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Enhanced heat transfer of PCM-based heat sink augmented with plate-fins and hybrid nanoparticles for electronics cooling (2025)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., & Yan, Y. (2025). Enhanced heat transfer of PCM-based heat sink augmented with plate-fins and hybrid nanoparticles for electronics cooling. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 218, Article 110107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2025.110107

Passive cooling technologies based on phase change material (PCM) reveal as emerging technique for thermal management of electronic components effciently. Therefore, the current study explores the combined effect of hybrid nanoparticles (HNPs), plate... Read More about Enhanced heat transfer of PCM-based heat sink augmented with plate-fins and hybrid nanoparticles for electronics cooling.

Investigation of thermal management performance of electronic devices with phase change materials and pin fin heat sinks under periodic heating and cooling cycles (2025)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Wang, H., Wang, J., Luo, D., Yan, Y., & Ren, Y. (2025). Investigation of thermal management performance of electronic devices with phase change materials and pin fin heat sinks under periodic heating and cooling cycles. Energy Conversion and Management, 342, Article 120107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.120107

Effective thermal management is critical for high-power devices such as metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistors, as excessive heat can degrade their performance and reliability. Existing studies often simplify the heat source as a region o... Read More about Investigation of thermal management performance of electronic devices with phase change materials and pin fin heat sinks under periodic heating and cooling cycles.

Effect of Photoresist Biomimetic Surface Roughness on Droplet Evaporation Dynamics (2025)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., Gao, X., & Yan, Y. (2025). Effect of Photoresist Biomimetic Surface Roughness on Droplet Evaporation Dynamics. Journal of Bionic Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42235-025-00698-5

Control of the wetting properties of biomimetic functional surfaces is a desired functionality in many applications. In this paper, the photoresist SU-8 was used as fabrication material. A silicon wafer was used as a substrate to prepare a biomimetic... Read More about Effect of Photoresist Biomimetic Surface Roughness on Droplet Evaporation Dynamics.

A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems (2025)
Journal Article
Dou, Y., Xu, B., Jiang, P., Wang, X., Zheng, X., Yan, Y., & Du, X. (2025). A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems. Applied Thermal Engineering, 271, Article 126312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126312

Utilizing passive thermal storage with electric heat pumps enables cost-effective building energy flexibility enhancement. Current reduced-order modeling approaches for control simulations introduce significant simulation-reality discrepancies, while... Read More about A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems.

The Effect of Honeycomb-Structured Hydrophilic–Hydrophobic Mixed Surfaces on the Spreading Process of Liquid Droplets (2025)
Journal Article
Zhu, C., Alston, M., & Yan, Y. (2025). The Effect of Honeycomb-Structured Hydrophilic–Hydrophobic Mixed Surfaces on the Spreading Process of Liquid Droplets. Biomimetics, 10(4), Article 209. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics10040209

Honeycomb-structured, mixed-wettability surfaces have attracted significant attention due to their potential for tailoring surface properties and controlling fluid dynamics at the nanoscale. However, the underlying mechanisms governing droplet spread... Read More about The Effect of Honeycomb-Structured Hydrophilic–Hydrophobic Mixed Surfaces on the Spreading Process of Liquid Droplets.

Efficient CO2/CH4 Separation Using Polysulfone/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) Mixed Matrix Membranes (2025)
Journal Article
Alsaady, M., Waqas, S., Zeeshan, M. H., Almarshoud, M. A., Maqsood, K., Abdulrahman, A., & Yan, Y. (2025). Efficient CO2/CH4 Separation Using Polysulfone/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) Mixed Matrix Membranes. ACS Omega, 10(12), 11972-11979. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c09251

This study investigates the fabrication and optimization of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) composed of NH2-MIL-125(Ti), a metal–organic framework (MOF), dispersed within a polysulfone (PSf) polymer matrix, for efficient CO2/CH4 separation. The MMMs we... Read More about Efficient CO2/CH4 Separation Using Polysulfone/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) Mixed Matrix Membranes.

