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Mechanical durability of superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of surface modification technologies (2016)
Journal Article
Zhi, J.-H., Zhang, L.-Z., Yan, Y., & Zhu, J. (2017). Mechanical durability of superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of surface modification technologies. Applied Surface Science, 392, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.09.049

Various surface modification technologies have been used to develop superhydrophobic surface, however their durability has been recognized as the major obstacle for the real applications. Here a quantitative investigation was conducted to evaluate th... Read More about Mechanical durability of superhydrophobic surfaces: the role of surface modification technologies.

Performance prediction of PM 2.5 removal of real fibrous filters with a novel model considering rebound effect (2016)
Journal Article
Cai, R.-R., Zhang, L.-Z., & Yan, Y. (2017). Performance prediction of PM 2.5 removal of real fibrous filters with a novel model considering rebound effect. Applied Thermal Engineering, 111, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.07.162

Fibrous filters have been proved to be one of the most cost-effective way of particulate matters (specifically PM 2.5) purification. However, due to the complex structure of real fibrous filters, it is difficult to accurately predict the performance... Read More about Performance prediction of PM 2.5 removal of real fibrous filters with a novel model considering rebound effect.

A comprehensive review of thermoelectric technology: materials, applications, modelling and performance improvement (2016)
Journal Article
Twaha, S., Zhu, J., Yan, Y., & Li, B. (in press). A comprehensive review of thermoelectric technology: materials, applications, modelling and performance improvement. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 65, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.07.034

Thermoelectric (TE) technology is regarded as alternative and environmentally friendly technology for harvesting and recovering heat which is directly converted into electrical energy using thermoelectric generators (TEG). Conversely, Peltier coolers... Read More about A comprehensive review of thermoelectric technology: materials, applications, modelling and performance improvement.

A critical review of thermal management models and solutions of lithium-ion batteries for the development of pure electric vehicles (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, Q., Jiang, B., Li, B., & Yan, Y. (2016). A critical review of thermal management models and solutions of lithium-ion batteries for the development of pure electric vehicles. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 64, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.05.033

Power train electrification is promoted as a potential alternative to reduce carbon intensity of transportation. Lithium-ion batteries are found to be suitable for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and pure electric vehicles (EVs), and temperature cont... Read More about A critical review of thermal management models and solutions of lithium-ion batteries for the development of pure electric vehicles.

Experimental investigation of vapor chambers with different wick structures at various parameters (2016)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Li, Z., Zhou, W., Zeng, Z., Yan, Y., & Li, B. (2016). Experimental investigation of vapor chambers with different wick structures at various parameters. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 77, 132-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2016.04.017

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. In this study, copper water vapor chambers (VCs) with two wick structures (copper foam and copper powder) are manufactured. An air-cooled test rig is designed to investigate the thermal performance. For copper-foam-based VCs (CFV... Read More about Experimental investigation of vapor chambers with different wick structures at various parameters.

Experimental investigation on an integrated thermal management system with heat pipe heat exchanger for electric vehicle (2016)
Journal Article
Zou, H., Wang, W., Zhang, G., Qin, F., Tian, C., & Yan, Y. (2016). Experimental investigation on an integrated thermal management system with heat pipe heat exchanger for electric vehicle. Energy Conversion and Management, 118, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2016.03.066

An integrated thermal management system combining a heat pipe battery cooling/preheating system with the heat pump air conditioning system is presented to fulfill the comprehensive energy utilization for electric vehicles. A test bench with battery h... Read More about Experimental investigation on an integrated thermal management system with heat pipe heat exchanger for electric vehicle.

Thermal performance of ultra-thin flattened heat pipes with composite wick structure (2016)
Journal Article
Li, Y., Zhou, W., He, J., Yan, Y., Li, B., & Zeng, Z. (2016). Thermal performance of ultra-thin flattened heat pipes with composite wick structure. Applied Thermal Engineering, 102, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.03.097

This study proposes three composite wick structures (copper power or mesh sintered on grooved tube), namely, single arch-shaped sintered–grooved wick (SSGW), bilateral arch-shaped sintered–grooved wick (BSGW), and mesh–grooved wick (MGW), to improve... Read More about Thermal performance of ultra-thin flattened heat pipes with composite wick structure.

Effect of resistive load on the performance of an organic Rankine cycle with a scroll expander (2016)
Journal Article
Zhua, J., Chen, Z., Huang, H., & Yan, Y. (2016). Effect of resistive load on the performance of an organic Rankine cycle with a scroll expander. Energy, 95, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.11.048

An experimental investigation is performed for an organic Rankine cycle system with different electrical resistive loads. The test rig is set up with a small scroll expander-generator unit, a boiler and a magnetically coupled pump. R134a is used as t... Read More about Effect of resistive load on the performance of an organic Rankine cycle with a scroll expander.

Study of the effect of dipole interactions on hyperthermia heating the cluster composed of superparamagnetic nanoparticles (2015)
Journal Article
Fu, R., Yan, Y., & Roberts, C. (2015). Study of the effect of dipole interactions on hyperthermia heating the cluster composed of superparamagnetic nanoparticles. AIP Advances, 5(12), Article 127232. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939514

A Modified Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Network Coding Resource Minimization (2015)
Journal Article
Wang, Z., Xing, H., Li, T., Yang, Y., Qu, R., & Pan, Y. (2016). A Modified Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Network Coding Resource Minimization. IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 20(3), 325-342. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEVC.2015.2457437

The paper presents a modified ant colony optimization approach for the network coding resource minimization problem. It is featured with several attractive mechanisms specially devised for solving the network coding resource minimization problem: 1)... Read More about A Modified Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Network Coding Resource Minimization.

Experimental investigation on EV battery cooling and heating by heat pipes (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, Q., Jiang, B., Xue, Q., Sun, H., Li, B., Zou, H., & Yan, Y. (2015). Experimental investigation on EV battery cooling and heating by heat pipes. Applied Thermal Engineering, 88, 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.09.083

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Enhancing battery safety and thermal behaviour are critical for electric vehicles (EVs) because they affect the durability, energy storage, lifecycle, and efficiency of the battery. Prior studies of using air, liquid or phase cha... Read More about Experimental investigation on EV battery cooling and heating by heat pipes.

Methane adsorption in metal-organic frameworks containing nanographene linkers: a computational study (2014)
Journal Article
Bichoutskaia, E., Suyetin, M., Bound, M., Yong, Y., & Schröder, M. (2014). Methane adsorption in metal-organic frameworks containing nanographene linkers: a computational study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(29), https://doi.org/10.1021/jp503210h

Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials are known to be amenable to expansion through elongation of the parent organic linker. For a family of model (3,24)-connected
MOFs with the rht topology, in which the central part of organic linker comprises a... Read More about Methane adsorption in metal-organic frameworks containing nanographene linkers: a computational study.

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. Power conditioning of thermoelectric generated power using dc-dc converters: a case study of a boost converter. Presented at International Symposium of Heat Transfer and Heat Powered Cycles 2016

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.