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Energy, exergy and economic analysis of ceramic foam-enhanced molten salt as phase change material for medium- and high-temperature thermal energy storage (2022)
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Zhang, S., & Yan, Y. (2023). Energy, exergy and economic analysis of ceramic foam-enhanced molten salt as phase change material for medium- and high-temperature thermal energy storage. Energy, 262(Part A), Article 125462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125462

This study carried out comprehensive energy, exergy and economic analysis of ceramic foam/molten salt composite phase change material (CPCM) for use in medium- and high-temperature thermal energy storage systems. Ceramic foams with various pore confi... Read More about Energy, exergy and economic analysis of ceramic foam-enhanced molten salt as phase change material for medium- and high-temperature thermal energy storage.

Nanoparticle manipulation using plasmonic optical tweezers based on particle sizes and refractive indices (2022)
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Li, H., Ren, Y., Li, Y., He, M., Gao, B., & Qi, H. (2022). Nanoparticle manipulation using plasmonic optical tweezers based on particle sizes and refractive indices. Optics Express, 30(19), 34092-34105. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.468024

As an effective tool for micro/nano-scale particle manipulation, plasmonic optical tweezers can be used to manipulate cells, DNA, and macromolecules. Related research is of great significance to the development of nanoscience. In this work, we invest... Read More about Nanoparticle manipulation using plasmonic optical tweezers based on particle sizes and refractive indices.

Evaluation of discharging performance of molten salt/ceramic foam composite phase change material in a shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit (2022)
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Zhang, S., & Yan, Y. (2022). Evaluation of discharging performance of molten salt/ceramic foam composite phase change material in a shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit. Renewable Energy, 198, 1210-1223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.08.124

Molten salts are widely used energy storage media in integrated solar power systems, however, due to their high corrosivity and the extreme high-temperature environment, many current methods of heat transfer enhancement do not apply. Herein, we propo... Read More about Evaluation of discharging performance of molten salt/ceramic foam composite phase change material in a shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit.

Photothermal conversion and transfer in photothermal therapy: From macroscale to nanoscale (2022)
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Ren, Y., Yan, Y., & Qi, H. (2022). Photothermal conversion and transfer in photothermal therapy: From macroscale to nanoscale. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 308, Article 102753. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2022.102753

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising alternative therapy for benign or even malignant tumors. To improve the selective heating of tumor cells, target-specific photothermal conversion agents are often included, especially nanoparticles. Meanwhile... Read More about Photothermal conversion and transfer in photothermal therapy: From macroscale to nanoscale.

Nanoparticle hybrids as efficient theranostic nanoagents with enhanced near-infrared optical absorption and scattering (2022)
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Chen, Q., Ren, Y., Qi, H., & Yan, Y. (2022). Nanoparticle hybrids as efficient theranostic nanoagents with enhanced near-infrared optical absorption and scattering. AIP Advances, 12(8), Article 085105. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0100457

The design of high-efficiency theranostic nanoagents that can be utilized in tumor diagnosis and treatment has been investigated extensively in recent years. However, most of the existing nanoagents consist of uncommon materials and complex shell str... Read More about Nanoparticle hybrids as efficient theranostic nanoagents with enhanced near-infrared optical absorption and scattering.

Heat transfer characteristics of ceramic foam/molten salt composite phase change material (CPCM) for medium-temperature thermal energy storage (2022)
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Zhang, S., Yao, Y., Jin, Y., Shang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2022). Heat transfer characteristics of ceramic foam/molten salt composite phase change material (CPCM) for medium-temperature thermal energy storage. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 196, Article 123262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2022.123262

Molten salts have been widely used as energy storage materials in medium- and high-temperature thermal energy storage. However, pure salt commonly suffers from low thermal conductivity and many conventional methods of heat transfer enhancement do not... Read More about Heat transfer characteristics of ceramic foam/molten salt composite phase change material (CPCM) for medium-temperature thermal energy storage.

Flow‐induced shear stress and deformation of a core–shell‐structured microcapsule in a microchannel (2022)
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Hou, T., Ren, Y., Chan, Y., Wang, J., & Yan, Y. (2022). Flow‐induced shear stress and deformation of a core–shell‐structured microcapsule in a microchannel. ELECTROPHORESIS, https://doi.org/10.1002/elps.202100274

A numerical model was developed and validated to investigate the fluid–structure interactions between fully developed pipe flow and core–shell-structured microcapsule in a microchannel. Different flow rates and microcapsule shell thicknesses were con... Read More about Flow‐induced shear stress and deformation of a core–shell‐structured microcapsule in a microchannel.

Heat transfer characteristics and compatibility of molten salt/ceramic porous composite phase change material (2022)
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Zhang, S., Li, Z., Yao, Y., Tian, L., & Yan, Y. (2022). Heat transfer characteristics and compatibility of molten salt/ceramic porous composite phase change material. Nano Energy, 100, Article 107476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.107476

Molten salts are popular energy storage materials for medium- and high-temperature thermal energy storage. However, current methods for heat transfer enhancement do not apply due to the high corrosivity of molten salts and extreme high-temperature en... Read More about Heat transfer characteristics and compatibility of molten salt/ceramic porous composite phase change material.

