Search Results - "Chao, Christopher Y.H."
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Ultra-broadband asymmetric transmission metallic gratings for subtropical passive daytime radiative cooling
Published in Solar energy materials and solar cells (01-11-2018)“…By simultaneously reflecting solar irradiation and emitting thermal radiation to the cold universe through an atmospheric window lying within 8–13 µm of the…”
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Experimental investigation of a passive thermal management system for high-powered lithium ion batteries using nickel foam-paraffin composite
Published in Energy (Oxford) (15-11-2016)“…It is necessary for electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to have a highly efficient thermal management system to maintain high powered…”
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Thermal management of lithium ion batteries using graphene coated nickel foam saturated with phase change materials
Published in International journal of thermal sciences (01-02-2018)“…Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries are an integral part of electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles because of their high energy and power density. These…”
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Field investigation of a photonic multi-layered TiO2 passive radiative cooler in sub-tropical climate
Published in Renewable energy (01-02-2020)“…Cost reduction and enhanced cooling performance are strongly demanded for daytime passive radiative cooling due to its attractive cooling strategy that does…”
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A computational study of the effects of the radius ratio and attachment angle on the performance of a Darrieus-Savonius combined wind turbine
Published in Renewable energy (01-12-2017)“…Small wind turbines as energy saving devices can be applied in many fields and are in great demand. There are two common types of rotors in wind turbines…”
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Solution‐Processed All‐Ceramic Plasmonic Metamaterials for Efficient Solar–Thermal Conversion over 100–727 °C
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-01-2021)“…Low‐cost and large‐area solar–thermal absorbers with superior spectral selectivity and excellent thermal stability are vital for efficient and large‐scale…”
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Energy consumption, indoor thermal comfort and air quality in a commercial office with retrofitted heat, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system
Published in Energy and buildings (15-10-2019)“…•Co-benefits for energy saving and healthy indoor environment from HVAC retrofit.•The retrofitted HVAC system achieved 50% energy saving.•Generally acceptable…”
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Perovskite thermochromic smart window: Advanced optical properties and low transition temperature
Published in Applied energy (15-11-2019)“…[Display omitted] •A perovskite smart window is designed, fabricated and investigated experimentally.•High solar modulation ability and high luminous…”
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Field demonstrated extended Graetzian viscous dissipative thermo-photonic energy conversion with a blended MgO/PVDF/PMMA coated glass-PDMS micro-pillar heat exchanger
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (15-11-2023)“…•Trinary micro-porous 32/4/4 MgO/PVDF/PMMA blend with atmospheric window emissivity and solar reflectivity exceeding 97% is developed.•Compared to the baseline…”
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On trade-off for dispersion stability and thermal transport of Cu-Al2O3 hybrid nanofluid for various mixing ratios
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-04-2019)“…•0.5:0.5 is the optimum mixing ratio with enhanced overall hydrothermal properties.•Hybrid nanofluid shows three distinct concentration stratified…”
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A phase-change thermal diode using electrostatic-induced coalescing-jumping droplets
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-06-2019)“…•A phase-change thermal diode is designed, assembled and investigated experimentally.•An electric field enhances heat transfer in both anti-gravitational and…”
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Wavelet analysis of the atmospheric flows over real urban morphology
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-02-2023)“…Winds are the basic forces for atmospheric transport such as pollutant removal and pedestrian thermal comfort. The transport capability is commonly measured in…”
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Enhancing the performance of a zeolite 13X/CaCl2–water adsorption cooling system by improving adsorber design and operation sequence
Published in Energy and buildings (01-01-2018)“…•An adsorption cooling system with a novel composite material has been built.•Parallel flow finned heat exchangers were used to enhance the heat and mass…”
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Study of enthalpy of evaporation, saturated vapor pressure and evaporation rate of aqueous nanofluids
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-05-2015)“…Al2O3 and TiO2 nanoparticles were added to deionized water to study the effects of enthalpy of evaporation, saturated vapor pressure and evaporation rate. The…”
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Measurement of properties and performance prediction of the new MWCNT-embedded zeolite 13X/CaCl2 composite adsorbents
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-10-2015)“…•MWCNT embedded zeolite 13X/CaCl2 composite adsorbents was synthesized.•The operational range of water uptake for the composite adsorbents is 0.5kg/kg.•The…”
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Ultrafine particles, and PM₂.₅ generated from cooking in homes
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-11-2011)“…Exposure to airborne particulate matters (PM) emitted during cooking can lead to adverse health effects. An understanding of the exposure to PM during cooking…”
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Experimental performance analysis on an adsorption cooling system using zeolite 13X/CaCl2 adsorbent with various operation sequences
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-06-2015)“…In this study, an adsorption cooling system with a novel composite material (zeolite 13X/CaCl2) as the adsorbent and water as the adsorbate has been built and…”
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Experimental and theoretical study of a water-vapor chamber thermal diode
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-08-2019)“…•A water-vapor chamber thermal diode is studied experimentally and theoretically.•Mathematical models are developed and verified by the experiments.•The…”
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Experimental investigation on composite adsorbent – Water pair for a solar-powered adsorption cooling system
Published in Applied thermal engineering (25-02-2018)“…•An adsorber coated with composite adsorbents has been investigated.•The effect of pre-heating phase on SCP and EER has been studied experimentally.•The effect…”
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Differential gene expression in Escherichia coli during aerosolization from liquid suspension
Published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology (01-07-2018)“…Comparative transcriptome analysis was used to determine the differentially expressed genes in Escherichia coli during aerosolization from liquid suspension…”
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