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A review of the applications of phase change materials in cooling, heating and power generation in different temperature ranges (2018)
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Du, K., Calautit, J. K., Wang, Z., Wu, Y., & Liu, H. (2018). A review of the applications of phase change materials in cooling, heating and power generation in different temperature ranges. Applied Energy, 220, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.03.005

Latent heat thermal energy storage is an attractive technique as it can provide higher energy storage density than conventional heat energy storage systems and has the capability to store heat of fusion at a constant (or a near constant) temperature... Read More about A review of the applications of phase change materials in cooling, heating and power generation in different temperature ranges.

Studies on combustion behaviours of single biomass particles using a visualization method (2017)
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Shan, L., Kong, M., Bennet, T. D., Sarroza, A. C., Eastwick, C., Sun, D., …Liu, H. (2018). Studies on combustion behaviours of single biomass particles using a visualization method. Biomass and Bioenergy, 109, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.008

Combustion behaviours of single particles (125–150 μm) of eucalyptus, pine and olive residue were investigated by means of a transparent visual drop-tube furnace, electrically heated to 1073 K, and a high-speed camera coupling with a long distance mi... Read More about Studies on combustion behaviours of single biomass particles using a visualization method.

Catalytic and non-catalytic synergistic effects and their individual contributions to improved combustion performance of coal/biomass blends (2017)
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Oladejo, J. M., Adegbite, S., Liu, H., & Wu, T. (2018). Catalytic and non-catalytic synergistic effects and their individual contributions to improved combustion performance of coal/biomass blends. Applied Energy, 211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.052

This study focuses on the synergistic properties of three types of coal when co-fired with oat straw at different blending ratios. The results demonstrated non-additive interaction between oat straw and coal samples. The catalytic effect of oat straw... Read More about Catalytic and non-catalytic synergistic effects and their individual contributions to improved combustion performance of coal/biomass blends.

Three-dimensional full loop modeling and optimization of an in situ gasification chemical looping combustion system (2017)
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Shao, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, X., Wang, X., Jin, B., & Liu, H. (in press). Three-dimensional full loop modeling and optimization of an in situ gasification chemical looping combustion system. Energy and Fuels, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b02119

This study presents a comprehensive three-dimensional full loop simulation on a novel in situ gasification chemical looping combustion (iG-CLC) system. This iG-CLC model mainly consists of a high-flux circulating fluidized bed fuel reactor, a counter... Read More about Three-dimensional full loop modeling and optimization of an in situ gasification chemical looping combustion system.

Multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann simulation for flow, mass transfer, and adsorption in porous media (2017)
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Ma, Q., Chen, Z., & Liu, H. (2017). Multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann simulation for flow, mass transfer, and adsorption in porous media. Physical Review E, 96(1), Article 013313. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.96.013313

In this paper, to predict the dynamics behaviors of flow and mass transfer with adsorption phenomena in porous media at the representative elementary volume (REV) scale, a multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) lattice Boltzmann (LB) model for the convection... Read More about Multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann simulation for flow, mass transfer, and adsorption in porous media.

Combustion behavior profiling of single pulverized coal particles in a drop tube furnace through high-speed imaging and image analysis (2017)
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Bai, X., Lu, G., Bennet, T. D., Sarroza, A. C., Eastwick, C., Liu, H., & Yan, Y. (in press). Combustion behavior profiling of single pulverized coal particles in a drop tube furnace through high-speed imaging and image analysis. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2017.03.018

Experimental investigations into the combustion behaviors of single pulverized coal particles are carried out based on high-speed imaging and image processing techniques. A high-speed video camera is employed to acquire the images of coal particles d... Read More about Combustion behavior profiling of single pulverized coal particles in a drop tube furnace through high-speed imaging and image analysis.

