Articles in Referred Journals

• A. Sharma, Y. Li, Y.-T. Liao, P. V. Ferkul, M. C. Johnston, and C. Bunnell: Effects of confinement on opposed-flow flame spread over cellulose and polymeric solids in microgravity, Microgravity Science and Technology, Vol. 36, 20, 2024.
• W. Cui, Y.-T. T. Liao: Numerical Study of the Effects of Duct Height for Large Scale Spacecraft Fire Experiments, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 261, 113299, 2024.
• B. Kwon, W. Cui, A. Sharma, Y.-T. Liao, F. Takahashi, D. Juarez-Robles, M. Parhizi, J. Jeevarajan: In-Situ Gas Analysis and Fire Characterization of Lithium-Ion Cells During Thermal Runaway Using an Environmental Chamber, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Journal of Visualized Experiments, Vol. 193, e65051, 2023.
• W. Cui, A. Sharma, Y.-T. T. Liao: Upward Flame Spread over Discrete Thin Solids Separated by Heat-Absorbing Inert Materials, Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 41, 32-50, 2023.
• S. L. Olson, G. A. Ruff, P. V. Ferkul, J. C. Owens, J. Easton, Y.-T. Liao, J. S. T’ien, B. Toth, G. Jomaas, C. Fernandez-Pello, G. Legros, A. Guibaud, O. Fujita, N. Smirnov, D. L. Urban: The Effect of Duct Size, Sample size, and Fuel Composition on Concurrent Flame Spread over Large Cellulose Samples in Microgravity, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 248, 112559, 2023.
• X. Zhang, Y. Li, X. Fan, G. Wnek, Y.-T. T. Liao, X. Yu: Development and characterization of novelly grown fire-resistant fungal fibers, Scientific Report, Vol. 12, 10836, 2022. 
• B. Kwon and Y.-T. T. Liao: Effects of Spacing on Flaming and Smoldering Firebrands in Wildland-Urban Interface Fires, Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 40, pp. 155-174, 2022.
• Y. Li, Y.-T. Liao: Numerical Study of Flame Spread in a Narrow Flow Duct in Microgravity – Effects of Flow Confinement and Radiation Reflection, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 235, 111714, 2022.
• X. Zhang, X. Fan, C. Han, Y. Li, E. J. Price, G. Wnek, Y.-T. T. Liao, X. B. Yu: Novel Strategies to Grow Natural Fibers with Improved Thermal Stability and Fire Resistance, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 320, 128729, 2021
• Y. Li, Y.-T. Liao, P. V. Ferkul, M. C. Johnston, and C. Bunnell: Confined Combustion of Polymeric Solid Materials in Microgravity, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 234, 111637, 2021
• Y. Li, Y.-T. T. Liao, P. V. Ferkul, M. C. Johnston, and C. Bunnell: Experimental Study of Concurrent-Flow Flame Spread over Thin Solids in Confined Space in Microgravity, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 227, pp. 39-51, 2021.
• A. Carney, Y. Li, Y.-T. T. Liao, S. Olson, and P. Ferkul: Concurrent-Flow Flame Spread Over Thin Discrete Fuels in Microgravity, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 226, pp. 211-221, 2021
• C. Li and Y.-T. T. Liao: Effects of Ambient Conditions on Concurrent-Flow Flame Spread over a Wide Thin Solid in Microgravity, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 38, Issue 3 pp. 4775-4784, 2021.
• Y. Li, Y.-T. T. Liao, and P. Ferkul: Numerical Study of the Effects of Confinement on Concurrent-flow Flame Spread in Microgravity, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 142, Issue 11, 111301, 2020.
