December 17, 2025

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J42. J. Ahumada Lazo and Y. Liu,“Droplet Impact on Plasma Surfaces: An Interplay of the Four States of Matter”, Nature Communications, 16, 10018, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64991-x.

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J41. H. Zhang, J. Ahumada Lazo, MDSB Sarwar, and Y. Liu,“Revealing the Dynamic and Thermal Behaviors of Supercooled Droplet Impinging on Surfaces with Varying Wettability”, Soft Matter, Vol. 21, 8655 – 8668, 2025. [Cover Article]

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J40. J. Ahumada Lazo and Y. Liu,“An Experimental Study on the Spreading and Fingering Instability of Droplet Impacting on a Surface with Plasma Discharge”, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 37 (9), 093380, 2025.

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J39. A. Fershalov, N. Elvin, D. Struk, DM Romero, P. Orlandini, and Y. Liu,“The Effect of Endplates on Vortex-Induced Vibration of Finite-Length Cylinders”, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 37 (9), 094139, 2025.

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J38. A. Fershalov, N. Elvin, P. Orlandini, I. Avros, and Y. Liu,“Harvesting Sustainable Energy through Vortex-induced Vibrations of Finite Length Cylinder”, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 37 (4), 044108, 2025.

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J37. H. Zhang, X. Zhang, and Y. Liu,“A Novel Freezing-Sublimation-Based Method for Enhancing Deposition Uniformity of Colloidal Particles in Inkjet 3D Printing: A Proof-of-Concept Study”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 713, 136513, 2025.

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J36. R. Veerakumar, HY Hu, Y. Liu, H Hu,“An Experimental Study of Dynamic Icing Process on an Aluminum-Conductor-Steel-Reinforced Power Cable with Twisted Outer Strands”, Experimental Thermal Fluid Science, Vol. 142,110823, 2023.

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J35. YH Peng, R. Veerakumar, ZC Zhang, HY Hu, Y. Liu, XH He, and H Hu, “An Experimental Study on Mitigating Dynamic Ice Accretion Process on Bridge Cables with a Superhydrophobic Coating”, Experimental Thermal Fluid Science, Vol. 132, 110573, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2021.110573.

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J34. ZC Zhang, Y. Liu, and H Hu.  “Effects of Chamber Pressure on the Kinematic Characteristics of Spray Flows Exhausted from an Airblast Atomizer”. Experimental Thermal Fluid Science, V01. 130, 110514, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2021.110514.

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J33. ZC Zhang, LQ Ma, Y. Liu, J. Ren and H Hu.  “An Experimental Study of Rain Erosion Effects on a Hydro-/Ice-phobic Coating Pertinent to Unmanned-Arial-System (UAS) Inflight Icing Mitigation”. Cold Regions Science and Technology, vol. 181, 103196 (13 pages), 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2020.103196.

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J32. C. Kolbakir, HY Hu, Y. Liu and H Hu.  “An Experimental Study on Different Plasma Actuator Layouts for Aircraft Icing Mitigation”. Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 107, 106325(12 pages), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2020.106325.

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J31. LQ Ma, ZC Zhang, LY Gao, Y. Liu and H Hu.  “An Exploratory Study on Using Slippery-Liquid-Infused-Porous-Surface (SLIPS) for Wind Turbine Icing Mitigation”. Renewable Energy, Vol. 162, 2344-2360, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.10.013.

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J30. YH Peng, Y. Liu, R. Veerakumar, XH He, and H Hu.  “An experimental study on dynamic ice accretion and its effects on the aerodynamic characteristics of stay cables with and without helical fillets”. Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 205, 104326, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104326

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J29. Y. Liu, XY Jiang, CB Lee, and H Hu.  “An Experimental Study on the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Sand Waves/Ripples in Turbulent Boundary Layer Airflow”. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 32, 063304, 2020. DOI:10.1063/1.5144522

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J28. LQ Ma, ZC Zhang, LY Gao, Y. Liu, and H Hu.  “Bio-Inspired Icephobic Coatings for Aircraft Icing Mitigation: A Critical Review”. Reviews for Adhesion and Adhesive,  Vol. 8, No. 2, 168-198, 2020. DOI: 10.7569/RAA.2020.097307.

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J27. R. Veerkumar, V. Raul, Y. Liu, K Zhang, XD Wang, L. Leifsson and H Hu.  “A Metamodeling-based Parametric Optimization of DBD Plasma Actuation to Suppress Flow Separation over a Wind Turbine Airfoil Model”. Acta Mechanica Sinica, Springer, Vol. 36, 260–274 (2020). DOI: 10.1007/s10409-020-00951-6.

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J26. Y Liu, K Zhang and H Hu.  “An Experimental Study to Characterize the Effects of Initial Ice Roughness on the Wind-Driven Water Runback over an Airfoil Surface”. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol.126, 103254 (10 pages), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2020.103254.

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J25. HY Hu, XS Meng,  JS Cai, WW Zhou, Y Liu, and H. Hu.  “Optimization of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators for Icing Control”. AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp383-387. 2020. https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/10.2514/1.C035697

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J24. LK Li,  Y Liu, LC Tian, HY Hu, XJ Liu, I Hogate, A Kohli and H. Hu.  “An Experimental Study on a Hot-air-based Anti-/De-Icing System for Aero-Engine Inlet Guide Vanes”. Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 167, 114778 (12 pages), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114778.

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J23. Y. Liu, K. Zhang, W. Tian, and H. Hu,  “An Experimental Investigation on the Dynamic Ice Accretion and Unsteady Heat Transfer over an Airfoil Surface with Embedded Initial Ice Roughness”International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.146, 118900, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.118900.

