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Steady-state performance evaluation and energy assessment of a complete membrane-based liquid desiccant dehumidification system (2019)
Journal Article
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, 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.

Effects of turbulator with round hole on the thermo-hydraulic performance of nanofluids in a triangle tube (2019)
Journal Article
Qi, C., Fan, F., Pan, Y., Liu, M., & Yan, Y. (2020). Effects of turbulator with round hole on the thermo-hydraulic performance of nanofluids in a triangle tube. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 146, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.118897

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd For investigating the thermal and hydraulic characteristics of water-based SiO2 nanofluids in a triangular tube with different turbulators, an experimental system has been designed and verified in this paper. The effects of differ... Read More about Effects of turbulator with round hole on the thermo-hydraulic performance of nanofluids in a triangle tube.

Experimental study on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in double-tube heat exchangers based on thermal efficiency assessment (2019)
Journal Article
Qi, C., Luo, T., Liu, M., Fan, F., & Yan, Y. (2019). Experimental study on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in double-tube heat exchangers based on thermal efficiency assessment. Energy Conversion and Management, 197, 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.111877

Thermal performance and pressure drop of TiO2-H2O nanofluids in double-tube heat exchangers are investigated. The influence of the thermal fluid (water) volume flow rates (qv = 1–5 L/min), nanoparticle mass frictions (ω = 0.0%, 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5%),... Read More about Experimental study on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in double-tube heat exchangers based on thermal efficiency assessment.

The micro?/nano?PCMs for thermal energy storage systems: A state of art review (2019)
Journal Article
Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., Yan, Y., & Darkwa, J. (2019). The micro?/nano?PCMs for thermal energy storage systems: A state of art review. International Journal of Energy Research, 43(11), 5572-5620. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.4550

With advancement in technology, the nanotechnology, various thermal energy storage (TES) materials have been invented and modified with promising thermal transport properties. The solid–liquid phase change materials (PCMs) have been extensively used... Read More about The micro?/nano?PCMs for thermal energy storage systems: A state of art review.

Effect of corrugation pitch on thermo-hydraulic performance of nanofluids in corrugated tubes of heat exchanger system based on exergy efficiency (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, G., Qi, C., Liu, M., Li, C., Yan, Y., & Liang, L. (2019). Effect of corrugation pitch on thermo-hydraulic performance of nanofluids in corrugated tubes of heat exchanger system based on exergy efficiency. Energy Conversion and Management, 186, 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.02.046

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd In this article, water and TiO2-H2O nanofluids are used as heat exchange mediums. The heat transfer and resistance coefficient of corrugated tubes with different corrugation pitches are studied by experimental method. The economy... Read More about Effect of corrugation pitch on thermo-hydraulic performance of nanofluids in corrugated tubes of heat exchanger system based on exergy efficiency.

Performance of supersonic steam ejectors considering the nonequilibrium condensation phenomenon for efficient energy utilisation (2019)
Journal Article
Yang, Y., Zhu, X., Yan, Y., Ding, H., & Wen, C. (2019). Performance of supersonic steam ejectors considering the nonequilibrium condensation phenomenon for efficient energy utilisation. Applied Energy, 242, 157-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.03.023

Supersonic ejectors are of great interest for various industries as they can improve the quality of the low-grade heat source in an eco-friendly and sustainable way. However, the impact of steam condensation on the supersonic ejector performances is... Read More about Performance of supersonic steam ejectors considering the nonequilibrium condensation phenomenon for efficient energy utilisation.