Prompting droplet breakup by imposing an electric field (2025)
Journal Article
Chen, N., Gan, Y., & Yan, Y. (2025). Prompting droplet breakup by imposing an electric field. Physics of Fluids, 37(1), Article 013380. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0251845

Various means for manipulating droplets based on pressure, magnetic, optical, or other external fields have emerged. Despite the remarkable progress, the existing modalities of droplet formation control and manipulation still deserve further investig... Read More about Prompting droplet breakup by imposing an electric field.

An extensive analysis of the utilisation of phase change materials in food storage process (2025)
Journal Article
Han, L., Zhang, S., Wright, E., Zheng, X., & Yan, Y. (2025). An extensive analysis of the utilisation of phase change materials in food storage process. Journal of Energy Storage, 111, Article 115391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.115391

With improving living standards, the demand for high-quality food is escalating. Conventional food storage methods often entail issues such as limitations in sustaining food quality and related energy wastage. The utilisation of PCMs in the food stor... Read More about An extensive analysis of the utilisation of phase change materials in food storage process.

Performance improvement of an automotive thermoelectric generator by introducing a novel split fin structure (2025)
Journal Article
Luo, D., Yang, S., Zhang, H., Cao, J., Yan, Y., & Chen, H. (2025). Performance improvement of an automotive thermoelectric generator by introducing a novel split fin structure. Applied Energy, 382, Article 125218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.125218

In this research, a novel split fin structure is proposed to enhance the performance of automotive thermoelectric generators (ATEGs). The traditional plate fin is segmented into two identical secondary fins from the middle, improving the thermal cont... Read More about Performance improvement of an automotive thermoelectric generator by introducing a novel split fin structure.

Heat-moisture-mechanical bidirectional coupling multiphase porous media model for microwave vacuum drying of pitaya (2024)
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Han, L., & Yan, Y. (2025). Heat-moisture-mechanical bidirectional coupling multiphase porous media model for microwave vacuum drying of pitaya. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 112, Article 109731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2024.109731

Microwave vacuum drying (MVD) is widely adopted in the food industry helping maintain high product quality but the impact of shrinkage on heat and mass transfer is often overlooked. In the present study, the popular fruit, pitaya, was selected for a... Read More about Heat-moisture-mechanical bidirectional coupling multiphase porous media model for microwave vacuum drying of pitaya.

Heat and fluid flow analysis of micro-porous heat sink for electronics cooling: Effect of porosities and pore densities (2024)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Saeed, M., Ikhlaq, M., Imran, M., & Yan, Y. (2025). Heat and fluid flow analysis of micro-porous heat sink for electronics cooling: Effect of porosities and pore densities. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 57, Article 103129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2024.103129

This investigation evaluates the hydrothermal efficiency of a micro-porous heat sink, utilizing water as a coolant and employing a single-phase model for analysis. The heat sink incorporates an aluminum metal foam as the micro-porous medium, with a... Read More about Heat and fluid flow analysis of micro-porous heat sink for electronics cooling: Effect of porosities and pore densities.

Gradient-constrained algorithm for simulating bubble growth in microchannel boiling flow using volume of fluid method (2024)
Journal Article
Gao, H., Zhai, J., & Yan, Y. (2025). Gradient-constrained algorithm for simulating bubble growth in microchannel boiling flow using volume of fluid method. Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 170, Article 106051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enganabound.2024.106051

This study focuses on the numerical simulation of bubble growth in microchannels and addresses the interfacial deformations associated with phase transitions in the Volume of Fluid (VOF) method. In order to avoid the blurred deformation of the interf... Read More about Gradient-constrained algorithm for simulating bubble growth in microchannel boiling flow using volume of fluid method.

Effect of Photolithographic Biomimetic Surface Microstructure on Wettability and Droplet Evaporation Process (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2024). Effect of Photolithographic Biomimetic Surface Microstructure on Wettability and Droplet Evaporation Process. Biomimetics, 9(12), Article 724. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9120724

In nature, engineering technology and daily life, wetting phenomena are widespread and have essential roles and significance. Bionics is becoming increasingly important nowadays and exploring the mechanism that influences biomimetic surface microstru... Read More about Effect of Photolithographic Biomimetic Surface Microstructure on Wettability and Droplet Evaporation Process.

