2011-2016  佛罗里达大学机械与航空工程系  博士

2008-2010  科罗拉多大学博尔德分校机械工程系  硕士

2004-2008  中国科学技术大学近代力学系  学士

2026-至今   上海交通大学  长聘副教授、博导

2019-2025  上海交通大学  长聘教轨副教授、博导

2016-2018  香港理工大学  博士后

旋涡被称作流动的“肌腱”，其本质是流体中力的作用和动量的输运，是很多非定常和不稳定流动现象的根源，是湍流的重要元素。发动机燃烧室的不稳定性机理较为复杂，涉及喷雾、化学反应、热流乃至声波之间的相互作用。利用旋涡动力学的分析方法结合实验和数值模拟手段有助于从本质上理解燃烧不稳定现象，精确锁定导致不稳定性的主导机制；进而发展主动流动控制技术抑制不稳定性产生的源头，实现对燃烧稳定性的优化。主要研究方向包括：

（应用）

1. 燃烧不稳定

2. 燃烧与流动控制

3. AI+燃烧

（理论）

1. 旋涡动力学

2. 火焰动力学

3. 液滴动力学

2025-2026  AI赋能的零碳能源利用会议 (NSFC-RGC资助) 共同执行主席

2024-2025  Frontiers in Physics期刊客座主编

2024           工程热物理燃烧年会“发动机燃烧”专题负责人

2023-2026  亚洲液体雾化喷雾系统学会青年专委会委员

2022-2024  工程热物理燃烧年会程序委员会委员

2022     39届国际燃烧大会Spray, Droplet, and Supercritical Combustion分论坛共同主席 (Colloquium Co-Chair)

2021     38届国际燃烧大会Laminar flame分会场共同主席 (Session Co-Chair)

长期       J. Fluid Mech.、Combust. Flame、Proc. Combust. Inst.、Phys. Rev. Fluids等期刊审稿人

2026-2029  国家自然科学基金面上项目 “旋流火焰剪切层不稳定性机理及控制研究”，负责人

2021-2024  国家自然科学基金面上项目 “横向气流中双元液滴碰撞的气动机理研究”，负责人

2021-2023  国家自然科学基金青年项目 “基于高时空分辨激光测量的旋流火焰涡破裂机理研究”，负责人

2021-2024  国家自然科学基金重大研究计划集成项目 “面向真实航发燃烧室的湍流两相燃烧多物理场测试和燃烧演化过程研究”，子课题负责人

2020-2023  上海市科学技术委员会扬帆计划项目 “基于合成射流的气爆雾化实验表征与机理研究”，负责人

2020-2022  上海交通大学重点前瞻布局基金项目 “分级燃烧的燃烧不稳定性问题研究”，负责人

2017-2019  香港理工研究项目 “Hypergolic Ignition Induced by Propellant Droplet Collision”, 主要参与人

2017-2018  香港GRF项目 “Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Collision of Binary Droplets of Shear-Thinning Fluids in Atmospheric Air”, 主要参与人

期刊论文

(2026)

[56] A. Mardani, H. Kim, S. Oh, K.C. Kim, X. Xia, and F. Qi, Experimental investigation of an ammonia-hydrogen-methane non-premixed high swirl model combustor for preheated and diluted air regime, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 207, 153430 (2026). Download

[55] G. Wang, M. Gu, L. Xu, S. Lai, X. Xia, F. Qi, Advances in laser diagnostics for swirl combustion: current progress and future directions, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 173, 111666 (2026). Download

[54] L. Li, X. Tian, H. Xiao, S. Yin, Z. Feng, L. Xu, S. Lai, M. Gu, G. Wang, X. Xia, and F. Qi, Experimental investigation on the transition dynamics of stratified and merged flames in a dual-stage swirl combustor, Aerospace Science and Technology, 168, 111094 (2026). Download

(2025)

[53] Q. Wang, S. Lai, Y. Ren, F. Qi, and X. Xia*, Combined Reynolds-vorticity transport analysis of the shear layers in a premixed swirling flame, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1006, A20 (2025). (JFM cover) Download

