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A critical review on thermal management technologies for motors in electric cars (2021)
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Wang, X., Li, B., Gerada, D., Huang, K., Stone, I., Worrall, S., & Yan, Y. (2022). A critical review on thermal management technologies for motors in electric cars. Applied Thermal Engineering, 201(Part A), Article 117758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117758

The development of electric cars has well been regarded as a major solution for tackling the challenges of carbon-neutrality faced by the modern communities. Electric motor is certainly the core and most important components of an electric car, and t... Read More about A critical review on thermal management technologies for motors in electric cars.

An experimental investigation of wide distillation fuel based on CTL on the combustion performance and emission characteristics from a CI engine (2021)
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Sun, Y., Sun, W., Guo, L., Zhang, H., Yan, Y., Zeng, W., & Lin, S. (2022). An experimental investigation of wide distillation fuel based on CTL on the combustion performance and emission characteristics from a CI engine. Fuel, 310(Part B), Article 122262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122262

Coal to liquid (CTL) has promising application prospects as an alternative diesel fuel, but the direct application of coal-based synthetic diesel with high cetane number (CN) in compression ignition (CI) engines also has problems. Therefore, the CTL... Read More about An experimental investigation of wide distillation fuel based on CTL on the combustion performance and emission characteristics from a CI engine.

Towards the thermal management of electronic devices: A parametric investigation of finned heat sink filled with PCM (2021)
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Arshad, A., Ibrahim Alabdullatif, M., Jabbal, M., & Yan, Y. (2021). Towards the thermal management of electronic devices: A parametric investigation of finned heat sink filled with PCM. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 129, Article 105643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105643

This study presents the parametric investigation of a phase change material (PCM) filled plate-fin heat sink, used for thermal management (TM) of electronic components. Two-dimensional (2D) unsteady numerical simulations were carried out using the fi... Read More about Towards the thermal management of electronic devices: A parametric investigation of finned heat sink filled with PCM.

Comparison of different fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics modeling approaches for thermoelectric generator systems (2021)
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Luo, D., Wang, R., Yan, Y., Sun, Z., Zhou, W., & Ding, R. (2021). Comparison of different fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics modeling approaches for thermoelectric generator systems. Renewable Energy, 180, 1266-1277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.033

This work proposes a novel fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics numerical model to predict the performance of thermoelectric generator systems applied to fluid waste heat recovery, with the consideration of multiphysics coupling effects of fluid, ther... Read More about Comparison of different fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics modeling approaches for thermoelectric generator systems.

Efficient radiative cooling coating with biomimetic human skin wrinkle structure (2021)
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Cheng, Z., Han, H., Wang, F., Yan, Y., Shi, X., Liang, H., …Shuai, Y. (2021). Efficient radiative cooling coating with biomimetic human skin wrinkle structure. Nano Energy, 89, Part A, Article 106377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2021.106377

Daytime radiative cooling is an energy-free pathway to achieve cooling performance. Current radiative cooling materials with periodic photonic structures are facing a huge challenge in terms of scale expansion owing to complex preparation technology... Read More about Efficient radiative cooling coating with biomimetic human skin wrinkle structure.

Numerical investigation on improving the heat storage and transfer performance of ceramic /D-mannitol composite phase change materials by bionic graded pores and nanoparticle additives (2021)
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Feng, D., Nan, J., Feng, Y., Zhang, X., & Yan, Y. (2021). Numerical investigation on improving the heat storage and transfer performance of ceramic /D-mannitol composite phase change materials by bionic graded pores and nanoparticle additives. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 179, Article 121748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121748

To speed up the thermal response rate of the latent heat storage system, this research draws on the ideas of bionics and proposes two methods to enhance the performance of heat storage and heat transfer during phase change process. First, a biomimeti... Read More about Numerical investigation on improving the heat storage and transfer performance of ceramic /D-mannitol composite phase change materials by bionic graded pores and nanoparticle additives.

Depression of melting point and latent heat of molten salts as inorganic phase change material: size effect and mechanism (2021)
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Zhang, S., Jin, Y., & Yan, Y. (2022). Depression of melting point and latent heat of molten salts as inorganic phase change material: size effect and mechanism. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 346, Article 117058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117058

The depression of melting point and latent heat is a common phenomenon for nanoporous shape-stabilised phase change materials (ss-PCMs), however, the underlying mechanism is not well understood, especially from the microscopic perspective. As PCMs ar... Read More about Depression of melting point and latent heat of molten salts as inorganic phase change material: size effect and mechanism.