• A. Vetturini, W. Cui, Y.-T. T. Liao, S. Olson, and P. Ferkul: Flame Spread over Ultra-Thin Solids: Effect of Area Density and Concurrent-Opposed Spread Reversal Phenomenon, Fire Technology, Vol. 56, Issue 1, pp. 91-111, 2020
• W. Cui and Y.-T. T. Liao: Experimental Study of Upward Flame Spread over Discrete Thin Fuels, Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 110, 102907, 2019
• C. Li, Y.-T. T. Liao, J. S. T’ien, D. L. Urban, P. Ferkul, S. Olson, G. A. Ruff, and J. Easton: Transient Flame Growth and Spread Processes over a Large Solid Fabric in Concurrent Low-Speed Flows in Microgravity – Model versus Experiment, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 37, Issue 3, pp. 4163-4171, 2019 
• D. L. Urban, P. Ferkul, S. Olson, G. A. Ruff, J. Easton, J. S. T’ien, Y.-T. T. Liao, C. Li, A. C. Fernandez-Pello, J. L. Torero, G. Legros, C. Eigenbrod, N. Smirnov, O. Fujita, S. Rouvreau, B. Toth, and G. Jomaas: Flame Spread: Effects of Microgravity and Scale, Combustion and Flame, vol. 199, pp. 168-192, 2019 
• C. Li, Y.-T. T. Liao: Numerical Investigation of Flame Splitting Phenomenon in Upward Flame Spread over Solids with a Two-Stage Pyrolysis Model, Vol. 190, Issue 12, pp. 2082-2096, Combustion Science and Technology, 2018 
• Y. Li and Y.-T. T. Liao: Thermal Analysis and Pyrolysis Modeling of NOMEX IIIA Fabric, Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 190, Issue 9, pp. 1580-1593, 2018
• J. Park, J. Brucker, R. Seballos, B. Kwon, and Y.-T. T. Liao: Concurrent Flame Spread over Discrete Thin Fuels, Combustion and Flame, Vol. 191, pp.116-125, 2018
• X. Zhao, Y.-T. T. Liao, M. C. Johnston, J. S. T’ien, P. V. Ferkul, and S. L. Olson: Concurrent Flame Growth, Spread, and Quenching over Composite Fabric Samples in Low Speed Purely Forced Flow in Microgravity, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 36, pp. 2971-2978, 2017
• Y.-T. T. Liao and J. S. T’ien: A Numerical Simulation of Transient Ignition and Ignition Limit of a Composite Solid by a Localised Radiant Source, Combustion Theory and Modelling, Vol. 17, Iss. 6, pp. 1096-1124, 2013
• Y.-T. Tseng and J. S. T’ien: A Comparison of Flame Spread Characteristics over Solids in Concurrent Flow using Two Different Pyrolysis Models, Journal of Combustion, Vol. 2011, Article ID 250391, 2011
• Y.-T. Tseng and J. S. T’ien: Limiting Length, Steady Spread and Non-growing Flames in Concurrent Flow over Solids, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 132, Issue 9, 091201, 2010

Conference Papers

• T. Hafiz, J. Covello, G. Wnek, Y.-T. Liao, A. Yousefi, A. K. Melaiye: Experimental and Numerical Approaches to Optimize Heat Blocking Efficiency in Intumescent Coatings, 2024 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute, Cleveland Ohio, May 12-14, 2024
• R. Neupane, Y.-T. Liao: Effects of Ambient Pressures and Oxygen on Upward Flame Spread, 2024 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute, Cleveland Ohio, May 12-14, 2024
• A. A. Naqvi, B. E. Schmidt, Y.-T. Liao: Study of Flaming Firebrand using Numerical Modeling and Background Oriented Schlieren Visualization, 2024 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute, Cleveland Ohio, May 12-14, 2024
• B. Wang, P. Kannan, Y.-T. Liao, B. Kwon, M. Parhizi, S. Madhi, V. Premnath, J. Jeevarajan: Numerical Simulation of Fire and Thermal Runaway Propagation of Lithium-Ion Batteries, 2024 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute, Cleveland Ohio, May 12-14, 2024
• P. Kannan, B. Wang, Y.-T. Liao, B. Kwon, M. Parhizi, S. Madhi, V. Premnath, J. Jeevarajan: Characterization of 18650 Single and Multi-Cell Thermal Runaway, 2024 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute, Cleveland Ohio, May 12-14, 2024
• K. Cartwright, P. Kannan, Y. Gu, C. Yuan, Y.-T. Liao: Heat Release Rate and Thermal Runaway Propagation in Lithium-ion Batteries using Surrogate Cells, 2024 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of The Combustion Institute, Cleveland Ohio, May 12-14, 2024
• D. L. Urban, G. A. Ruff, P. Ferkul, J. Easton, M. Johnston, J. Owens, S. Olson, C. Fortenberry, J. Graf, O. George, B. Toth, M. Meyer, C. Eigenbrod, J. S. T’ien, Y.-T. T. Liao, A. C. Fernandez-Pello, G. Legros, A. Guibaud, N. Smirnov, O. Fujita, U. R. Alva, G. Jomaas: Preliminary Results from the Saffire VI Experiment, 53rd International Conference on Environmental Systems, Louisville, Kentucky, July 21-25, 2024.