[52] X. Xia, Y. Chi, and P. Zhang, Scaling law in the inviscid coalescence of unequal-size droplets, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1010, R2 (2025). Download

[51] X. Xia*, J. Deng, T. Yang, L. Xu*, A. Mardani, P. Zhang, and D. Zhao, Single-snapshot-based dynamical mode prediction of a flickering flame via a Fourier-neural-operator network, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science 24, 100380 (2025). Download

[50] C. Chu, Y. Zhang, Y. Chen, Y. Bai, F. Qi, and X. Xia*, Numerical investigation of the unsteady drag on a liquid droplet in a laminar airflow, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 41, 105947 (2025). Download

[49] X. Xia* and L. Shangguan, Reduced-order aerodynamic model of a starting plate with discrete-vortex merging, Frontiers in Physics 13, 1632903 (2025). Download

[48] B. Yu, T. Chen, D. Liu, Y. Yang, G. Wang, L. Xu, X. Xia*, and F. Qi*, Spray and flow field characteristics of a five-injector lean premixed prevaporized model combustor, Journal of Thermal Science 34, 2262–2273 (2025). Download

[47] Z. Liu, L. Xu, L. Yang, X. Xia, G. Wang, and F. Qi, Frequency transition in thermoacoustic oscillations of a lean premixed swirl burner, Energy 335, 138308 (2025). Download

[46] Y. Chen, M. Chen, X. Xia, J.C. Hermanson, and F. Qi, Efficient Monte Carlo simulations of coagulation based on weighted particle strategies, Advanced Powder Technology 36, 105004 (2025). Download

[45] Z. Feng, X. Tian, L. Xu, X. Xia, and F. Qi, Experimental investigation of pure hydrogen flame in a matrix micro-mixing combustor, Aerospace 12, 464 (2025). Download

[44] 于博文, 陈涛, 刘德文, 夏溪, 王国情, 徐亮亮, 齐飞, 射流扩散火焰闪烁模态及频率特性的实验研究, 燃烧科学与技术 31, 62-73 (2025). Download

(2024)

[43] Y. Chen, M. Chen, Xi Xia*, J.C. Hermanson, and F. Qi, Refining the reconstruction-based Monte Carlo methods for solving breakage population balance equation, Powder Technology 442, 119870 (2024). Download

[42] Y. Ren, Q. Wang, Y. Peng, L. Xu, X. Xia*, F. Qi*, Strong and weak interactions of a V-shaped premixed swirling flame with outer vortex rings, Combustion and Flame 270, 113760 (2024). Download

[41] Y. Yang, H. Zhang, L. Li, M. Gu, X. Xia*, and F. Qi, Formation of a blue whirl controlled by tangential and radial airflows, Combustion and Flame 259, 113200 (2024). Download

[40] Y. Yang, H. Zhang, L. Li, M. Gu, X. Xia*, and F. Qi, How does blue ring form in a blue whirl: an experimental study, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40, 105772 (2024). Download

[39] H. Qi, X. Tian, Z. Feng, Y. Yang, D. Liu, Q. Wang, G. Wang, L. Xu*, and X. Xia*, Investigation of longitudinal self-excited combustion instability in a micromix hydrogen combustor, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40, 105762 (2024). Download

[38] H. Zhang, Y. Yang, L. Li, Y. Peng, X. Xia*, and F. Qi, Frequency jump of a flickering buoyant jet diffusion flame influenced by ambient coflow, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 40, 105321 (2024). Download

[37] H. Zhang, Y. Yang, L. Li, Y. Lin, F. Qi, and X. Xia*, Experimental study on the flickering and pinch-off of jet diffusion flames, Physical Review Fluids 9, 113202 (2024). Download

[36] Y. Ren, Q. Wang, Y. Guan, X. Xia*, and F. Qi*, Complex network analysis of a premixed swirling flame influenced by precessing vortex core, Physics of Fluids 36, 087123 (2024). Download

