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Study of energy scheduling and optimal cost management of a new structure CCHP system: A case study supplying energy for a chemical enterprise in Jiangsu Province (2022)
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Ji, J., Qin, J., Ji, R., Huang, H., Wang, F., Nazir, M. S., …Wang, Y. (2022). Study of energy scheduling and optimal cost management of a new structure CCHP system: A case study supplying energy for a chemical enterprise in Jiangsu Province. Energy Reports, 8, 14499-14515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.10.374

A new structure combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system integrating green power applying a control strategy based on a improved whale optimization algorithm is proposed in this paper. This paper fully considers the high energy demand and a... Read More about Study of energy scheduling and optimal cost management of a new structure CCHP system: A case study supplying energy for a chemical enterprise in Jiangsu Province.

A Working Fluid Assessment for a Biomass Organic Rankine Cycle under Different Conditions (2022)
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Ji, J., Zhang, J., Jia, X., Ji, R., Sheng, Z., Qin, J., …Wang, Y. (2022). A Working Fluid Assessment for a Biomass Organic Rankine Cycle under Different Conditions. Energies, 15(19), Article 7076. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15197076

Many thermal resources are not reasonably used in the chemical industry’s production process. To recover the waste heat from organic waste residue-calcium carbonate (CaCO3), which is added to inhibit hydrogen production, an organic Rankine cycle (ORC... Read More about A Working Fluid Assessment for a Biomass Organic Rankine Cycle under Different Conditions.

Global fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics analysis of an open air-cooled drive motor for drilling application (2022)
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Xu, Z., Xu, Y., Liu, W., & Wang, Y. (2022). Global fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics analysis of an open air-cooled drive motor for drilling application. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 37, Article 102254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2022.102254

The stator winding temperature rise of variable frequency induction motor (VFIM) with high current density may be too high during operation, which properly causes motor breakdowns. Therefore, it is essential to conduct thermal management for VFIM. In... Read More about Global fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics analysis of an open air-cooled drive motor for drilling application.

Numerical investigation of the application of Miller cycle and low-carbon fuels to increase diesel engine efficiency and reduce emissions (2022)
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Roper, E., Wang, Y., & Zhang, Z. (2022). Numerical investigation of the application of Miller cycle and low-carbon fuels to increase diesel engine efficiency and reduce emissions. Energies, 15(5), Article 1783. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051783

In this paper, validated simulations using Ricardo WAVE have been performed to investigate the effect of the Miller cycle and low-carbon fuels on the performance (power, torque, BTE and BSFC) and emissions of a diesel engine. The results show that th... Read More about Numerical investigation of the application of Miller cycle and low-carbon fuels to increase diesel engine efficiency and reduce emissions.

Simulation study on exhaust turbine power generation for waste heat recovery from exhaust of a diesel engine (2021)
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Xu, Y., Cui, Y., Wang, Y., & Wang, P. (2021). Simulation study on exhaust turbine power generation for waste heat recovery from exhaust of a diesel engine. Energy Reports, 7, 8378-8389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.09.083

Diesel engine has been used as the primary mover in vehicles for a long time. It is known that around 25%–30% of the fuel energy is wasted in the exhaust gas from diesel engines. In this study, a turbine power generation system including a 1.8 kW 60,... Read More about Simulation study on exhaust turbine power generation for waste heat recovery from exhaust of a diesel engine.

Biofuel trigeneration with energy storage for heating, cooling and power on farms (2021)
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Tang, Z., Ly, S., Wang, Y., Huang, Y., Luo, J., & Fu, C. (2021). Biofuel trigeneration with energy storage for heating, cooling and power on farms. Energy Reports, 7, 5394-5405. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.08.129

The drive towards net-zero carbon emissions has prompted many industries to alter the way they operate. The agriculture industry is responsible for a large proportion of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, the feasibility of implementing an anae... Read More about Biofuel trigeneration with energy storage for heating, cooling and power on farms.

Experimental Research on the Macroscopic and Microscopic Spray Characteristics of Diesel-PODE3-4 Blends (2021)
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Chen, Y., Liu, S., Guo, X., Jia, C., Huang, X., Wang, Y., & Huang, H. (2021). Experimental Research on the Macroscopic and Microscopic Spray Characteristics of Diesel-PODE3-4 Blends. Energies, 14(17), https://doi.org/10.3390/en14175559

Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether (PODE) is a low-viscosity oxygenated fuel that can improve the volatility of blended fuels. In this work, the macroscopic and microscopic spray characteristics of diesel-PODE3-4 under different ambient temperatures and... Read More about Experimental Research on the Macroscopic and Microscopic Spray Characteristics of Diesel-PODE3-4 Blends.