Thermal Effect on Deformation of Nanofluid-Encapsulated Double Emulsion Droplets Flowing in a Constricted Microchannel (2021)
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Rena, Y., Huang, Y., Xie, C., Yan, Y., Wang, J., & Yamaguchi, T. (2021). Thermal Effect on Deformation of Nanofluid-Encapsulated Double Emulsion Droplets Flowing in a Constricted Microchannel. Heat Transfer Engineering, 43(13), 1135-1148. https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2021.1943853

Double emulsions have been intensively used as a template to form core/shell structured microcapsules encapsulating and releasing a substance of interest in a controllable way for wide spectrum of chemical and biological applications. Herein a numeri... Read More about Thermal Effect on Deformation of Nanofluid-Encapsulated Double Emulsion Droplets Flowing in a Constricted Microchannel.

Thermo-physical properties prediction of carbon-based magnetic nanofluids based on an artificial neural network (2021)
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Shi, L., Zhang, S., Arshad, A., Hu, Y., He, Y., & Yan, Y. (2021). Thermo-physical properties prediction of carbon-based magnetic nanofluids based on an artificial neural network. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 149, Article 111341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111341

Nanostructured magnetic suspensions have superior thermophysical properties, which have attracted widespread attention owing to their industrial applications for heat transfer enhancement and thermal management. However, experimental measurements of... Read More about Thermo-physical properties prediction of carbon-based magnetic nanofluids based on an artificial neural network.

Recent advances of nanofluids in micro/nano scale energy transportation (2021)
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Liu, C., Qiao, Y., Du, P., Zhang, J., Zhao, J., Liu, C., …Yan, Y. (2021). Recent advances of nanofluids in micro/nano scale energy transportation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 149, Article 111346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111346

As the continuing integration and size deflation of component dimensions in electronic circuits and increase in the number of transistors in modern microprocessor chips, especially for heat dissipation of micro/nano scale devise, traditionally used s... Read More about Recent advances of nanofluids in micro/nano scale energy transportation.

Experimental and Numerical Heat Transfer Investigation of Impingement Jet Nozzle Position in Concave Double-Wall Cooling Structures (2021)
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Wright, E., Ahmed, A., Yan, Y., Maltson, J., & Arisso Lopez, L. A. (2022). Experimental and Numerical Heat Transfer Investigation of Impingement Jet Nozzle Position in Concave Double-Wall Cooling Structures. Heat Transfer Engineering, 43(13), 1108-1118. https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2021.1943842

In this paper, experimental and numerical study has been carried out to investigate impingement cooling with a row of five circular jets, varied between target positions on a realistic leading edge region of gas turbine blade geometry. Experimental d... Read More about Experimental and Numerical Heat Transfer Investigation of Impingement Jet Nozzle Position in Concave Double-Wall Cooling Structures.

Comparative assessment of n-butanol addition in CTL on performance and exhaust emissions of a CI engine (2021)
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Sun, W., Sun, Y., Guo, L., Zhang, H., Yan, Y., Zeng, W., & Lin, S. (2021). Comparative assessment of n-butanol addition in CTL on performance and exhaust emissions of a CI engine. Fuel, 303, Article 121223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121223

Coal to liquid (CTL) is a diesel alternative fuel based on Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process, which has shown promising application value. Besides, as an oxygenated biofuel with high oxygen content and volatility, n-butanol can be blended with hydrocarbon... Read More about Comparative assessment of n-butanol addition in CTL on performance and exhaust emissions of a CI engine.

Effect of Turbulence Models on Steam Condensation in Transoṇic Flows (2021)
Book Chapter
Wen, C., Karvounis, N., Walther, J. H., Ding, H., Yang, Y., Zhu, X., & Yan, Y. (2021). Effect of Turbulence Models on Steam Condensation in Transoṇic Flows. In Advances in Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering: Proceedings of 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019) (711-715). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4765-6_123

Turbulence modelling plays an important role in the numerical prediction of nonequilibrium condensations in transonic flows. The present study evaluates the effect of four different turbulence models, namely, k - ε standard, RNG, realizable, and k -... Read More about Effect of Turbulence Models on Steam Condensation in Transoṇic Flows.