[35] J. Zheng, Y. Guan, L. Xu, X. Xia, L.K.B. Li, and F. Qi, Scale-free topology of vortical networks in a turbulent thermoacoustic system, Physical Review Fluids 9, 033202 (2024). Download

[34] J. Zheng, L. Li, G. Wang, X. Xia, L. Xu, and F. Qi, Nonlinear response of conical flame to dual-frequency excitation, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science 18, 100266 (2024). Download

[33] D. Liu, Z. Feng, X. Tian, L. Xu, M. Gu, Y. Lin, Xi Xia, and F. Qi, Investigation of flame response in a swirling micromix hydrogen-methane combustor, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power 146, 121027 (2024). Download

[32] S. Yin, Z. Fei, L. Li, S. Wang, L. Xu, Y. Lin, S. Wang, J. Ye, Xi Xia, M. Gu, and F. Qi, Investigation of 10 kHz filtered Rayleigh scattering and CH2O planar laser-induced fluorescence measurement in two-stage swirl combustor, Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics 37, 162-170 (2024). Download

[31] M. Wang, C. Fu, X. Wang, K. Liu, S. Meng, M. Zhang, J. Yu, Xi Xia, and Y. Gao, Experimental Investigation on the Symmetry and Stabilization of Ethanol Spray Swirling Flames Utilizing Simultaneous PIV/OH-PLIF Measurements, Symmetry 16, 205 (2024). Download  

(2023)

[30] X. Xia* and K. Mohseni, A theory on leading-edge vortex stabilization by spanwise flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 970, R1 (2023). Download

[29] Y. Yang, H. Zhang, X. Xia*, P. Zhang, and F. Qi, An experimental study of the blue whirl onset, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 39, 3705-3714 (2023). Download

[28] Q. Wang, Y. Ren, M. Gu, B. Yu, X. Feng, F. Qi, and X. Xia*, Influence of inner shear layer on the emergence of central recirculation zone in a V-shaped premixed swirling flame, Physics of Fluids 35, 107129 (2023). Download

[27] Y. Chen, J. Ding, X. Xia*, P. Weng*, and F. Qi, A unified Monte Carlo approach for population balance simulation of particle coagulation and breakage, Chemical Engineering Science 281, 119190 (2023). Download

[26] 张昊东, 杨溢凡, 李林烨, 夏溪*, 齐飞*, 射流扩散火焰闪烁模态及频率特性的实验研究, 力学学报 55, 2813-2824 (2023). Download

(2022)

[25] Y. Chen, J. Ding, X. Xia*, and P. Weng*, Reconstruction-based Monte Carlo method for accurate and efficient breakage simulation, Powder Technology 401, 117318 (2022). Download

[24] S. Wang, J. Zheng, L. Xu, Q. An, X. Han, C. Zhang, L. Li*, X. Xia*, and F. Qi, Experimental investigation of the helical mode in a stratified swirling flame, Combustion and Flame 244, 112268 (2022). Download

[23] S. Wang, J. Zheng, L. Li, Z. Yang, X. Xia, C. Fu, Y. Gao, X. Liu, X. Han, C. Zhang, and F. Qi, Evolution characteristics of 3D vortex structures in stratified swirling flames studied by dual-plane stereoscopic PIV, Combustion and Flame 237, 111874 (2022). Download

[22] S. Wang, J. Zheng, L. Li, X. Xia, X. Han, C. Zhang, F. Qi, and Z. Yang, Extensional study of optical-flow enhanced hybrid PIV method for dual-plane stereoscopic PIV measurement, Measurement Science and Technology 33, 095012 (2022). Download

[21] 吴昀辉, 傅宸, 高怡, 王晓阳, 夏溪, 声激励下旋流钝体火焰的非线性响应实验, 航空动力学报 37, 1872-1885 (2022). Download

(2021)

[20] X. Xia, C. Fu, Y. Yang, X. Yang, Y. Gao*, and F. Qi*, Vortex formation and frequency tuning of periodically-excited jet diffusion flames, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 38, 2067-2074 (2021). Download