• R. Neupane, A. Sharma, J. Fu, Y.-T. Liao, F. Takahashi: Thermal Performance of Fire Blankets for Protection Against WUI Fires, 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, May 14-18, 2023.
• W. Cui, Y.-T. Liao*: Numerical Study on the Effects of Pressure, Oxygen, and Normoxic Conditions on the Burning Behavior of Large Thin Solid Samples in Microgravity, 13th U. S. National Combustion Meeting, College Station, Texas, March 19–22, 2023.
• A. Zatania Lojo, A. Sharma, Y.-T. Liao, M. Johnston, and P. Ferkul: A Numerical Study of Liquid Fuel Wick Flames in Artificial Partial Gravity in a Centrifuge Facility, 51th International Conference on Environmental Systems, St. Paul, Minnesota, July 10-14, 2022.
• B. Kwon, W. Cui, P. Kannan, Cole Compton, Y.-T. Liao, F. Takahashi, J. Jeevarajan, D. Juarez-Robles, M. Parhizi: Fire Characterization and Gas Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries During Thermal Runaway, 51th International Conference on Environmental Systems, St. Paul, Minnesota, July 10-14, 2022.
• A. Sharma, Y. Li, Y.-T. Liao, P. V. Ferkul, M. Johnston, C. Bunnell: Effects of Confinement on Opposed-Flow Flame Spread over Thin Solids in Microgravity, 2022 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Detroit Michigan, May 15 - 17, 2022.
• B. Kwon, Y.-T. Liao: Ignition propensity of structural materials exposed to multiple firebrands in wildland-urban interface (WUI) fires: effects of firebrand distribution and ambient wind, 2022 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Detroit Michigan, May 15 - 17, 2022.
• D. L. Urban, G. A. Ruff, P. Ferkul, J. Easton, J. Owens, S. Olson, M. Meyer, C. Fortenberry, J. Brooker, J. Graf, M. Casteel, G. Jomaas, B. Toth, C. Eigenbrod, J. S. T’ien, Y.-T. T. Liao, A. C. Fernandez-Pello, F. Meyer, G. Legros, A. Guibaud, N. Smirnov, O. Fujita: Fire Safety Implications of Preliminary Results from Saffire IV and V Experiments on Large Scale Spacecraft Fires, 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems (Virtual), July 11-15, 2021.
• B. Kwon and Y.-T. Liao: Burning Characteristics of Small Firebrands in Wildland-Urban Interface Fires, 12th U.S. National Combustion Meeting (Virtual), May 24 - 26, 2021.
• W. Cui and Y.-T. Liao: Numerical Study of the Effects of Confinement on Large-Scale Fires in Microgravity, 12th U.S. National Combustion Meeting (Virtual), May 24 - 26, 2021.
• Y. Li, Y.-T. Liao, P. V. Ferkul, M. C. Johnston, and C. Bunnell: Confined Combustion of Polymeric Solid Materials in Microgravity, 12th U.S. National Combustion Meeting(Virtual), May 24 - 26, 2021.
• Y. Li, Y.-T. Liao, P. V. Ferkul, and M. C. Johnston, Concurrent-Flow Flame Spread in a Narrow Flow Duct in Microgravity – Effects of Flow Confinement and Radiation Reflection, 12th U.S. National Combustion Meeting (Virtual), May 24 - 26, 2021.
• Y. Li, Y.-T. Liao, and P. Ferkul, M. Johnston, and C. Bunnell: Effects of Confinement on Flame Spread in Microgravity, the 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2020.