Effects of Bionic Models with Simultaneous Thermal Fatigue and Wear Resistance (2021)
Book Chapter
Yu, D., Zhou, T., Zhou, H., Lu, H., Bo, H., & Yan, Y. (2021). Effects of Bionic Models with Simultaneous Thermal Fatigue and Wear Resistance. In Y. Yan (Ed.), Advances in Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering : Proceedings of 16th UK Heat Transfer Conference (UKHTC2019) (903-907). Springer Singapore

Transient numerical modelling of a thermoelectric generator system used for automotive exhaust waste heat recovery (2021)
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Luo, D., Wang, R., Yan, Y., Yu, W., & Zhou, W. (2021). Transient numerical modelling of a thermoelectric generator system used for automotive exhaust waste heat recovery. Applied Energy, 297, Article 117151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.117151

The automotive thermoelectric generator system is a promising technology of exhaust waste heat recovery, but reasonable theoretical models to predict its dynamic performance are lacking. In this work, a transient fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics c... Read More about Transient numerical modelling of a thermoelectric generator system used for automotive exhaust waste heat recovery.

Thermal process enhancement of HNCPCM filled heat sink: Effect of hybrid nanoparticles ratio and shape (2021)
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Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., Faraji, H., Bashir, M. A., Talebizadehsardari, P., & Yan, Y. (2021). Thermal process enhancement of HNCPCM filled heat sink: Effect of hybrid nanoparticles ratio and shape. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 125, Article 105323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2021.105323

The present study based on the numerical investigation of a hybrid nanocomposite phase change material (HNCPCM) filled heat sink for passive cooling of electronic devices. The combination of graphene oxide (GO) and silver (Ag) hybrid nanoparticles ar... Read More about Thermal process enhancement of HNCPCM filled heat sink: Effect of hybrid nanoparticles ratio and shape.

Thermal properties of PEG/MOF-5 regularized nanoporous composite phase change materials: A molecular dynamics simulation (2021)
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Li, P., Feng, D., Feng, Y., Zhang, J., Yan, Y., & Zhang, X. (2021). Thermal properties of PEG/MOF-5 regularized nanoporous composite phase change materials: A molecular dynamics simulation. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 26, Article 101027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2021.101027

In this paper, a metal-organic framework MOF-5 loaded polyethylene glycol (PEG) nanowire was used to form composite phase change material PEG/MOF-5. The molecular dynamics method was used to simulate the thermal conductivity, melting point and latent... Read More about Thermal properties of PEG/MOF-5 regularized nanoporous composite phase change materials: A molecular dynamics simulation.

Polyethylene glycol phase change material embedded in a hierarchical porous carbon with superior thermal storage capacity and excellent stability (2021)
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Feng, D., Zang, Y., Li, P., Feng, Y., Yan, Y., & Zhang, X. (2021). Polyethylene glycol phase change material embedded in a hierarchical porous carbon with superior thermal storage capacity and excellent stability. Composites Science and Technology, 210, Article 108832. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108832

Hierarchical porous materials are recommended to trade off the mismatch between high loading and efficient crystallization in pore-based composite phase change materials (PCMs), coupling the functions of expanded pores (mesopores and macropores) alon... Read More about Polyethylene glycol phase change material embedded in a hierarchical porous carbon with superior thermal storage capacity and excellent stability.

Experimental and kinetic study on the laminar burning speed, Markstein length and cellular instability of oxygenated fuels (2021)
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Wang, Q., Sun, W., Guo, L., Lin, S., Cheng, P., Zhang, H., & Yan, Y. (2021). Experimental and kinetic study on the laminar burning speed, Markstein length and cellular instability of oxygenated fuels. Fuel, 297, Article 120754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120754

The laminar burning speed, Markstein length and cellular instability of three oxygenated fuels, polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether 3 (PODE3), dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and n-butanol (NB), were experimentally studied using spherical flame propagation meth... Read More about Experimental and kinetic study on the laminar burning speed, Markstein length and cellular instability of oxygenated fuels.