[19] H. Zhang, X. Xia*, and Y. Gao*, Instability transition of a jet diffusion flame in quiescent environment, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 38, 4971-4978 (2021). Download

[18] G. Wang, X. Liu, X. Xia*, S. Wang, and F. Qi*, Dynamics of periodically-excited vortices in swirling flames, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 38, 6183-6191 (2021).  Download

[17] G. Wang, T. F. Guiberti, X. Xia, L. Li, X. Liu, W. L. Roberts, and F. Qi, Decomposition of swirling flame transfer function in the complex space, Combustion and Flame 228, 29-41 (2021). Download

[16] C. Zhang, Z. Zhang, K. Wu, X. Xia, and X. Fan, Atomization of misaligned impinging liquid jets, Physics of Fluids 33, 093311 (2021). (Featured article & Scilight) Download

(2020)

[15] C. He, X. Xia, and P. Zhang, Vortex-dynamical implications of nonmonotonic viscous dissipation of off-center droplet bouncing, Physics of Fluids 32, 032004 (2020). (Featured article) Download

[14] Z. Li, C. Fu, Y. Gao, X. Xia, W. Yuan, D. Ju, and F. Qi, Investigation on spray and combustion characteristics of boron/ethanol nanofuel utilizing 50 kHz repetition rate high-speed laser measurements, Fuel 287, 119562 (2020). Download

(2019)

[13] X. Xia, C. He, and P. Zhang, Universality in the viscous-to-inertial coalescence of liquid droplets, PNAS 116, 23467-23472 (2019). Download

[12] T. Yang, X. Xia, and P. Zhang, Vortex-dynamical interpretation of anti-phase and in-phase flickering of dual buoyant diffusion flames, Physical Review Fluids 4, 053202 (2019). Download

[11] C. He, X. Xia, and P. Zhang, Non-monotonic viscous dissipation of bouncing droplets undergoing off-center collision, Physics of Fluids 31, 052004 (2019). Download

[10] X. Zhu, X. Xia, and P. Zhang, Stability of Buoyant Inverse Diffusion Methane Flames with Confinement Effects, Combustion Science and Technology 191, (2019). Download

(2018之前)

[9] X. Xia and P. Zhang, A vortex-dynamical scaling theory for flickering buoyant diffusion flames, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 855, 1156-1169 (2018). Download

[8] X. Xia and K. Mohseni, Transitional region of a round synthetic jet, Physical Review Fluids 3, 011901(R) (2018). Download

[7] X. Zhu#, X. Xia#, and P. Zhang, Near-field flow stability of buoyant methane/air inverse diffusion flames, Combustion and Flame 191, 66-75 (2018). Download

[6] X. Xia, C. He, D. Yu, J. Zhao, and P. Zhang, Vortex-ring-induced internal mixing upon the coalescence of initially stationary droplets, Physical Review Fluids 2, 113607 (2017). Download

[5] X. Xia and K. Mohseni, Unsteady aerodynamics and vortex-sheet formation of a two-dimensional airfoil, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 830, 439-478 (2017). Download

[4] X. Xia and K. Mohseni, Flow characterization and modeling of strong round synthetic jets in crossflow, AIAA Journal 55, 389-402 (2017). Download

[3] X. Xia and K. Mohseni, Parameter governing the far-field features of round jets, Physical Review Fluids 1, 062401(R) (2016). Download

[2] X. Xia and K. Mohseni, Far-field momentum flux of high-frequency axisymmetric synthetic jets, Physics of Fluids 27, 115101 (2015). Download

[1] X. Xia and K. Mohseni, Lift evaluation of a two-dimensional pitching flat plate, Physics of Fluids 25, 091901 (2013). Download

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[2]   齐飞, 夏溪, 任勇智, 燃烧器, ZL202110370297.0 (2022).

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[4]   于博文, 夏溪, 齐飞, 陈涛, 徐亮亮, 李林烨, 一种应用于航空发动机喷雾燃烧研究的模型装置, ZL202210380668.8 (2023).

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