To avoid the high flow frictional loss associated with conventional wire mesh Stirling regenerators, a micro-channel type stacked porous-sheets Stirling regenerator is investigated. An analytical solution is derived for the transient heat transfer characteristics of the fully developed reciprocating laminar flo...
Two novel hybrid combined cycle power systems that use solar heat and methanol, and integrate CO2 capture, are proposed and analyzed, one based on solar-driven methanol decomposition and the other on solar-driven methanol reforming. The high methanol conversion rates at relatively low temperatures offer the adv...
For large scale circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers, a new type of annular combustion chamber was proposed to improve the secondary air penetration and provide adequate space to arrange the heat transfer surface. To investigate the gas–solids flow characteristics and optimize the structure of the annular c...
A new mathematic model was presented to investigate the nucleate pool boiling of nanofluids. The model considered the heat exchange due to Brownian motion of nanoparticles. A new closure correlation is also included in the model to count the active site density and the bubble departure diameter, which were calc...
An ammonia-water absorption refrigeration system is a promising way to make use of waste heat to generate cooling energy for freezing applications. When the refrigeration temperature is below -30℃, the conventional absorption system cannot be adopted because its performance decreases dramatically. In this work...
A theoretical model for axial capillary flow in rectangular microgrooves was presented with the assumptions that the meniscus radius in the cross section is approximately constant, and the height of the centerline film recedes along the axial direction with a convex form. Experimental data obtained by Micro-PIV...
On April 12th to 16th, Professor Jiang Xi visited the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IET). He has been the Chair in Energy Use and Transport in the University of Lancaster since 2009. He has an academic profile previously developed at Brunel University, Queen Mary University of ...
On October 12th, Professor Raffaella Ocone and Dr. Kokou Daize from Heriot-Watt University visited the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IET) for an academic exchange, which is founded by NSFC-RS. Researchers and graduate students in the related fields from Tsinghua University...
On September 12th-19th, Professor Ye Huang, a researcher from University of Ulster visited the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IET) for an exchange. The visit is funded by the international cooperation subject from International Cooperation Ministry of Science. Prof. Hua...