Dr. Fu-Yun Zhao
ProfessorWuhan University, China
Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Engineering from Hunan University, China
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Wuhan University, China
Biography
Dr. Fu-Yun Zhao received his PhD degree in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Engineering (HV&AC) in 2008. Following that, he was directly employed separately as Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Associate, Humboldt Fellow and Professor respectively in the UK, Germany and China. His versatile HV & AC courses, trainings and researches interact with diverse fields of Energy, Environment, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Life Science. His current research and teaching cover a wide range of topics in Numerical Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Built Environment, Urban Microclimates, Green Energy Conversion and Management. His Specific interests include Inverse CFD Modeling on Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Multiple Steady States of Convective Heat and Species Transports, Inverse CFD Modeling of Built Environment and Urban Ventilations, Inverse CFD Identification of Airborne Hazardous Pollutants, Novel Methodologies of Heat Reclaim in Building Ventilation, and Novel Methodologies of Electricity and Thermal Energy Storages. His activities since 2003 have materialized in over 100 papers in international archival and regional academic journals and conference proceedings/transactions, and received over 20 research funding projects and over 15 awards in home and abroad. He is also serving as peer reviewer in more than 54 international journals.
Area of Interest:
Physical Science Engineering
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Numerical Heat Transfer
62%
Computational Fluid Dynamics
90%
Built Environment
75%
Green Energy Conversion
55%
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Selected Publications
- Wang, Y., J. Kuckelkorn, F.Y. Zhao, D. Liu, A. Kirschbaum and J.L. Zhang, 2015. Evaluation on classroom thermal comfort and energy performance of passive school building by optimizing HVAC control systems. Build. Environ., 89: 86-106.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao, H.X. Yang and G.F. Tang, 2015. Thermoelectric mini cooler coupled with micro thermosiphon for CPU cooling system. Energy, 83: 29-36.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao, H.X. Yang and G.F. Tang, 2015. A theoretical and experimental study of heat recovery thermoelectric heating system with multiple ventilation channels. Applied Energy, 83: 29-36.
- Cheng, H.S., D. Liu, J.T. Hu, F.Y. Zhao and H.Q. Wang, 2015. Double-diffusive mixed convection in the slot ventilated enclosure with different arrangements of supplying air flow ports. Adv. Mech. Eng., Vol. 7. .
- Wang, Y., F.Y. Zhao, J. Kuckelkorn, X.H. Li and H.Q. Wang, 2014. Indoor air environment and night cooling energy efficiency of a southern German passive public school building operated by the heat recovery air conditioning unit. Energy Build., 81: 9-17.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Wang, Y., F.Y. Zhao, J. Kuckelkorn, H. Spliethoff and E. Rank, 2014. School building energy performance and classroom air environment implemented with the heat recovery heat pump and displacement ventilation system. Applied Energy, 114: 58-68.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Wang, Y., F.Y. Zhao, J. Kuckelkorn, D. Liu, L.Q. Liu and X.C. Pan, 2014. Cooling energy efficiency and classroom air environment of a school building operated by the heat recovery air conditioning unit. Energy, 64: 991-1001.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Wang, Y., F.Y. Zhao, J. Kuckelkorn, D. Liu, J. Liu and J.L. Zhang, 2014. Classroom energy efficiency and air environment with displacement natural ventilation in a passive public school building. Energy Build., 70: 258-270.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Li, X.T., Y. Zhang, F.Y. Zhao and S. Pan, 2014. Building energy efficiency and healthy indoor environment. Adv. Mech. Eng., Vol. 2014. .
