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Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module (2021)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zhao, B., Ao, X., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., …Pei, G. (2021). Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module. Energy Conversion and Management, 236, Article 114057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114057

Solar energy and universe coldness are two renewable and clean energy constantly sent from outer space to the earth. Solar thermal collectors and radiative coolers respectively harvest heat and cooling energy in this context. However, their static an... Read More about Performance analysis of a novel bifacial solar photothermic and radiative cooling module.

Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2016), 19th to 22nd July 2016, Singapore (2021)
Conference Proceeding
(2021). Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2016), 19th to 22nd July 2016, Singapore. In S. Riffat, & Y. Su (Eds.),

A parametric study on the performance characteristics of an evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector (2020)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Guo, C., Zhao, B., Ao, X., Suhendri, Cao, J., …Pei, G. (2021). A parametric study on the performance characteristics of an evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector. Renewable Energy, 167, 884-898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.12.008

An evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (E-PV/T) collector was proposed. The inner space of the E-PV/T collector is vacuumed to suppress non-radiative heat losses, thus increasing thermal efficiency of the collector. Therefore, the E-PV/T collec... Read More about A parametric study on the performance characteristics of an evacuated flat-plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) collector.

Implementation of Passive Radiative Cooling Technology in Buildings: A Review (2020)
Journal Article
Suhendri, S., Hu, M., Su, Y., Darkwa, J., & Riffat, S. (2020). Implementation of Passive Radiative Cooling Technology in Buildings: A Review. Buildings, 10(12), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings10120215

Radiative cooling (RC) is attracting more interest from building engineers and architects. Using the sky as the heat sink, a radiative cooling material can be passively cooled by emitting heat to the sky. As a result of the development of material te... Read More about Implementation of Passive Radiative Cooling Technology in Buildings: A Review.

An analytical study of the nocturnal radiative cooling potential of typical photovoltaic/thermal module (2020)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zhao, B., Ao, X., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., …Pei, G. (2020). An analytical study of the nocturnal radiative cooling potential of typical photovoltaic/thermal module. Applied Energy, 277, Article 115625. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115625

Radiative cooling (RC) sees great developments in recent years due to its unique feature of sending waste heat to the cold universe without any additional energy consumption, which is extensively proved in many application scenarios, including its in... Read More about An analytical study of the nocturnal radiative cooling potential of typical photovoltaic/thermal module.

Effect of the spectrally selective features of the cover and emitter combination on radiative cooling performance (2020)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Suhendri, Zhao, B., Ao, X., Cao, J., Wang, Q., …Pei, G. (2021). Effect of the spectrally selective features of the cover and emitter combination on radiative cooling performance. Energy and Built Environment, 2(3), 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2020.06.008

Radiative cooling (RC) shows good potential for building energy saving by throwing waste heat to the cosmos in a passive and sustainable manner. However, most available radiative coolers suffer from low cooling flux. The situation becomes even deteri... Read More about Effect of the spectrally selective features of the cover and emitter combination on radiative cooling performance.

Investigation of an innovative PV/T-ORC system using amorphous silicon cells and evacuated flat plate solar collectors (2020)
Journal Article
Kutlu, C., Li, J., Su, Y., Wang, Y., Pei, G., & Riffat, S. (2020). Investigation of an innovative PV/T-ORC system using amorphous silicon cells and evacuated flat plate solar collectors. Energy, 203, Article 117873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117873

Solar-driven organic Rankine cycle (s-ORC) power generation is a promising technology with thermal storage for flexible operation to meet domestic variable electricity demand. A satisfactory efficiency of this technology can be obtained only at mediu... Read More about Investigation of an innovative PV/T-ORC system using amorphous silicon cells and evacuated flat plate solar collectors.

Evaluate the validity of the empirical correlations of clearance and friction coefficients to improve a scroll expander semi-empirical model (2020)
Journal Article
Kutlu, C., Erdinc, M. T., Li, J., Su, Y., Pei, G., Gao, G., & Riffat, S. (2020). Evaluate the validity of the empirical correlations of clearance and friction coefficients to improve a scroll expander semi-empirical model. Energy, 202, Article 117723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117723

This study presents a scroll expander modelling methodology for small scale power generation systems by combining scroll geometry and semi-empirical model. Although the semi-empirical model is quite popular, its dependence on several experimentally-d... Read More about Evaluate the validity of the empirical correlations of clearance and friction coefficients to improve a scroll expander semi-empirical model.

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2019), 20-22 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2020)
Conference Proceeding
RIFFAT, S., SU, Y., ISMAIL, N., & IDAYU AHMAD, M. (2020). Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2019), 20-22 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In S. RIFFAT, N. ISMAIL, Y. SU, & M. IDAYU AHMAD (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET 2019), 20-22 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Trends on sustainability in Saudi building industry: advances and challenges (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Alyami, M., Omer, S., & Riffat, S. (2020). Trends on sustainability in Saudi building industry: advances and challenges. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. (SET 2019), 20-22 August 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Volume 3 (20-22)

In developing countries like Saudi Arabia, the experience of a rapid rate of urbanization and infrastructure expansion, especially with respect to buildings, is immense. In Saudi Arabia, the role of buildings is even more important as they account fo... Read More about Trends on sustainability in Saudi building industry: advances and challenges.

A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs (2020)
Journal Article
Kutlu, C., Zhang, Y., Elmer, T., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2020). A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs. Renewable Energy, 152, 601-612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.090

Domestic hot water (DHW) has a significant share in building’s energy consumption. In order to reduce this consumption, various solutions have been proposed such as controlling the system in an efficient way, using renewable sources and using phase c... Read More about A simulation study on performance improvement of solar assisted heat pump hot water system by novel controllable crystallization of supercooled PCMs.

