Jie Zhu

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Biography

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Dr Zhu is a lecturer at the Institute of Sustainable Energy Technology. He has a high level of expertise in applied thermodynamics, heat transfer, refrigeration, heat pumps, sustainable/renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency technology. Dr Zhu has been involved in a number of research projects on energy efficiency, vapour compression, desiccant refrigeration, evaporative cooling, ejector air conditioning and energy storage systems, and has published over 30 scientific papers in refereed journals and conferences. He is currently investigating building energy and sustainability. Dr Zhu also has two years of industrial experience with a manufacturer of air conditioners and heat pump systems.

Expertise Summary

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Dr Zhu is a lecturer at the Department of the Built Environment. He has a high level of expertise in applied thermodynamics, heat transfer, refrigeration, heat pumps, sustainable/renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency technology, and has published over 30 journal and conference papers. Dr Zhu has been involved in more than ten research projects funded by the EPSRC, Carbon Trust, China Natural Science Research Council and industry, and has been granted two patents. He has worked on an EPSRC funded research project, 'A novel porous ceramic/heat pipe cooler', and set up a theoretical model for the novel cooler as well as designed a simulation program to predict its performance. Dr Zhu has also worked on another EPSRC funded research project, 'Strategic research for sustainable energy technology in buildings'. His research covered three sustainable energy technology areas: i) Heating/cooling/power generation system using PV concentration for integration in high-rise buildings; ii) Experimental investigation of energy storage for evacuated solar collectors and iii) Development of a clothes drying heat recovery device. Dr Zhu has also worked a Low Carbon Trust funded research project, 'Technology assessment for radically improving the built asset base'. Dr Zhu's research has had on the primary aim at reducing CO₂ emissions in the building sector. He is currently carrying out teaching and research work associated with building services, renewable and sustainable technologies and energy efficiency technology, and supervises five PhD students.

Research Summary

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Selected Publications

• RIFFAT, S.B. and ZHU, J., 2004. Mathematical model of indirect evaporative cooler using porous ceramic and heat pipe Applied Thermal Engineering. 24(4), 457-470
• RIFFAT, S.B. and ZHU, J., 2004. Modelling and testing of a novel evaporative cooler International Journal of Computer Applications In Technology. 21(4), 159-163
• RIFFAT, S. and ZHU, J., 2004. Experimental investigation of an indirect evaporative cooler consisting of a heat pipe embedded in porous ceramic The Journal of Engineering Research. 1(1), 46-52
• ZHU, J., SHAO, L. and RIFFAT, S, 2006. Carbon emission Saving for domestic buildings with CHP and Heat Pump In: 5th International conference on sustainable energy technologies. 609-614

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• HOY-YEN CHAN, SAFFA RIFFAT AND JIE ZHU, 2013. Solar Façade for a Combined Heating and Cooling System in London Applied Mechanics and Materials. 284-287 (2013), 1409-1415
• KSENIA CHMUTINA, JIE ZHU, SAFFA RIFFAT, 2012. Analysis of climate change policy making and implementation in China International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. 4(2), 138-151
• H.-Y. CHAN, J. ZHU and S. RIFFAT, 2012. Solar facade for space cooling Energy and Buildings. 54, 307-319
• CHAN, H.-Y., RIFFAT, S. and ZHU, J., 2011. Experimental performance of unglazed transpired solar collector for air heating In: World Renewable Energy Congress, Sweden 8-13 May 2011. 1853-1859
• 2010. An innovative solar facade for heating and cooling in buildings In: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies. 1-5
• HOY-YEN CHAN, SAFFA RIFFAT AND JIE ZHU, 2010. Review of passive solar heating and cooling technologies Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 14(2), 781-789
• QIU, G.Q., RIFFAT, S.B. and ZHU, J., 2008. Novel liquid regeneration system with solar evacuated tubes and evaporative bed Journal of the Energy Institute. 81(2), 92-96
• ZHU, J., RIFFAT, S.B. and OLIVERIA, A.C., 2008. Experimental study on solar clothes dryer using evacuated tube collector and PV panel Journal of Energy & Climate Change. 3(2), 125-132
• RIFFAT, S.B., QIU, G.Q. and ZHU, J., 2006. Liquid desiccant regeneration using solar evacuated tubes Journal of Energy & Climate Change. 1(2), 105-112
• ZHU, J., SHAO, L. and RIFFAT, S, 2006. Carbon emission Saving for domestic buildings with CHP and Heat Pump In: 5th International conference on sustainable energy technologies. 609-614
• ZHU, J., SHAO, L. and RIFFAT, S., 2005. Small scale CHP technologies for building. In: Collected dissertations of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies
• RIFFAT, S., JIANG, L. and ZHU J., 2005. Thermal Performance of Solar Energy Storage Using PCM in a Double-Glazed Evacuated Solar Collector In: 1st International Intelligent and Green Building Technologies and Products Conference & Expo (IGBC).
• ZHU, J., SHAO, L. and RIFFAT, S., 2005. Small scale CHP technologies for building. In: Collected dissertations of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies
• RIFFAT, S., JIANG, L. and ZHU J., 2005. Thermal Performance of Solar Energy Storage Using PCM in a Double-Glazed Evacuated Solar Collector In: 1st International Intelligent and Green Building Technologies and Products Conference & Expo (IGBC).
• RIFFAT, S.B. and ZHU, J., 2004. Mathematical model of indirect evaporative cooler using porous ceramic and heat pipe Applied Thermal Engineering. 24(4), 457-470
• RIFFAT, S.B. and ZHU, J., 2004. Modelling and testing of a novel evaporative cooler International Journal of Computer Applications In Technology. 21(4), 159-163
• RIFFAT, S. and ZHU, J., 2004. Experimental investigation of an indirect evaporative cooler consisting of a heat pipe embedded in porous ceramic The Journal of Engineering Research. 1(1), 46-52
• RIFFAT, S., JIANG, L. and JIE, Z., 2004. Development of a Function for a Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) in Perpendicular Coordinates and its Experimental Investigation In: 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET2004).
• RIFFAT, S., JIANG, L. and JIE, Z., 2004. Development of a Function for a Compound Parabolic Concentrator (CPC) in Perpendicular Coordinates and its Experimental Investigation In: 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (SET2004).