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J22. LY Gao, Y Liu and H. Hu.  “An Experimental Investigation on the Dynamic Glaze Ice Accretion Process over a Wind Turbine Airfoil Surface”. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 149, 119120 (12 pages), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.119120

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J21. R. Veerkumar, LY Gao, Y. Liu and H. Hu, “Dynamic Ice Accretion Process and Its Effects on the Aerodynamic Drag Characteristics of a Power Transmission Cable Model”. Cold Regions Science and Technology, Vol. 169, 102908, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2019.102908

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J20. L. Li, Y. Liu and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on Dynamic Ice Accretion Process over the Surfaces of Rotating Aero-Engine Spinners “. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol.109, 109879, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2019.109879

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J19. Y. Liu, Z. Zhang, H-Y. Hu, A. Samanta, Q. Wang, H. Ding and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study to Characterize a Surface Treated with a Novel Laser Surface Texturing Technique: Water Repellency and Reduced Ice Adhesion “. Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 374, pp634-644, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.06.046.

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J18. Y. Liu, W. Chen, Y. Peng and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on the Dynamic Ice Accretion Processes on Bridge Cables with Different Surface Modifications”. Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol.190, pp218-229, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2019.05.007.

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J17. L. Gao, R. Veerakumar, Y. Liu and H. Hu, “Quantification of the 3D Shapes of the Ice Structures Accreted on a Wind Turbine Airfoil Model”, Journal of Visualization, Vol.22, No. 4, pp 661–667, 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s12650-019-00567-4

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J16. Y. Gao, W. Qu, Y. Liu, H. Hu, E. Cochran, and X. Bai, “Agricultural residue-derived lignin as the filler of polylactic acid composites and the effect of lignin purity on the composite performance “. Journal of Applied Polymer Science , Vol. 136, 47915, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.47915

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J15. Y. Liu, C. Kolbakir, HY. Hu, X. Meng and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on the Thermal Effects of Duty-Cycled Plasma Actuation Pertinent to Aircraft Icing Mitigation”. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 136, pp. 864-876, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.03.068

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J14. L. Gao, Y. Liu, L. Ma and H. Hu, “A Hybrid Strategy Combining the Minimized Leading-Edge Electric-Heating and the Superhydro-/Ice-phobic Surface for Wind Turbine Icing Mitigation”. Renewable Energy , Vol. 140, pp. 943-956, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.112

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J13. L. Gao, Y. Liu and H. Hu, “An Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Ice Accretion Process on a Wind Turbine Blade Model Considering Various Icing Conditions”. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 133, pp. 930-939, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.12.181

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J12. LK. Li, Y. Liu, Z. Zhang and H. Hu, “Effects of Thermal Conductivity of Airframe Substrate on the Dynamic Ice Accretion Process Pertinent to UAS Inflight Icing Phenomena”. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 131, pp. 1184-1195, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.11.132

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J11. Y. Liu, LK Li, W-L Chen, W. Tian and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on the Aerodynamic Performance Degradation of a UAS Propeller Model Induced by Ice Accretion”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 102, pp. 014001 , 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2018.11.008

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J10. Y. Liu, C. Kolbakir, A. Starikovskiy, R. Miles and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on the Thermal Characteristics of NS-DBD Plasma Actuation and Application for Aircraft Icing Mitigation”. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Vol. 28, pp. 014001, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/aaedf8

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J9. L. Gao, Y. Liu, Wenwu Zhou and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on the Aerodynamic Performance Degradation of a Wind Turbine Blade Model Induced by Ice Accretion Process”, Renewable Energy , Vol. 133, No.4, pp. 663-675, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.10.032.

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J8. Y. Liu, L. Ma, W. Wang, A. Kota and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on Soft PDMS Materials for Aircraft Icing Mitigation”, Applied Surface Science , Vol. 447, pp. 599-609, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.04.032

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J7. Y. Liu, C. Kolbakir, H-Y Hu and H. Hu, “A Comparison Study on the Thermal Effects in DBD Plasma Actuation and Electrical Heating for Aircraft Icing Mitigation”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 124, pp. 319-330, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.03.076

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J6. Y. Liu, LK Li, Z. Ning, W. Tian and H. Hu, “Experimental Investigation on the Dynamic Icing Process over a Rotating UAS Propeller”, AIAA Journal of Power and Propulsion, Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 933-946. 2018. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B36748

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J5. Y. Liu and H. Hu, “An Experimental Investigation on the Unsteady Heat Transfer Process over an Ice Accreting Airfoil Surface “, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer , Vol 122, pp. 707-718, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.02.023

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J4. WW Zhou, Y. Liu, HY Hu, X. Meng, H. Hu, “Utilization of Thermal Effect Induced by Plasma Generation for Aircraft Icing Mitigation “, AIAA Journal, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 1097-1104, 2018. DOI: 10.2514/1.J056358

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J3. Y. Liu, LK Li, H. Li and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study of Surface Wettability Effects on Dynamic Ice Accretion Process over an UAS Propeller Model”, Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 73, pp. 164-172, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2017.12.003

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J2. Y. Liu, WL Chen, L. Bond and H. Hu, “An Experimental Study on the Characteristics of Wind-driven Surface Water Film Flows by Using a Multi-Transducer Ultrasonic Pulse-Echo Technique”, Physics of Fluids,  29, 012102 (13 pages), 2017.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4973398. [Editor’s Pick]

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J1. Y. Liu, L. Bond and H. Hu, “Ultrasonic-Attenuation-Based Technique for Ice Characterization Pertinent to Aircraft Icing Phenomena”, AIAA Journal, Vol. 55, No. 5, pp. 1602-1609. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J055500.

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