- Bai, G.P., G.C. Gong, F.Y. Zhao and Z.X. Lin, 2014. Multiple thermal and moisture removals from the moving plate opposite to the impinging slot jet. Applied Thermal Eng., 66: 252-265.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao, H.Q. Wang and E. Rank, 2013. History source identification of airborne pollutant dispersions in a slot ventilated building enclosure. Int. J. Thermal Sci., 64: 81-92.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., E. Rank, D. Liu, H.Q. Wang and Y.L. Ding, 2012. Dual steady transports of heat and moisture in a vent enclosure with all round states of ambient air. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 55: 6979-6993.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and S.H.L. Yim, 2012. Inverse fluid convection problems in enclosures. J. Applied Math., Vol. 2012. 10.1155/2012/850260.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Wang, H.Q., C.H. Huang, D. Liu, F.Y. Zhao and H.B. Sun et al., 2012. Fume transports in a high rise industrial welding hall with displacement ventilation system and individual ventilation units. Build. Environ., 52: 119-128.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tang, L., M. Nikolopoulou, F.Y. Zhao and N. Zhang, 2012. CFD modeling of the built environment in Chinese historic settlements. Energy Build., 55: 601-606.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao, H.Q. Wang, E. Rank and G.X. Kou, 2012. Inverse determination of building heating profiles from the knowledge of measurements within the turbulent slot-vented enclosure. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 55: 4597-4612.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao, H.Q. Wang and E. Rank, 2012. Turbulent transport of airborne pollutants in a residential room with a novel air conditioning unit. Int. J. Refrigeration, 35: 1455-1472.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and H.Q. Wang, 2012. History recovery and source identification of multiple gaseous contaminants releasing with thermal effects in an indoor environment. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 55: 422-435.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and H.Q. Wang, 2011. Passive heat and moisture removal from a natural vented enclosure with a massive wall. Energy, 36: 2867-2882.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu, H.Q. Wang, G.X. Kou and G.F. Tang, 2010. Free heat and mass transfer in a porous enclosure with side vents. Drying Technol., 29: 91-104.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2010. Determining boundary heat flux profiles in an enclosure containing solid conducting block. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 53: 1269-1282.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Tang, L., D. Liu, F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2010. Combined heat and moisture convective transport in a partial enclosure with multiple free ports. Applied Thermal Eng., 30: 977-990.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2010. Non-unique convection in a three-dimensional slot-vented cavity with opposed jets. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 53: 1044-1056.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2010. Active low-grade energy recovery potential for building energy conservation. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 14: 2736-2747.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu, L. Tang, Y.L. Ding and G.F. Tang, 2009. Direct and inverse mixed convections in an enclosure with ventilation ports. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 52: 4400-4412.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2009. Numerical determination of boundary heat fluxes in an enclosure dynamically with natural convection through Fletcher-Reeves gradient method. Comput. Fluids, 38: 797-809.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2009. Inverse determination of boundary heat fluxes in a porous enclosure dynamically coupled with thermal transport. Chem. Eng. Sci., 64: 1390-1403.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2008. Natural convection in an enclosure with localized heating and salting from below. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 51: 2889-2904.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2008. Natural convection in a porous enclosure with a partial heating and salting element. Int. J. Thermal Sci., 47: 569-583.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2008. Multiple steady fluid flows in a slot-ventilated enclosure. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow, 29: 1295-1308.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2008. Thermosolutal convection in saturated porous enclosure with concentrated energy and solute sources. Energy Convers. Manage., 49: 16-31.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2008. Numerical analysis of two contaminants removal from a three-dimensional cavity. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 51: 378-382.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2008. Modeling and performance investigation of a closed-type thermoelectric clothes dryer. Drying Technol., 26: 1208-1216.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2007. Resonant response of fluid flow subjected to discrete heating elements. Energy Convers. Manage., 48: 2461-2472.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2007. Multiple steady flows in confined gaseous double diffusion with discrete thermosolutal sources. Phys. Fluids, Vol. 19. 10.1063/1.2770518.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2007. Free convection from one thermal and solute source in a confined porous medium. Transp. Porous Media, 70: 407-425.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2007. Conjugate heat transfer in square enclosures. Heat Mass Transfer, 43: 907-922.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., D. Liu and G.F. Tang, 2007. Application issues of the streamline, heatline and massline for conjugate heat and mass transfer. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 50: 320-334.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2007. Frosting of heat pump with heat recovery facility. Renew. Energy, 32: 1228-1242.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., F.Y. Zhao and G.F. Tang, 2007. Conjugate heat transfer in an enclosure with a centered conducting body imposed sinusoidal temperature profiles on one side. Numer. Heat Transfer Part A: Applic., 53: 204-223.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhao, F.Y., G.F. Tang and D. Liu, 2006. Conjugate natural convection in enclosures with external and internal heat sources. Int. J. Eng. Sci., 44: 148-165.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, D., G.F. Tang, F.Y. Zhao and H.Q. Wang, 2006. Modeling and experimental investigation of looped separate heat pipe as waste heat recovery facility. Applied Thermal Eng., 26: 2433-2441.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Zhang, L., N. Zhang, F. Zhao and Y. Chen, 2004. A genetic-algorithm-based experimental technique for determining heat transfer coefficient of exterior wall surface. Applied Thermal Eng., 24: 339-349.
CrossRef | Direct Link | - Liu, Z., G. Tang and F. Zhao, 2003. Dynamic simulation of air-source heat pump during hot-gas defrost. Applied Thermal Eng., 23: 675-685.
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