering and Processing-Process Intensification, 110629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2025.110629

17. Song, Y., Pan, J., Li, F., Nauman, M., Fan, B., & Yang, W. (2025). Combustion and Emission Characteristics of NH3/H2/Air Premixed Gas Under Wall Effects. International Journal of Energy Research, 2025(1), 9987246. https://doi.org/10.1155/er/9987246

18. Li, P., Pan, J., Fan, B., Nauman, M., Jiang, C., Chen, Y., & Yang, W. (2025). Effect of blending ratio and equivalence ratio on combustion process of ammonia/hydrogen rotary engine. Applied Thermal Engineering, 262, 126635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126635

19. Feng, Z., Pan, J., Li, P., Fan, B., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2024). Numerical study of the mixture formation and combustion process of an ammonia/hydrogen rotary engine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 69, 1469–1480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.04.339

20. Li, P., Pan, J., Fan, B., Qin, M., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2024). Effects of injection timing and rotating speed on combustion and emissions in an Ammonia/Hydrogen rotary engine. Applied Thermal Engineering, 262, 125172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.125172

21. Li, P., Pan, J., Fan, B., Lu, Q., Zhang, Y., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2025). Investigating the effects of ammonia injection position and timing on the formation and combustion characteristics of ammonia/hydrogen rotary engine. Physics of Fluids, 37(11). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0307726

22. Jiang, C., Pan, J., Zhu, Y., Fan, B., Lu, Q., & Nauman, M. (2024). Effect of incoming flow on the detonation re-initiation in liquid n-heptane/air mixtures. Acta Astronautica, 218, 102–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.02.020

23. Fu, W., Pan, J., Fan, B., Zhang, Y., Shao, X., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2025). Effects of injection timing and rotational speed on mixture formation and combustion characteristics in a hydrogen/ammonia dual direct injection rotary engine. Energy Conversion and Management, 345, 120397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120397

24. Fu, W., Pan, J., Fan, B., Zhang, Y., Zhang, H., Li, P., Nauman, M. & Yang, W. (2025). Effects of injection angles and ignition timing on combustion characteristics in a hydrogen/ammonia dual direct injection rotary engine based on orthogonal analysis. Physics of Fluids, 37(12). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0305332

25. Wang, Y., Pan, J., Fan, B., Fu, W., Zhang, H., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2025). Influence of blending ratio and premixed fuel ratio on the combustion process in a hydrogen–ammonia rotary engine. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 196, 152369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.152369

26. Guo, J., Pan, J., Lu, Q., Li, C., Nauman, M., Jiang, C., & Yang, W. (2025). The influence of the periodic longitudinal concentration gradient on the detonation re-initiation behind the pre-detonation tube. Acta Astronautica. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.11.060

27. Guo, J., Pan, J., Jiang, C., Zhang, Y., Li, C., Ge, G., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2025). Effect of H₂/O₂ concentration gradient on detonation re-initiation behind the pre-detonator tube. Acta Astronautica, 232, 588–599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.04.013

28. Li, C., Pan, J., Jiang, C., Shao, X., Guo, J., Nauman, M., & Yang, W. (2025). Effect of obstacle opening position on H2/O2 detonation reinitiation and quenching in an obstructed channel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 182, 151850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.151850

29. Qin, M., Pan, J., Lu, Y., Fan, B., Liu, Y., & Nauman, M. (2025). Comparative study on the adaptability of diesel/aviation kerosene in rotary engines. International Journal of Engine Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/14680874251314068