Dr XIAOFENG ZHENG's Outputs (2)

A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems (2025)
Journal Article
Dou, Y., Xu, B., Jiang, P., Wang, X., Zheng, X., Yan, Y., & Du, X. (2025). A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems. Applied Thermal Engineering, 271, Article 126312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126312

Utilizing passive thermal storage with electric heat pumps enables cost-effective building energy flexibility enhancement. Current reduced-order modeling approaches for control simulations introduce significant simulation-reality discrepancies, while... Read More about A dual-layer modelling method for characterizing and optimizing the energy flexibility of building heating systems.

An extensive analysis of the utilisation of phase change materials in food storage process (2025)
Journal Article
Han, L., Zhang, S., Wright, E., Zheng, X., & Yan, Y. (2025). An extensive analysis of the utilisation of phase change materials in food storage process. Journal of Energy Storage, 111, Article 115391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.115391

With improving living standards, the demand for high-quality food is escalating. Conventional food storage methods often entail issues such as limitations in sustaining food quality and related energy wastage. The utilisation of PCMs in the food stor... Read More about An extensive analysis of the utilisation of phase change materials in food storage process.