Experimental study of viscosity and thermal conductivity of water based Fe3O4 nanofluid with highly disaggregated particles (2022)
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Liu, Z., Wang, X., Gao, H., & Yan, Y. (2022). Experimental study of viscosity and thermal conductivity of water based Fe3O4 nanofluid with highly disaggregated particles. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 35, Article 102160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102160

This work aims to experimentally study the viscosity and thermal conductivity of water based Fe3O4 nanofluid with highly disaggregated nanoparticles. The citric acid is modified on Fe3O4 nanoparticles with carboxyl groups, which enables particles to... Read More about Experimental study of viscosity and thermal conductivity of water based Fe3O4 nanofluid with highly disaggregated particles.

Experimental investigation on end winding thermal management with oil spray in electric vehicles (2022)
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Wang, X., Li, B., Huang, K., Yan, Y., Stone, I., & Worrall, S. (2022). Experimental investigation on end winding thermal management with oil spray in electric vehicles. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 35, Article 102082. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102082

To achieve a carbon-neutral sustainable future, the transportation sector is experiencing quick electrification, as more and more vehicles are driven by electric motors. Electric motors are designing more and more powerful and thus pose a great incre... Read More about Experimental investigation on end winding thermal management with oil spray in electric vehicles.

Dynamic behaviors of fuel droplets impacting on the wall surfaces with different wettability and temperatures (2022)
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Guo, L., Chen, Y., Cai, N., Sun, W., Yan, Y., Wang, H., & Gao, Y. (2022). Dynamic behaviors of fuel droplets impacting on the wall surfaces with different wettability and temperatures. Applied Thermal Engineering, 212, Article 118536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118536

To improve the controllability of combustion and reduce the emissions of HC and CO of the newly developed combustion modes, such as the HCCI, PCCI and RCCI, the evaporation processes and morphological developments of diesel droplets impacting on the... Read More about Dynamic behaviors of fuel droplets impacting on the wall surfaces with different wettability and temperatures.

Effects of Intake Components and Stratification on the Particle and Gaseous Emissions of a Diesel Engine (2022)
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Zhang, X., Sun, W., Guo, L., Zhang, H., Sun, Y., Yan, Y., & You, T. (2022). Effects of Intake Components and Stratification on the Particle and Gaseous Emissions of a Diesel Engine. ACS Omega, 7(12), 10001-10011. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c05089

It is of great significance to improve the performance of diesel engines by adjusting the intake components and their distribution. In this work, various proportions of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) gas and oxygen (O2) have been introduced to the i... Read More about Effects of Intake Components and Stratification on the Particle and Gaseous Emissions of a Diesel Engine.

Component-dependent thermal properties of molten salt eutectics for solar thermal energy storage: Experiments, molecular simulation and applications (2022)
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Zhang, S., Li, Z., Wang, H., Tian, L., Jin, Y., Alston, M., & Yan, Y. (2022). Component-dependent thermal properties of molten salt eutectics for solar thermal energy storage: Experiments, molecular simulation and applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 209, Article 118333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118333

Molten salts have been used in solar thermal energy storage due to their high energy storage density, low cost and excellent chemical stability. However, their application is limited by “bad days” such as cloudy days and winter because the weak conce... Read More about Component-dependent thermal properties of molten salt eutectics for solar thermal energy storage: Experiments, molecular simulation and applications.

Photoacoustic response optimization of gold nanorods in the near-infrared region (2022)
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Sun, J., Ren, Y., Wei, K., He, M., Gao, B., & Qi, H. (2022). Photoacoustic response optimization of gold nanorods in the near-infrared region. Results in Physics, 34, Article 105209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2022.105209

Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) combines the advantage of optical and ultrasonic imaging, which has a high signal-to-noise ratio, and spatial resolution. To further improve the performance of PAI, gold nanorods can be utilized as exogenous contrast agent... Read More about Photoacoustic response optimization of gold nanorods in the near-infrared region.

Thermal performance of a phase change material-based heat sink in presence of nanoparticles and metal-foam to enhance cooling performance of electronics (2022)
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Arshad, A., Jabbal, M., Faraji, H., Talebizadehsardari, P., Bashir, M. A., & Yan, Y. (2022). Thermal performance of a phase change material-based heat sink in presence of nanoparticles and metal-foam to enhance cooling performance of electronics. Journal of Energy Storage, 48, Article 103882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.103882

The present study explores the parametric investigation of a heat sink filled with composite of pure phase change material (PCM), nanocomposite phase change material (NCPCM), metal-foam (MF) by employing the numerical approach for effective passive t... Read More about Thermal performance of a phase change material-based heat sink in presence of nanoparticles and metal-foam to enhance cooling performance of electronics.

Molecular insights into the effect of anionic-nonionic and cationic surfactant mixtures on interfacial properties of oil-water interface (2022)
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Zhou, W., Jiang, L., Liu, X., Hu, Y., & Yan, Y. (2022). Molecular insights into the effect of anionic-nonionic and cationic surfactant mixtures on interfacial properties of oil-water interface. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 637, Article 128259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128259

The influence of surfactants is of great importance to the interfacial properties, which is related by the characteristics of molecular arrays at the interface of multicomponent and multiphase systems. Comparing with single type of surfactant, the mi... Read More about Molecular insights into the effect of anionic-nonionic and cationic surfactant mixtures on interfacial properties of oil-water interface.

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.