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Sensitivity analysis of thermophysical properties on PCM selection under steady and fluctuating heat sources: A comparative study (2021)
Journal Article
Yu, X., Chang, J., Huang, R., Huang, Y., Lu, Y., Li, Z., & Wang, L. (2021). Sensitivity analysis of thermophysical properties on PCM selection under steady and fluctuating heat sources: A comparative study. Applied Thermal Engineering, 186, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116527

Previous studies on phase change material (PCM) selection for latent thermal energy storage (LTES) mainly focused on steady heat source conditions without considering the effects of thermal fluctuation of real heat sources, and how fluctuating heat s... Read More about Sensitivity analysis of thermophysical properties on PCM selection under steady and fluctuating heat sources: A comparative study.

Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage (2020)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Lu, Y., Huang, R., Chang, J., Yu, X., Jiang, R., …Roskilly, A. P. (2021). Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage. Applied Energy, 283, Article 116277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116277

Thermal energy storage (TES) technology is considered to have the greatest potential to balance the demand and supply overcoming the intermittency and fluctuation nature of real-world heat sources, making a more flexible, highly efficient and reliabl... Read More about Applications and technological challenges for heat recovery, storage and utilisation with latent thermal energy storage.

Parametric study on melting process of a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage under fluctuating thermal conditions (2020)
Journal Article
Li, Z., Lu, Y., Huang, R., Wang, L., Jiang, R., Yu, X., & Yu, X. (2020). Parametric study on melting process of a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage under fluctuating thermal conditions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 180, Article 115898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115898

The intermittent and fluctuating nature of thermal sources such as solar, geothermal, industrial processes and waste heat from internal combustion engines is one of the most challenging research areas and currently limits the implementation of heat r... Read More about Parametric study on melting process of a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage under fluctuating thermal conditions.

Experimental investigation of a U-tube thermocell under various Fe(CN)63−/4− concentration (2020)
Journal Article
Qian, G., Yu, X., Li, Z., Wu, J., Huang, R., & Lu, Y. (2020). Experimental investigation of a U-tube thermocell under various Fe(CN)63−/4− concentration. Energy Conversion and Management, 217, Article 113005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113005

Research interest in thermocell technology has been increasingly occurring due to its large Seebeck coefficient (~1 mV/K) and flexible structure, which are its unique advantages for use in wearable devices directly converting thermal energy into elec... Read More about Experimental investigation of a U-tube thermocell under various Fe(CN)63−/4− concentration.

Effects of fluctuating thermal sources on a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage during charging process (2020)
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Li, Z., Yu, X., Wang, L., Lu, Y., Huang, R., Chang, J., & Jiang, R. (2020). Effects of fluctuating thermal sources on a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage during charging process. Energy, 199, Article 117400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117400

The fluctuating and intermittent nature of industrial heat sources is a crucial technical barrier limiting the implementation of heat recovery energy systems. Latent Thermal Energy Storage (LTES) has the potential to overcome the issues maintaining t... Read More about Effects of fluctuating thermal sources on a shell-and-tube latent thermal energy storage during charging process.

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

Investigation of thermal characteristics of strontium chloride composite sorbent for sorption refrigeration (2019)
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Tang, K., Lu, Y., Jiang, L., Wang, L., Wang, Y., Roskilly, A. P., & Yu, X. (2019). Investigation of thermal characteristics of strontium chloride composite sorbent for sorption refrigeration. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2019.01.020

Lean ignition and blow-off behaviour of butyl butyrate and ethanol blends in a gas turbine combustor (2018)
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Zhang, Z., Chen, L., Lu, Y., Roskilly, A. P., Yu, X., Smallbone, A., & Wang, Y. (2019). Lean ignition and blow-off behaviour of butyl butyrate and ethanol blends in a gas turbine combustor. Fuel, 239, 1351-1362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.11.109

Investigation of equilibrium and dynamic performance of SrCl2-expanded graphite composite in chemisorption refrigeration system (2018)
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Yuan, Y., Bao, H., Ma, Z., Lu, Y., & Roskilly, A. P. (2019). Investigation of equilibrium and dynamic performance of SrCl2-expanded graphite composite in chemisorption refrigeration system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 147, 52-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.10.071

This work experimentally investigated adsorption equilibrium and reaction kinetics of ammonia adsorption/desorption on the composite of strontium chloride (SrCl2) impregnated into expanded graphite, and also discussed the potential influence of the a... Read More about Investigation of equilibrium and dynamic performance of SrCl2-expanded graphite composite in chemisorption refrigeration system.

