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Performance comparison of thermoelectric generators with Extremum seeking control and incremental conductance MPPT methods (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Twaha, S., Zhu, J., & Yan, Y. (2017). Performance comparison of thermoelectric generators with Extremum seeking control and incremental conductance MPPT methods.

Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are used for converting heat into electricity, environmentally friendly, without moving parts and with less complexity. One of the problems with TEG is that it has low efficiency and therefore it is necessary to harve... Read More about Performance comparison of thermoelectric generators with Extremum seeking control and incremental conductance MPPT methods.

Power conditioning of thermoelectric generated power using dc-dc converters: a case study of a boost converter
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Twaha, S., Zhu, J., & Yan, Y. (in press). Power conditioning of thermoelectric generated power using dc-dc converters: a case study of a boost converter.

The near exhaustion of non-renewable energy resources such as fossil fuels followed by disastrous climatic changes have alerted the world to invest in alternative energy sources. Thermoelectric (TE) technology is responsible for innovating TE devices... Read More about Power conditioning of thermoelectric generated power using dc-dc converters: a case study of a boost converter.

Numerical modelling of non-equilibrium condensation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a converging-diverging nozzle
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wen, C., Zhu, X., Yang, Y., Ding, H., & Yan, Y. (2019, September). Numerical modelling of non-equilibrium condensation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a converging-diverging nozzle. Presented at International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM 2019), Rhodes, Greece

The condensing flow model is developed to predict the non-equilibrium condensation of CO2 in a converging-diverging nozzle using computational fluid dynamics modelling, which is expected to contribute to the carbon capture and storage. The numerical... Read More about Numerical modelling of non-equilibrium condensation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in a converging-diverging nozzle.

An experimental investigation of the effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, Z., Yan, Y., & Magnini, M. (2023, August). An experimental investigation of the effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation. Presented at International Heat Transfer Conference 17, Cape Town, South Africa

As one of the most common phenomena in nature, droplet evaporation has become a major heat transfer mode and is used widely in industries and scientific fields. For a sessile droplet, the wettability of the substrate surface could make a significant... Read More about An experimental investigation of the effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation.

A New Model for Capillary Imbibition With Asymmetric Wettability Walls
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.

Numerical Study on Thermal Storage-Discharge Process of Envelopes in Building Heating Systems With Different Terminals
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xu, B., Zhang, H., Dou, Y., Zheng, X., & Yan, Y. (2024, August). Numerical Study on Thermal Storage-Discharge Process of Envelopes in Building Heating Systems With Different Terminals. Presented at ASME 2024 7th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, Nottingham, UK

Building clusters and district heating systems have large thermal inertia, which can serve as thermal storage units and regard as important flexible resource. In this study, an integrated spatial discrete model for simulating the thermal performance... Read More about Numerical Study on Thermal Storage-Discharge Process of Envelopes in Building Heating Systems With Different Terminals.