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Maximum power Point Tracking control of thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control method (2017)
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Twaha, S., Zhu, J., Maraaba, L., Huang, K., Li, B., & Yan, Y. (2017). Maximum power Point Tracking control of thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control method. Energies, 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/en10122016

This study proposes and implements maximum power Point Tracking (MPPT) control on thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control (ESC) algorithm. The MPPT is applied to guarantee maximum power extraction from the TEG system. The work... Read More about Maximum power Point Tracking control of thermoelectric generation system using extremum seeking control method.

Mathematical and experimental investigation of water migration in plant xylem (2017)
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Hong, J., Liu, S., Glover, P., Wu, S., & Yan, Y. (2017). Mathematical and experimental investigation of water migration in plant xylem. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 14(4), 622-630. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529%2816%2960428-6

Plant can take water from soil up to several metres high. However, the mechanism of how water rises against gravity is still controversially discussed despite a few mechanisms have been proposed. Also, there still lacks of a critical transportation m... Read More about Mathematical and experimental investigation of water migration in plant xylem.

A thermal immiscible multiphase flow simulation by lattice Boltzmann method (2017)
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Gong, W., Chen, S., & Yan, Y. (in press). A thermal immiscible multiphase flow simulation by lattice Boltzmann method. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2017.08.019

The lattice Boltzmann (LB) method, as a mesoscopic approach based on the kinetic theory, has been significantly developed and applied in a variety of fields in the recent decades. Among all the LB community members, the pseudopotential LB plays an in... Read More about A thermal immiscible multiphase flow simulation by lattice Boltzmann method.

Parameter analysis of thermoelectric generator/dc-dc converter system with maximum power point tracking (2017)
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Twaha, S., Zhu, J., Li, B., Yan, Y., & Huang, K. (2017). Parameter analysis of thermoelectric generator/dc-dc converter system with maximum power point tracking. Energy for Sustainable Development, 41, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2017.08.005

The power generated from TEG is relatively unstable owing to temperature variations at its hot and cold side terminals. The dc-dc converters can provide more stable power output thereby improving the overall efficiency of TEG system. However, to faci... Read More about Parameter analysis of thermoelectric generator/dc-dc converter system with maximum power point tracking.

Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles (2017)
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Li, B., Huang, K., Yan, Y., Li, Y., Twaha, S., & Zhu, J. (2017). Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles. Applied Energy, 205, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.092

Transport represents over a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the leading cause of air pollution in cities. It has not seen the same gradual decline in emissions as other sectors. Recently, the thermoelectric power generation (TEG)... Read More about Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles.

Numerical study of wetting transitions on biomimetic surfaces using a lattice Boltzmann approach with large density ratio (2017)
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Gong, W., Yan, Y., Chen, S., & Giddings, D. (2017). Numerical study of wetting transitions on biomimetic surfaces using a lattice Boltzmann approach with large density ratio. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/S1672-6529%2816%2960414-6

The hydrophobicity of natural surfaces have drawn much attention of scientific communities in recent years. By mimicking natural surfaces, the manufactured biomimetic hydrophobic surfaces have been widely applied to green technologies such as self-cl... Read More about Numerical study of wetting transitions on biomimetic surfaces using a lattice Boltzmann approach with large density ratio.

Experimental measurement of dynamic concentration of nanofluid in laminar flow (2017)
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Hong, J., Liu, S., Yan, Y., & Glover, P. (in press). Experimental measurement of dynamic concentration of nanofluid in laminar flow. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2017.06.022

Nanofluid is thought to have a potential enhancement in heat transfer behaviour of fluid. The nanoparticle concentration in nanofluid is one of the most important factors that affect the nanofluid behaviour. The static concentration was applied in th... Read More about Experimental measurement of dynamic concentration of nanofluid in laminar flow.

Numerical investigation of flow unsteadiness and heat transfer on suction surface of rotating airfoils within a gas turbine cascade (2017)
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Guo, L., Yan, Y., Sun, W., & Zhu, J. (in press). Numerical investigation of flow unsteadiness and heat transfer on suction surface of rotating airfoils within a gas turbine cascade. Propulsion and Power Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2017.05.005

The effects of the periodical turbulence and pressure fluctuation on suction surface heat transfer over airfoils of a row of rotor blades with a certain type have been investigated numerically in this paper. The calculation is performed using model w... Read More about Numerical investigation of flow unsteadiness and heat transfer on suction surface of rotating airfoils within a gas turbine cascade.

The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems (2017)
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Gan, Y., Zhang, X., Li, H., Tong, Y., Shi, Y., & Yan, Y. (2017). The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems. Journal of Electrostatics, 87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2017.05.003

An experimental study on electro-spraying from small-scale combustors is carried out using liquid ethanol as fuel. Two systems of electro-spraying are employed in the present study; one is a nozzle system (without a ring electrode) and the other is a... Read More about The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems.

Bionic inspired study of heat pipe from plant water migration (2017)
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Hong, J., Liu, S., & Yan, Y. (2017). Bionic inspired study of heat pipe from plant water migration. Energy Procedia, 110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.186

Heat pipe is well regarded as super thermal conductor and has a wide range of applications in the variety of industry sections. A great number of researches have been done on enhancing the performance of heat pipe through improving the flow pattern.... Read More about Bionic inspired study of heat pipe from plant water migration.

