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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.

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.

Experimental study of a membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidifier based on internal air temperature variation (2019)
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Chu, J., Zhu, J., Bai, H., & Cui, Y. (2019). Experimental study of a membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidifier based on internal air temperature variation. Applied Thermal Engineering, 159, Article 113936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113936

A membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidifier with the separated air stream and liquid desiccant channels has the ability to solve its working fluid carryover problem in the traditional direct contact system. The sensible, latent, total effectivenes... Read More about Experimental study of a membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidifier based on internal air temperature variation.

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.

Influences of the mixed LiCl-CaCl 2 liquid desiccant solution on a membrane-based dehumidification system: parametric analysis and mixing ratio selection (2018)
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Bai, H., Zhu, J., Chu, J., Chen, X., Cui, Y., & Yan, Y. (2019). Influences of the mixed LiCl-CaCl 2 liquid desiccant solution on a membrane-based dehumidification system: parametric analysis and mixing ratio selection. Energy and Buildings, 183, 592-606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.11.038

The membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidification system has high energy efficiency without the traditional liquid system carry-over problem. The performance of such a system strongly depends on solution's temperature and concentration, which have... Read More about Influences of the mixed LiCl-CaCl 2 liquid desiccant solution on a membrane-based dehumidification system: parametric analysis and mixing ratio selection.

Performance characterizations and thermodynamic analysis of magnesium sulfate-impregnated zeolite 13X and activated alumina composite sorbents for thermal energy storage (2018)
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Xu, S., Wang, R., Wang, L., & Zhu, J. (2019). Performance characterizations and thermodynamic analysis of magnesium sulfate-impregnated zeolite 13X and activated alumina composite sorbents for thermal energy storage. Energy, 167, 889-901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.200

The composite sorbents of MgSO4-impregnated zeolite 13X and activated alumina are developed for thermal energy storage (TES) with different temperature ranges. The sorption and desorption characteristics of raw and MgSO4-impregnated activated alumina... Read More about Performance characterizations and thermodynamic analysis of magnesium sulfate-impregnated zeolite 13X and activated alumina composite sorbents for thermal energy storage.

A zeolite 13X/magnesium sulfate–water sorption thermal energy storage device for domestic heating (2018)
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Xu, S., Lemington, Q., Wang, R., & Zhu, J. (2018). A zeolite 13X/magnesium sulfate–water sorption thermal energy storage device for domestic heating. Energy Conversion and Management, 171, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.05.077

A sorption thermal energy storage (TES) device for domestic heating is presented in this article. The TES device adopts the new design scenario with valve-less adsorber and separate reservoir to eliminate the large-diameter vacuum valve for vapor flo... Read More about A zeolite 13X/magnesium sulfate–water sorption thermal energy storage device for domestic heating.

Performance evaluation of a membrane-based flat-plate heat and mass exchanger used for liquid desiccant regeneration (2018)
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Bai, H., Zhu, J., Chen, Z., Chu, J., & Liu, Y. (2018). Performance evaluation of a membrane-based flat-plate heat and mass exchanger used for liquid desiccant regeneration. Applied Thermal Engineering, 139, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.05.011

Liquid desiccant dehumidification system has gained much progress recently for its considerable energy saving potential without liquid water condensation. Within the system, regeneration is of great importance since diluted desiccant solution after d... Read More about Performance evaluation of a membrane-based flat-plate heat and mass exchanger used for liquid desiccant regeneration.

State-of-art in modelling methods of membrane-based liquid desiccant heat and mass exchanger: a comprehensive review (2018)
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Bai, H., Zhu, J., Chen, Z., & Chu, J. (2018). State-of-art in modelling methods of membrane-based liquid desiccant heat and mass exchanger: a comprehensive review. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.04.100

Air dehumidification is of vital importance in building air conditioning and production safety. Semi-permeable membrane module is a novel heat and mass exchanger, which separates the air and liquid desiccant to overcome desiccant droplet carry-over p... Read More about State-of-art in modelling methods of membrane-based liquid desiccant heat and mass exchanger: a comprehensive review.