A novel index for the study of synergistic effects during the co-processing of coal and biomass (2016)
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Oladejo, J. M., Adegbite, S., Pang, C. H., Hao, L., Parvez, A. M., & Wu, T. (2017). A novel index for the study of synergistic effects during the co-processing of coal and biomass. Applied Energy, 188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.12.005

In this study, synergistic interaction between coal and biomass and its intensity were investigated systematically using a low rank coal and its blends with different biomass samples at various blending ratios. The catalytic effects of minerals origi... Read More about A novel index for the study of synergistic effects during the co-processing of coal and biomass.

Characterising pulverised fuel ignition in a visual drop tube furnace by use of a high-speed imaging technique (2016)
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Sarroza, A. C., Bennet, T. D., Eastwick, C., & Liu, H. (in press). Characterising pulverised fuel ignition in a visual drop tube furnace by use of a high-speed imaging technique. Fuel Processing Technology, 157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.11.002

This study investigates the ignition characteristics of pulverised coal, biomass and co-firing by use of a visual drop tube furnace (VDTF) and a high speed imaging technique. Three coals (anthracite, a bituminous coal and a lignite), four biomasses (... Read More about Characterising pulverised fuel ignition in a visual drop tube furnace by use of a high-speed imaging technique.

Experimental evaluation of a novel 20kWth in situ gasification chemical looping combustion unit with an iron ore as the oxygen carrier (2016)
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Wang, X., Jin, B., Zhu, X., & Liu, H. (2016). Experimental evaluation of a novel 20kWth in situ gasification chemical looping combustion unit with an iron ore as the oxygen carrier. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55(45), 11775-11784. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b03028

This study presents the results obtained from the operation of a 20 kWth in situ gasification chemical-looping combustion (iG-CLC) unit with a Chinese bituminous coal as the fuel and a natural iron ore as the oxygen carrier. This unit was built based... Read More about Experimental evaluation of a novel 20kWth in situ gasification chemical looping combustion unit with an iron ore as the oxygen carrier.

Z-source matrix rectifier (2016)
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Zhang, C., Hongchen, L., Yuliang, J., Dan, Z., Wheeler, P., & Guolei, F. (2016). Z-source matrix rectifier. IET Power Electronics, 9(13), 2580-2590. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2015.0966

This paper presents a novel Z-source matrix rectifier(ZSMR). To overcome the inherent disadvantage that the voltage transfer ratio for traditional matrix rectifier cannot be more than 0.866, a Z-source network has been combined with the matrix rectif... Read More about Z-source matrix rectifier.

Evaluation of mixing and mixing rate in a multiple spouted bed by image processing technique (2016)
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Zhang, Y., Zhong, W., Rui, X., Jin, B., & Liu, H. (in press). Evaluation of mixing and mixing rate in a multiple spouted bed by image processing technique. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2016-0072

Mixing efficiency is one of the most significant factors, affecting both performance and scale-up of a gas-solid reactor system. This paper presents an experimental investigation on the particle mixing in a multiple spouted bed. Image processing tech... Read More about Evaluation of mixing and mixing rate in a multiple spouted bed by image processing technique.

Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion (2015)
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Wang, X., Liu, H., Jin, B., Zhao, J., Sun, C., & Snape, C. E. (2016). Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 55(2), 428-435. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03660

A series of chemical-looping combustion (CLC) tests were conducted in a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) reactor to investigate the potential of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier. Two main products of solidfuel pyrolysis... Read More about Experimental evaluation of a Chinese sulfur-containing lean iron ore as the oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion.

Coking and deactivation of a mesoporous Ni-CaO-ZrO2 catalyst in dry reforming of methane: a study under different feeding compositions (2014)
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A previously developed mesoporous Ni–CaO–ZrO2 catalyst (NCZ) was submitted to dry reforming of methane (DRM), and the influence of feeding compositions on the properties of accumulated carbon was comprehensively studied. To this end, the used catalys... Read More about Coking and deactivation of a mesoporous Ni-CaO-ZrO2 catalyst in dry reforming of methane: a study under different feeding compositions.