Feasibility and parametric study of a groove-type thermoelectric generator under multiphysics field conditions (2024)
Journal Article
Luo, D., Liu, Z., Cao, J., & Yan, Y. (2025). Feasibility and parametric study of a groove-type thermoelectric generator under multiphysics field conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 259, Article 124972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.124972

In this study, we propose a novel thermoelectric generator (TEG) configuration called the groove-type TEG, which introduces triangular brackets to increase the contact area between thermoelectric semiconductors and conductive strips. Through a therma... Read More about Feasibility and parametric study of a groove-type thermoelectric generator under multiphysics field conditions.

Effect of loaded carbon-based nanoparticles on the evaporation dynamics of sessile droplets (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2025). Effect of loaded carbon-based nanoparticles on the evaporation dynamics of sessile droplets. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 209, Article 109549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2024.109549

Droplet evaporation is an essential physical process in industrial fields such as spray cooling and inkjet printing. With the widespread use of carbon materials, carbon-based nanofluid droplets have great potential to improve the efficiency and quali... Read More about Effect of loaded carbon-based nanoparticles on the evaporation dynamics of sessile droplets.

Physics-informed neural network simulation of conjugate heat transfer in manifold microchannel heat sinks for high-power IGBT cooling (2024)
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Zhang, X., Tu, C., & Yan, Y. (2024). Physics-informed neural network simulation of conjugate heat transfer in manifold microchannel heat sinks for high-power IGBT cooling. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 159, Article 108036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.108036

This study explores the application of Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) in modeling fluid flow and heat transfer dynamics within intricate geometric configurations, focusing on manifold microchannel (MMC) heat sinks designed for efficient hig... Read More about Physics-informed neural network simulation of conjugate heat transfer in manifold microchannel heat sinks for high-power IGBT cooling.

The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2024). The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 234, 126156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126156

This study focuses on the influence of copper surface roughness on evaporation dynamics and deposition mode of fixed silica nanofluid droplets. It aims to achieve an enhanced cooling effect based on silica nanofluid spray. The results show that rough... Read More about The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid.

Performance investigation and optimization of an L-type thermoelectric generator (2024)
Journal Article
Luo, D., Liu, Z., Cao, J., Yan, Y., & Cao, B. (2024). Performance investigation and optimization of an L-type thermoelectric generator. Energy, 307, Article 132768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132768

Structural optimization is one of the effective means to improve thermoelectric generator (TEG) performance. Considering the inconsistent material parameters between P-type and N-type thermoelectrics, this paper proposes an L-type TEG configuration,... Read More about Performance investigation and optimization of an L-type thermoelectric generator.

A New Model for Capillary Imbibition With Asymmetric Wettability Walls (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhu, C., Yan, Y., & Alston, M. (2024, August). A New Model for Capillary Imbibition With Asymmetric Wettability Walls. Presented at ASME 2024 7th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Nottingham, UK

The imbibition dynamics is controlled by energy dissipation mechanisms and influenced by asymmetric wettability in a nanochannel. This work proposes a new theoretical model for capillary imbibition while the imbibition dynamics are described by a com... Read More about A New Model for Capillary Imbibition With Asymmetric Wettability Walls.

Emissions of volatile organic compounds from reed diffusers in indoor environments (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., He, X., Zhang, R., Wang, L., Kong, H., Wang, K., Zilli Vieira, C. L., Koutrakis, P., Huang, S., Xiong, J., & Yan, Y. (2024). Emissions of volatile organic compounds from reed diffusers in indoor environments. Cell Reports Physical Science, 5(8), Article 102142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102142

Reed diffusers are widely used as an indoor scenting source, in which aromatic components are thought to have sleep-improving and anxiety-relieving effects. Nevertheless, it is crucial to consider the potential health impacts associated with certain... Read More about Emissions of volatile organic compounds from reed diffusers in indoor environments.