• Y. Li, Y.-T. T. Liao, and P. V. Ferkul: Concurrent-Flow Flame Spread over a Thin Solid in a Narrow Confined Space in Microgravity, Proceedings of the ASME 2019 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Volume 8: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. November 11–14, 2019. V008T09A026. ASME. 
• J.-Y. Li, S.-Y. Hsu and Y.-T. T. Liao: Numerical investigation on flame spread over extremely thin solid fuel at microgravity, 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Fukuoka, Japan, July 1-5, 2019 
• D. Solomon, Y.-T. T. Liao, and J. T. Chapin: Maximizing the effectiveness of one-time standards instruction sessions with formative real-time assessment, 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, FL, June 15-19, 2019 
• Q. Li and Y.-T. T. Liao: Numerical study of fire behavior between two inclined plates, 11th U. S. National Combustion Meeting, Pasadena, CA, March 24–27, 2019
• W. Cui and Y.-T. T. Liao: Upward Flame Spread over Discrete Thin Fuels, 11th U. S. National Combustion Meeting, Pasadena, CA, March 24–27, 2019
• Y. Li, Y.-T. T. Liao, and P. V. Ferkul: Effect of flow duct height on concurrent-flow flame spread and the near-limit oscillation, 2018 Spring Technical Meeting of Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 20–22, 2018
• B. Kwon and Y.-T. T. Liao: Experimental and numerical investigation of the ignition and burning characteristics of a group of wooden pieces, 2018 Spring Technical Meeting of Central States Section of the Combustion Institute, Minneapolis, MN, May 20–22, 2018
• P. Ferkul, S. Olson, D. L. Urban, G. A. Ruff, J. Easton, J. S. T’ien, Y.-T. T. Liao, A. C. Fernandez-Pello, J. L. Torero, C. Eigenbrod, G. Legros, N. Smirnov, O. Fujuta, S. Rouvreau, B. Toth and G. Jomaas: Results of Large-Scale Spacecraft Flammability Tests in a Free-Flying Spacecraft, 47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Charleston, SC, July 16-20, 2017.
• C. Li and Y.-T. T. Liao: Transient flame growth and spread processes over thin solids in concurrent low-speed flows in microgravity – a comparison between large and small sample sizes, 10th US National Combustion Meeting, College Park, MD, April 23-26, 2017.
• Y. Li and Y.-T. T. Liao: Thermogravimetric analysis and modeling of NOMEX fabric pyrolysis, 10th US National Combustion Meeting, College Park, MD, April 23-26, 2017.
• P. Ferkul, D. L. Urban, S. Olson, G. A. Ruff, J. S. T’ien, Y.-T. T. Liao, A. C. Fernandez-Pello, J. L. Torero, G. Legros, C. Eigenbrod, N. Smirnov, O. Fujita, S. Rouvreau, B. Toth, G. Jomaas: The Saffire Experiment: Large-Scale Combustion aboard Spacecraft, 10th US National Combustion Meeting, College Park, MD, April 23-26, 2017.
• J. Park and Y.-T. T. Liao: Numerical Study of Upward Flame Spread over Discrete Fuels, Spring Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Princeton, NJ, March 13-16, 2016
• C. Li and Y.-T. T. Liao: Numerical Simulation of Flame Splitting Phenomenon in Concurrent Flame Spread over Thin Solid Fuel with Two-Stage Pyrolysis, Spring Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Princeton, NJ, March 13-16, 2016
• Y.-T. Tseng and J. S. T’ien: Ignition, Flame Flash and Flame Growth over solids in Concurrent Flows by a Three-Dimensional Transient Numerical Model, 7th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, 2011
• Y.-T. Tseng and J. S. T'ien: The Effect of Different Pyrolysis Descriptions on flame spread over Solids in Concurrent Flows, 6th U.S. National Combustion Meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2009
• S.-Y. Hsu, Y.-T. Tseng and J. S. T'ien: Modeling Flame Spread and Extinction of Solids in Space Exploration Atmospheres, SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-2492, 2009
• Y.-T. Tseng and J. S. T'ien: Limiting Length and Non-growing Flames in Concurrent Flow over Thick Solids, Eastern States Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2007