Review of Heat and Mass Transfer Enhancement Techniques and Current Advancement for Adsorption Heating/Cooling Systems (2019)
Journal Article
Omer, S., Wajid, N. M., Mompuouo, B., & Riffat, S. B. (2019). Review of Heat and Mass Transfer Enhancement Techniques and Current Advancement for Adsorption Heating/Cooling Systems. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 14(4), 461–467. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctw010

Adsorption heating/cooling became an alternative to vapour compression system due to low ozone depletion potential (ODP) and global warming potential (GWP). However, more investigation is required due their low efficiency when compared to conventiona... Read More about Review of Heat and Mass Transfer Enhancement Techniques and Current Advancement for Adsorption Heating/Cooling Systems.

Theoretical and experimental investigations of different area ratios of a supersonic ejector driven by compressed air (2019)
Journal Article
AL-nuaimi, A., Worall, M., & Riffat, S. (2019). Theoretical and experimental investigations of different area ratios of a supersonic ejector driven by compressed air. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 14(4), 550-560. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctz050

Ejectors have some advantages such as being simple, reliable and no moving parts. They can be used in air-conditioning and refrigeration applications. This paper presents a comparison of ejector performance, primary pressure (Pp), back pressure (Pb)... Read More about Theoretical and experimental investigations of different area ratios of a supersonic ejector driven by compressed air.

The advances of polysaccharide-based aerogels: Preparation and potential application (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Su, Y., Wang, W., Fang, Y., Riffat, S. B., & Jiang, F. (2019). The advances of polysaccharide-based aerogels: Preparation and potential application. Carbohydrate Polymers, 226, Article 115242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115242

Polysaccharide-based aerogels have high application value as one kind of unique functional materials. Not only has it high porosity and low-density, but also the non-toxicity and biodegradability. In recent decades, a variety of natural raw materials... Read More about The advances of polysaccharide-based aerogels: Preparation and potential application.

Fabrication and characterization of a novel konjac glucomannan-based air filtration aerogels strengthened by wheat straw and okara (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, W., Fang, Y., Ni, X., Wu, K., Wang, Y., Jiang, F., & Riffat, S. B. (2019). Fabrication and characterization of a novel konjac glucomannan-based air filtration aerogels strengthened by wheat straw and okara. Carbohydrate Polymers, 224, Article 115129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115129

The konjac glucomannan (KGM)-based aerogel as an air filtration material was fabricated through sol-gel and freeze-drying methods. Results showed that gelatin and starch addition could increase the filtration efficiency and compressive strength of ae... Read More about Fabrication and characterization of a novel konjac glucomannan-based air filtration aerogels strengthened by wheat straw and okara.

A Novel and Accurate Method for Moisture Adsorption Isotherm Determination of Sultana Raisins (2019)
Journal Article
Li, J., Dong, L., Xiao, M., Qiao, D., Wu, K., Jiang, F., …Su, Y. (2019). A Novel and Accurate Method for Moisture Adsorption Isotherm Determination of Sultana Raisins. Food Analytical Methods, 12(11), 2491-2499. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-019-01599-0

A novel method (dynamic water transfer–based water activity analyzer (DWT) method) based on Fick’s law of diffusion for the accurate measurement of moisture sorption isotherm (MSI) has been developed and was compared with saturated salt solutions (SS... Read More about A Novel and Accurate Method for Moisture Adsorption Isotherm Determination of Sultana Raisins.

Effect of drying temperature on structural and thermomechanical properties of konjac glucomannan-zein blend films (2019)
Journal Article
Li, C., Wu, K., Su, Y., Riffat, S. B., Ni, X., & Jiang, F. (2019). Effect of drying temperature on structural and thermomechanical properties of konjac glucomannan-zein blend films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 138, 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.07.007

Konjac glucomannan (KGM)/zein blend films were successfully prepared by solution casting at different drying temperatures (40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 °C). The effects of drying temperature on the films' structural, thermomechanical, mechanical and water b... Read More about Effect of drying temperature on structural and thermomechanical properties of konjac glucomannan-zein blend films.

Experimental Studies of a Pulse Pressurisation Technique for Measuring Building Airtightness (2019)
Journal Article
Zheng, X., Zu, Y., Cooper, E., Gillott, M., Tetlow, D., Riffat, S., & Wood, C. (2019). Experimental Studies of a Pulse Pressurisation Technique for Measuring Building Airtightness. Future Cities and Environment, 5(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5334/fce.66

A pulse pressurisation technique is developed and utilised for determining building leakage at low pressure, based on a "quasi-steady pulse" concept. The underlying principle of the technique is to subject the building envelope to a known volume chan... Read More about Experimental Studies of a Pulse Pressurisation Technique for Measuring Building Airtightness.

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2018, 21st - 23rd August 201 8 , Wuhan, China : Sustainable Energy Technologies f or Eco Cities and Environment (2019)
Conference Proceeding
(2019). Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2018, 21st - 23rd August 201 8 , Wuhan, China : Sustainable Energy Technologies f or Eco Cities and Environment. In S. Riffat, Y. Su, D. Liu, & Y. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies – SET 2018, 21st - 23rd August 2018 , Wuhan, China

Understanding the multi-scale structure and digestion rate of water chestnut starch (2019)
Journal Article
Qiao, D., Tu, W., Zhang, B., Wang, R., Li, N., Nishinari, K., …Jiang, F. (2019). Understanding the multi-scale structure and digestion rate of water chestnut starch. Food Hydrocolloids, 91, 311-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.01.036

Using combined techniques and two comparisons (maize and cassava starches), this work concerns the multi-scale structure and digestion rate of water chestnut tuber starch. Among the starches, the water chestnut starch showed altered hierarchical stru... Read More about Understanding the multi-scale structure and digestion rate of water chestnut starch.