Investigation of the macroscopic characteristics of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) spray using CFD method (2018)
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Zhang, Z., Lu, Y., Roskilly, A. P., Yu, X., Wang, Y., & Smallbone, A. (2019). Investigation of the macroscopic characteristics of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) spray using CFD method. Fuel, 237, 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.09.141

Development and testing of novel Chemisorption Composite using SrCl 2 -NEG adding with Carbon coated Ni and Al (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, K., Lu, Y., Jiang, L., Roskilly, A. P., Yuan, Y., & Wang, Y. (2017). Development and testing of novel Chemisorption Composite using SrCl 2 -NEG adding with Carbon coated Ni and Al. Energy Procedia, 142, 4037-4043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.322

This research experimentally investigated the impact of adding Carbon Coated Nickel and Carbon Coated Aluminium on the sorption performance of conventional Strontium Chloride-Natural Expanded Graphite (SrCl2-NEG) chemisorption composite. In order to... Read More about Development and testing of novel Chemisorption Composite using SrCl 2 -NEG adding with Carbon coated Ni and Al.

Study of a Novel Dual-source Chemisorption Power Generation System Using Scroll Expander (2017)
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Lu, Y., Roskilly, A. P., Wang, Y., & Wang, L. (2017). Study of a Novel Dual-source Chemisorption Power Generation System Using Scroll Expander. Energy Procedia, 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.417

Investigation and performance study of a dual-source chemisorption power generation cycle using scroll expander (2017)
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Lu, Y., Roskilly, A. P., Tang, K., Wang, Y., Jiang, L., Yuan, Y., & Wang, L. (2017). Investigation and performance study of a dual-source chemisorption power generation cycle using scroll expander. Applied Energy, 204, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.02.068

Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Macroscopic Characteristics of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) Spray (2017)
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Zhang, Z., Lu, Y., Ren, H., Roskilly, A. P., Chen, L., Smallbone, A., & Wang, Y. (2017). Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Macroscopic Characteristics of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) Spray. Energy Procedia, 142, 474-480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.074

Investigation of a novel composite sorbent for improved sorption characteristic (2017)
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Jiang, L., Lu, Y., Tang, K., Roskilly, A. P., Wang, Y., Yuan, Y., …Wang, L. (2017). Investigation of a novel composite sorbent for improved sorption characteristic. Energy Procedia, 142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.534

Parametric study for small scale engine coolant and exhaust heat recovery system using different Organic Rankine cycle layouts (2017)
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Lu, Y., Roskilly, A. P., Yu, X., Tang, K., Jiang, L., Smallbone, A., …Wang, Y. (2017). Parametric study for small scale engine coolant and exhaust heat recovery system using different Organic Rankine cycle layouts. Applied Thermal Engineering, 127, 1252-1266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.08.128

Investigation on heat and mass transfer performance of novel composite strontium chloride for sorption reactors (2017)
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Jiang, L., Lu, Y., Tang, K., Wang, Y., Wang, R., Roskilly, A. P., & Wang, L. (2017). Investigation on heat and mass transfer performance of novel composite strontium chloride for sorption reactors. Applied Thermal Engineering, 121, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.04.092

Design and parametric study of an Organic Rankine cycle using a scroll expander for engine waste heat recovery (2017)
Journal Article
Lu, Y., Roskilly, A. P., Smallbone, A., Yu, X., & Wang, Y. (2017). Design and parametric study of an Organic Rankine cycle using a scroll expander for engine waste heat recovery. Energy Procedia, 105, 1420-1425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.530

Experimental Exploration of a Novel Chemisorption Composite of SrCl 2 -NEG Adding with Carbon Coated Ni (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wu, Q., Lu, Y., Tang, K., Wang, Y., Roskilly, A. P., & Zhang, H. (2017). Experimental Exploration of a Novel Chemisorption Composite of SrCl 2 -NEG Adding with Carbon Coated Ni. Energy Procedia, 105, 4655-4660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1009

This study reports the development and experimental investigation on a novel chemisorption composite material by adding Carbon coated Ni into SrCl2-NEG. The manufacture processes on this novel material has been developed in order to control the evenl... Read More about Experimental Exploration of a Novel Chemisorption Composite of SrCl 2 -NEG Adding with Carbon Coated Ni.

Fabrication and thermal conductivity improvement of novel composite adsorbents adding with nanoparticles (2016)
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Wu, Q., Yu, X., Zhang, H., Chen, Y., Liu, L., Xie, X., …Roskilly, A. P. (2016). Fabrication and thermal conductivity improvement of novel composite adsorbents adding with nanoparticles. https://doi.org/10.3901/cjme.2016.0810.091