Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
Tel: 864 656-7225
Fax: 864 656-4435
Email: ctong@ces.clemson.edu

Education

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1995
ME, Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1986
BE,  Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1983
 

Research Interests

Turbulent flow, turbulent combustion, turbulent mixing, large eddy simulation, atmospheric
turbulence, fine-scale turbulence structure
 

Awards

National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award (2001).
Clemson University Board of Trustee Faculty Excellence Award (2002)
 

Research Projects

Since 2001 our research group has received research grants totaling $1.9M from the National
Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The following are projects
supported by these grants:
 

7.  Investigation of subgrid-scale mixing and turbulence-chemistry interaction in turbulent
    partially premixed flames using experimental data

    Supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

6.  Subgrid-scale mixing models for large eddy simulation of turbulent flames

      Supported by the National Science Foundation

5.  Measurements and modeling of subgrid-scale turbulence in the atmospheric surface layer

     Supported by the National Science Foundation

4.  Investigation of subgrid-scale mixing and turbulence-chemistry interaction in turbulent
    partially premixed flames using experimental data (completed)

   Supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

3. Investigation of subgrid-scale turbulence in the atmospheric boundary layer using fields
     measurements.

    Supported by the National Science Foundation (completed)

2. Experimental study of velocity-scalar filtered joint density function

     Supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (completed)

1. Experimental study of subgrid-scale turbulent mixing to improve large eddy simulation
    of turbulent combustion.

    Supported by the National Science Foundation (CAREER Award) (completed)
 

4. Graduate Research Assistants

Shuaishuai Liu, Ph.D. student
Wei Li, Ph.D. student
Khuong Ngyuan, Ph.D. student

Former Graduate Student

Jian Cai (Ph.D.)
Matthew J. Dinger
Xingshi Wang
Qinglin Chen (Ph.D. )
Danhong Wang  (Ph.D.)
Hengbin Zhang
Yongchang Ma
Anand Rajagopalan

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Michael Wells
Khuong Ngyuan
Matt Dinger
Dale DeCola
Arpan Shah
Daniel Lowe
Robert Lee
David Mathis
Brandon Tompkins

Selected Publications

Chen, Q., Otte, M.J., Sullivan, P.P., and Tong, C. 2009 A posteriori subgrid-scale model tests
based on the conditional means of subgrid-scale stress and its production rate.
J. Fluid Mech.  626, 149-181.

Cai, J. and Tong C. 2009 A conditional sampling-based method for noise and resolution corrections
for scalar dissipation rate measurements.  Phys. Fluids 21, 065104.

Cai, J, Wang, D., Tong, C., Barlow, R.S., and Karpetis, A.N. 2009 Investigation of subgrid-scale
mixing of mixture fraction and temperature in turbulent partially premixed flames. Proc.
Combust. Inst. 32, 1533-1541.

Zhao, Y. Tong, C. and Ma, L. 2009 Assessment of a novel flow visualization technique using
photodissociation spectroscopy.  Appl. Spectrosc. 63,199-206.

Wang, D., Tong, C., Barlow, R.S., and Karpetis, A.N. 2007 Experimental study of
scalar filtered mass density function in turbulent partially premixed flames.
Proc. Combust. Inst. 31, 1517-1525.

Chen, Q. and Tong, C. 2006 Invesitgation of subgrid-scale stress and it sproduction rate in a
convective atmospheric boundary layer.  J. Fluid Mech. 547, 65-104.

Chen, Q., Wang, D., Zhang, H. and Tong, C. 2005 Investigation of scale dependences of subgrid-scale
scalar flux and its production rate.  J. Turbulence 6, 36.

Wang, D. and Tong, C. 2005 Experimental study of velocity-scalar filtered joint density function
for LES of turbulent  combustion.  Proc. Combust. Inst.30, 567-574.

Wang, D., Tong, C. and Pope, S. B. 2004 Experimental investigation of velocity filtered joint density
function for large eddy simulation.  Phys. Fluids 16, 3599-3613.

Zhang, H. and Tong, C. 2004 On conditional scalar increment and joint velocity-scalar increment
statistics, New J. Phys. 6 (Focus issue on turbulence), 38.

Grujicic, M., Zhao, C. L., Tong, C., DeRosset, W. S., and Helfritch, D. 2003 Analysis of the impact
velocity of power particles in the cold-gas dynamic-spray process. Mater. Sci. Eng. A368, 222-230.

Grujicic, M., Tong, C., DeRosset, W.S., and Helfritch, D. 2003 Flow analysis and nozzle-shpae
optimization for the cold-gas dynamic-spray process.  Proc. Instn. Engrs. 217, 1603.

Chen, Q., Zhang, H., Wang, D., and Tong, C. 2003 Subgrid-scale stress and its production rate:
Conditions for resolvable-scale velocity probability density function. J. Turbulence  4, 29.

Tong, C. 2003 Galilean invariance of velocity probability density function transport equation.
 Phys. Fluids 15, 2073-2076.

Zhang, H. and Tong, C. 2003 On conditional velocity-increment statistics. Phys. Fluids 15, 1676-1686.

Rajagopalan, A. G. and Tong, C. 2003 Experimental investigation of scalar-scalar-dissipation filtered
joint density function and its transport equation. Phys. Fluids 15, 227-244.

Wang, D. and Tong, C. 2002 Conditionally filtered scalar dissipation, scalar diffusion, and velocity
in a turbulent jet. Phys. Fluids 14, 2170-2185.

Tong, C. 2001 Measurements of conserved scalar filtered density function in a turbulent jet.
Phys. Fluids 13, 2923-2937.

Tong, C., Wyngaard, J.C., and Brasseur, J.G. 1999 Experimental study of subgrid-scale stress in the
atmospheric surface layer. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 2277-2292.

Miller, D.O., Tong, C., and Wyngaard, J.C. 1999 The effects of probe-induced flow distortion on
velocity covariances: Field observation. Boundary Layer Meteorol. 91, 483-493.

Tong, C., Wyngaard, J.C., Khanna, S. and Brasseur, J.G. 1998 Resolvable-and subgrid-scale
 measurement in the atmospheric surface layer: technique and issues. J.~Atmos. Sci. 55, 3135-3147.

Tong, C. 1997 Spectra of heat-flux and stress fluctuations in the atmospheric surface layer.
 J. Atmos. Sci. 54, 1277-1284.

Tong, C. 1996 Taylor's hypothesis and two-point coherence measurements. Boundary-Layer
 Meteorol. 81, 399-410.

Tong, C. and Wyngaard, J.C. 1996  Two-point coherence in the atmospheric surface layer.
 Boundary-Layer Meteorol.  81, 105-121.

Tong, C. and Warhaft, Z. 1995 Scalar dispersion and mixing in a jet. J. Fluid Mech. 292, 1-38.

Tong, C. and Warhaft, Z. 1994 On passive scalar derivative statistics in grid turbulence.
 Phys. Fluids. 6,  2165-2176.

Jayesh, Tong, C. and Warhaft, Z. 1994 On Temperature spectra in grid turbulence.
 Phys. Fluids 6, 306-312.

Tong, C. and Warhaft, Z. 1994 Turbulence suppression in a jet by means of a fine ring.
 Phys. Fluids. 6,  328-333.
 
 
 
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