A Study of the Impact of Methanol, Ethanol and the Miller Cycle on a Gasoline Engine (2021)
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Oxenham, L., & Wang, Y. (2021). A Study of the Impact of Methanol, Ethanol and the Miller Cycle on a Gasoline Engine. Energies, 14(16), Article 4847. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14164847

This paper focuses on the investigation and optimisation of the Miller cycle, methanol, ethanol and turbocharging when applied to a high-performance gasoline engine. These technologies have been applied both individually and concurrently to test for... Read More about A Study of the Impact of Methanol, Ethanol and the Miller Cycle on a Gasoline Engine.

System Design and Optimisation Study on a Novel CCHP System Integrated with a Hybrid Energy Storage System and an ORC (2020)
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Ji, J., Ding, Z., Xia, X., Wang, Y., Huang, H., Zhang, C., …Wang, Y. (2020). System Design and Optimisation Study on a Novel CCHP System Integrated with a Hybrid Energy Storage System and an ORC. Complexity, 2020, Article 1278751. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1278751

For achieving higher energy transferring efficiency from the resources to the load, the Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) systems have been widely researched and applied as an efficient approach. The key idea of this study is designing a no... Read More about System Design and Optimisation Study on a Novel CCHP System Integrated with a Hybrid Energy Storage System and an ORC.

Energy Performance of a High-rise Residential Building Retrofitted to Passive Building Standard – A Case Study (2020)
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Huang, H., Iman Binti Wan Mohd Nazi, W., Yu, Y., & Wang, Y. (2020). Energy Performance of a High-rise Residential Building Retrofitted to Passive Building Standard – A Case Study. Applied Thermal Engineering, 181, Article 115902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115902

In China, residential building is a major energy consumer and retrofitting of existing residential buildings is considered as an effective method in achieving energy savings. This study examined a high-rise residential building located in northern Ch... Read More about Energy Performance of a High-rise Residential Building Retrofitted to Passive Building Standard – A Case Study.

Energy saving technologies and mass-thermal network optimization for decarbonized iron and steel industry: A review (2020)
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Wang, R. Q., Jiang, L., Wang, Y. D., & Roskilly, A. P. (2020). Energy saving technologies and mass-thermal network optimization for decarbonized iron and steel industry: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 274, Article 122997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122997

The iron and steel industry relies significantly on primary energy, and is one of the largest energy consumers in the manufacturing sector. Simultaneously, numerous waste heat is lost and discharged directly into the environment in the process of ste... Read More about Energy saving technologies and mass-thermal network optimization for decarbonized iron and steel industry: A review.

Technoeconomic Analysis on a Hybrid Power System for the UK Household Using Renewable Energy: A Case Study (2020)
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Miao, C., Teng, K., Wang, Y., & Jiang, L. (2020). Technoeconomic Analysis on a Hybrid Power System for the UK Household Using Renewable Energy: A Case Study. Energies, 13(12), Article 3231. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13123231

The United Kingdom has abundant renewable energy resources from wind, solar, biomass and others. Meanwhile, domestic sector consumes large amount of electricity and natural gas. This paper aims to explore the potentials of a hybrid renewable energy s... Read More about Technoeconomic Analysis on a Hybrid Power System for the UK Household Using Renewable Energy: A Case Study.

Application of Miller cycle with turbocharger and ethanol to reduce NOx and particulates emissions from diesel engine – A numerical approach with model validations (2019)
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Li, C., Wang, Y., Jia, B., & Roskilly, A. (2019). Application of Miller cycle with turbocharger and ethanol to reduce NOx and particulates emissions from diesel engine – A numerical approach with model validations. Applied Thermal Engineering, 150, 904-911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.01.056

Comparative study of using multi-wall carbon nanotube and two different sizes of cerium oxide nanopowders as fuel additives under various diesel engine conditions (2019)
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Zhang, Z., Lu, Y., Wang, Y., Yu, X., Smallbone, A., Dong, C., & Roskilly, A. P. (2019). Comparative study of using multi-wall carbon nanotube and two different sizes of cerium oxide nanopowders as fuel additives under various diesel engine conditions. Fuel, 256, Article 115904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.115904

A bio-fuel power generation system with hybrid energy storage under a dynamic programming operation strategy (2019)
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Chen, X., Wang, Y., & Wu, Q. (2019). A bio-fuel power generation system with hybrid energy storage under a dynamic programming operation strategy. IEEE Access, 7, 64966-64977. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2911454

This paper proposes a dynamic programming (DP)-based operational strategy for a biofuel distributed generation system with hybrid energy storage (BDG-HES). The proposed system consists of a biofuel-powered engine and a gen-set, six battery packs, a s... Read More about A bio-fuel power generation system with hybrid energy storage under a dynamic programming operation strategy.