Lattice Boltzmann parallel simulation of microflow dynamics over structured surfaces (2017)
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Zhou, W., Yan, Y., Liu, X., & Liu, B. (in press). Lattice Boltzmann parallel simulation of microflow dynamics over structured surfaces. Advances in Engineering Software, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2017.02.001

In the present work, a parallel lattice Boltzmann multiphase model was developed to investigate the effects of surface structures on wettabilities and flow dynamics in a microchannel. The theory of wetting transition was firstly discussed. Then three... Read More about Lattice Boltzmann parallel simulation of microflow dynamics over structured surfaces.

Performance analysis of thermoelectric generator using dc-dc converter with incremental conductance based maximum power point tracking (2017)
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Twaha, S., Zhu, J., Yan, Y., Li, B., & Huang, K. (in press). Performance analysis of thermoelectric generator using dc-dc converter with incremental conductance based maximum power point tracking. Energy for Sustainable Development, 37, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2017.01.003

Thermoelectric (TE) devices are regarded as alternative and environmentally friendly 7 for harvesting and recovering heat energy. Particularly, thermoelectric generators (TEGs) 8 are used for converting heat into electricity. One of the challenges be... Read More about Performance analysis of thermoelectric generator using dc-dc converter with incremental conductance based maximum power point tracking.

A comprehensive study on a novel concentric cylindrical thermoelectric power generation system (2017)
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Huang, K., Li, B., Yan, Y., Li, Y., Twaha, S., & Zhu, J. (2017). A comprehensive study on a novel concentric cylindrical thermoelectric power generation system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.02.060

This paper presents the novel designs of a concentric cylindrical thermoelectric generator (CCTEG) and an annular thermoelectric module (ATEM). The simulations are carried out to compare the performance of ATEM and the conventional square-shaped ther... Read More about A comprehensive study on a novel concentric cylindrical thermoelectric power generation system.

Three-dimensional multiphase flow computational fluid dynamics models for proton exchange membrane fuel cell: a theoretical development (2017)
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Kone, J., Zhang, X., Yan, Y., Hu, G., & Ahmadi, G. (in press). Three-dimensional multiphase flow computational fluid dynamics models for proton exchange membrane fuel cell: a theoretical development. Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/1757482X17692341

A review of published three-dimensional, computational fluid dynamics models for proton exchange membrane fuel cells that accounts for multiphase flow is presented. The models can be categorized as models for transport phenomena, geometry or operatin... Read More about Three-dimensional multiphase flow computational fluid dynamics models for proton exchange membrane fuel cell: a theoretical development.

Analysis of liquid–liquid droplets fission and encapsulation in single/two layer microfluidic devices fabricated by xurographic method (2017)
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Lim, C. N., Koh, K. S., Ren, Y., Chin, J. K., Shi, Y., & Yan, Y. (2017). Analysis of liquid–liquid droplets fission and encapsulation in single/two layer microfluidic devices fabricated by xurographic method. Micromachines, 8(2), Article 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi8020049

This paper demonstrates a low cost fabrication approach for microscale droplet fission and encapsulation. Using a modified xurography method, rapid yet reliable microfluidic devices with flexible designs (single layer and double layer) are developed... Read More about Analysis of liquid–liquid droplets fission and encapsulation in single/two layer microfluidic devices fabricated by xurographic method.

Thermal performance of ultra-thin flattened heat pipes (2017)
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Zhou, W., Xie, P., Li, Y., Yan, Y., & Li, B. (2017). Thermal performance of ultra-thin flattened heat pipes. Applied Thermal Engineering, 117, 773-781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.089

This study investigates the thermal performance of composite ultra-thin heat pipes (UTHPs). UTHPs are fabricated by flattening cylindrical heat pipes with outer diameter of 2 mm. The thickness and width were 0.8 mm and 2.7 mm, respectively. The compo... Read More about Thermal performance of ultra-thin flattened heat pipes.

Experimental study on combined defrosting performance of heat pump air conditioning system for pure electric vehicle in low temperature (2017)
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Zhou, G., Li, H., Liu, E., Li, B., Yan, Y., Chen, T., & Chen, X. (2017). Experimental study on combined defrosting performance of heat pump air conditioning system for pure electric vehicle in low temperature. Applied Thermal Engineering, 116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.088

The development of defrosting technology is a crucial technical barrier to the application of the heat pump air conditioning system for the pure electric vehicle. The frosting on the air conditioning system significantly affects systematic performanc... Read More about Experimental study on combined defrosting performance of heat pump air conditioning system for pure electric vehicle in low temperature.

CFD modeling of condensation process of water vapor in supersonic flows (2017)
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Yang, Y., Walther, J. H., Yan, Y., & Wen, C. (2017). CFD modeling of condensation process of water vapor in supersonic flows. Applied Thermal Engineering, 115, 1357-1362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.047

The condensation phenomenon of vapor plays an important role in various industries, such as the steam flow in turbines and refrigeration system. A mathematical model is developed to predict the spontaneous condensing phenomenon in the supersonic flow... Read More about CFD modeling of condensation process of water vapor in supersonic flows.