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Aerodynamic design and optimization of sCO2 turbomachinery: Two-Stage optimization approach (2023)
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Cetin, T. H., & Zhu, J. (2023). Aerodynamic design and optimization of sCO2 turbomachinery: Two-Stage optimization approach. Energy Conversion and Management, 297, Article 117711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117711

The application of supercritical CO2 (sCO2) in power generation systems is getting attractive recently owing to high energy efficiency and compact component size, but there are big design challenges for turbines and compressors due to the supercritic... Read More about Aerodynamic design and optimization of sCO2 turbomachinery: Two-Stage optimization approach.

Energy and Stochastic Economic Assessments of Photovoltaic Systems in the East Midlands (2023)
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Cui, Y., Tian, S., Zhu, J., Zoras, S., & Shao, Y. (2023). Energy and Stochastic Economic Assessments of Photovoltaic Systems in the East Midlands. Energies, 16(18), Article 6723. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16186723

This study implements techno-economic evaluations of different photovoltaic (PV) systems in the East Midlands of the UK. Three application case studies, including an office building, a domestic building, and a poultry shed, are achieved. The building... Read More about Energy and Stochastic Economic Assessments of Photovoltaic Systems in the East Midlands.

Advanced perspectives on MXene composite nanomaterials: Types synthetic methods, thermal energy utilization and 3D-printed techniques (2022)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Tong, H., & Zou, R. (2023). Advanced perspectives on MXene composite nanomaterials: Types synthetic methods, thermal energy utilization and 3D-printed techniques. iScience, 26(1), Article 105824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.105824

MXene, 2D material, can be synthesized as single flake with 1 nm thickness by using phase change material, polymer and graphene oxide. Meanwhile, the MXene and its composite derivative materials have been applied widely in electro-to-thermal conversi... Read More about Advanced perspectives on MXene composite nanomaterials: Types synthetic methods, thermal energy utilization and 3D-printed techniques.

Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems (2022)
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Hakan Çetin, T., & Zhu, J. (2022). Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 54, Article 102832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.102832

Two sCO2 trigeneration systems are proposed in this study to supply power, heating and cooling simultaneously, one is a vapour compression recuperation system (VCRS), the other is an ejector integrated recuperation system (EIRS). Their performance as... Read More about Thermoeconomic assessments and optimization of a vapour compression and an ejector integrated sCO2 trigeneration systems.

Thermodynamic assessment of a novel self-condensing sCO2 recompression system with vortex tube (2022)
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Hakan Cetin, T., & Zhu, J. (2022). Thermodynamic assessment of a novel self-condensing sCO2 recompression system with vortex tube. Energy Conversion and Management, 269, Article 116110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.116110

Low temperature heat sink is required to condense the supercritical CO2 (sCO2) owing to its low critical temperature, this limits the sCO2 power system application. In this paper, a self-condensing sCO2 recompression system with vortex tube is propos... Read More about Thermodynamic assessment of a novel self-condensing sCO2 recompression system with vortex tube.

Photovoltaic/Thermal Module Integrated with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material: A Numerical Analysis (2022)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zoras, S., Hassan, K., & Tong, H. (2022). Photovoltaic/Thermal Module Integrated with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material: A Numerical Analysis. Energies, 15(14), Article 4988. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15144988

Solar photovoltaic-thermal (PV/T) technology is the main strategy for harvesting solar energy due to its non-polluting, stability, good visibility and security features. The aim of the project is to develop a mathematical model of a PV/T module integ... Read More about Photovoltaic/Thermal Module Integrated with Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material: A Numerical Analysis.

Thermodynamic assessment of a geothermal power and cooling cogeneration system with cryogenic energy storage (2022)
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Çetin, T. H., Zhu, J., Ekici, E., & Kanoglu, M. (2022). Thermodynamic assessment of a geothermal power and cooling cogeneration system with cryogenic energy storage. Energy Conversion and Management, 260, Article 115616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115616

Geothermal energy is one of the main renewable energy sources for power generation and district cooling, and liquid air energy storage is an emerging technology suitable for both power and cold storages. Accordingly, a combined power and cooling coge... Read More about Thermodynamic assessment of a geothermal power and cooling cogeneration system with cryogenic energy storage.

Current status and future development of hybrid PV/T system with PCM module: 4E (energy, exergy, economic and environmental) assessments (2022)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zhang, F., Shao, Y., & Xue, Y. (2022). Current status and future development of hybrid PV/T system with PCM module: 4E (energy, exergy, economic and environmental) assessments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 158, Article 112147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112147

Solar photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) with phase change material (PCM) technology is one of the incentive research areas in renewable energy application aspect, which attracts increasingly attention in the globalized market to tackle climate change. The... Read More about Current status and future development of hybrid PV/T system with PCM module: 4E (energy, exergy, economic and environmental) assessments.

Review of the recent advances in dew point evaporative cooling technology: 3E (energy, economic and environmental) assessments (2021)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zoras, S., & Liu, L. (2021). Review of the recent advances in dew point evaporative cooling technology: 3E (energy, economic and environmental) assessments. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 148, Article 111345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111345

Dew point evaporative cooling (DPEC) technology has been used to produce low temperature air, whose temperature is even beneath its wet bulb temperature of intake air and close to its dew point temperature. This paper summarizes energy, economic, and... Read More about Review of the recent advances in dew point evaporative cooling technology: 3E (energy, economic and environmental) assessments.

Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid (2020)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zoras, S., & Zhang, J. (2021). Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 135, Article 110254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110254

Solar photovoltaic/thermal technology has been widely utilized in building service area as it generates thermal and electrical
energy simultaneously. In order to improve the photovoltaic/thermal system performance, nanofluids are employed as the th... Read More about Comprehensive review of the recent advances in PV/T system with loop-pipe configuration and nanofluid.

Energy performance and life cycle cost assessments of a photovoltaic/thermal assisted heat pump system (2020)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zoras, S., Qiao, Y., & Zhang, X. (2020). Energy performance and life cycle cost assessments of a photovoltaic/thermal assisted heat pump system. Energy, 206, Article 118108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118108

A photovoltaic/thermal module assisted heat pump system is investigated in this paper, which provides electrical and thermal energy for a domestic building. In-depth evaluation on the system energy production is conducted based on the finite differen... Read More about Energy performance and life cycle cost assessments of a photovoltaic/thermal assisted heat pump system.

Performance optimization of the dehumidifier with parallel-plate membrane modules (2020)
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Li, Z., Zhao, H., Han, J., Wang, X., & Zhu, J. (2020). Performance optimization of the dehumidifier with parallel-plate membrane modules. Energy, 194, Article 116829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116829

A numerical model of a dehumidifier with parallel-plate membranes is established and validated, and the orthogonal optimization method is adopted to investigate the dehumidifier performance. The impact order of the main operating parameters, includin... Read More about Performance optimization of the dehumidifier with parallel-plate membrane modules.

Energy assessment and economic sensitivity analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system (2019)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Meng, F., Zoras, S., McKechnie, J., & Chu, J. (2020). Energy assessment and economic sensitivity analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system. Renewable Energy, 150, 101-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.127

This paper presents techno-economic assessment results of a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system for domestic building application. The PV system electricity output, energy conversion efficiency and cell temperature are explored based on the local... Read More about Energy assessment and economic sensitivity analysis of a grid-connected photovoltaic system.

Steady-state performance evaluation and energy assessment of a complete membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidification system (2019)
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Bai, H., Zhu, J., Chen, X., Chu, J., Cui, Y., & Yan, Y. (2020). Steady-state performance evaluation and energy assessment of a complete membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidification system. Applied Energy, 258, Article 114082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114082

A complete membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidification system is investigated under the steady operating condition, which mainly consists of a dehumidifier, a regenerator, three heat exchangers, a cold and a hot water supply units. A finite diff... Read More about Steady-state performance evaluation and energy assessment of a complete membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidification system.

State-of-the-art review of 3DPV technology: structures and models (2019)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., Zoras, S., Chen, X., Bi, H., Qiao, Y., & Soleimani, Z. (2019). State-of-the-art review of 3DPV technology: structures and models. Energy Conversion and Management, 200, Article 112130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112130

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Increasing energy conversion efficiency from sunlight to power is one of the key solutions for the world's energy shortage and greenhouse gas reduction, but the conventional flat photovoltaic module without sun tracking mechanism... Read More about State-of-the-art review of 3DPV technology: structures and models.

Experimental study of liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by measuring its temperature fields (2019)
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Chu, J., Chen, Z., Bai, H., & Zhu, J. (2019). Experimental study of liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by measuring its temperature fields. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 10, 163-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2019.01.005

Many studies have already been conducted to assess liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by numerical and experimental methods. However, the LAMEE temperature field is still an unknown area due to the operation difficult. In thi... Read More about Experimental study of liquid to air membrane energy exchanger (LAMEE) performance by measuring its temperature fields.

Techno-economic evaluation of multiple energy piles for a ground-coupled heat pump system (2018)
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Cui, Y., Zhu, J., & Meng, F. (2018). Techno-economic evaluation of multiple energy piles for a ground-coupled heat pump system. Energy Conversion and Management, 178, 200-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.042

A technical and economic feasibility study of multiple energy piles (EPs) for a ground-coupled heat pump (GCHP) system is presented in this paper. The GCHP system energy performance and life-cycle cost (LCC) are evaluated, it is found that the system... Read More about Techno-economic evaluation of multiple energy piles for a ground-coupled heat pump system.

Maximum power Point Tracking control of thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control method (2017)
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Twaha, S., Zhu, J., Maraaba, L., Huang, K., Li, B., & Yan, Y. (2017). Maximum power Point Tracking control of thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control method. Energies, 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/en10122016

This study proposes and implements maximum power Point Tracking (MPPT) control on thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control (ESC) algorithm. The MPPT is applied to guarantee maximum power extraction from the TEG system. The work... Read More about Maximum power Point Tracking control of thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control method.

Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles (2017)
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Li, B., Huang, K., Yan, Y., Li, Y., Twaha, S., & Zhu, J. (2017). Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles. Applied Energy, 205, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.092

Transport represents over a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the leading cause of air pollution in cities. It has not seen the same gradual decline in emissions as other sectors. Recently, the thermoelectric power generation (TEG)... Read More about Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles.

Numerical investigation of flow unsteadiness and heat transfer on suction surface of rotating airfoils within a gas turbine cascade (2017)
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Guo, L., Yan, Y., Sun, W., & Zhu, J. (in press). Numerical investigation of flow unsteadiness and heat transfer on suction surface of rotating airfoils within a gas turbine cascade. Propulsion and Power Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2017.05.005

The effects of the periodical turbulence and pressure fluctuation on suction surface heat transfer over airfoils of a row of rotor blades with a certain type have been investigated numerically in this paper. The calculation is performed using model w... Read More about Numerical investigation of flow unsteadiness and heat transfer on suction surface of rotating airfoils within a gas turbine cascade.