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Courses
- FCFDFuel Cell Fundamentals and Design
- RESRenewable Energy Systems
- ILInstrumentation Laboratory
- ATAdvanced Thermodynamics
- CTPConvective Transport Phenomena
Grants
- Consortium of Advanced Additive Manufacturing Research and Education for Energy Related Systems (CA2REERs)
Principal Investigator (PI)
2021
$399.0K
Active - Non-Contact Thermophysical Characterization of Solids and Fluids for Concentrating Solar Power
Principal Investigator (PI)
2018
$227.5K
Active - Thermal Management Analysis and Design Considerations for Battery System Operating at High Altitude and Low Speed
Co-Investigator (COI)
2022
$62.0K
- 3D Printing of Solar Absorber Tube with Internal/External Structures for Heat Transfer Enhancement and Temperature Leveling using Additive Manufacturing Technology
Principal Investigator (PI)
2021
$107.8K
- Sensing and Arresting Metal Corrosion in Molten Chloride Salts at 800C
Co-Investigator (COI)
2019
$440.1K
- Desalination Using Low Cost Solar Thermal Energy for Water and Salts with Zero Waste Discharge
Principal Investigator (PI)
2019
$99.1K
- Study of Thermal and Transport Properties of Heat Transfer Fluids from NaCl-KCl-MgCl2
Principal Investigator (PI)
2018
$145.0K
- Development of 800 Deg. C Integrated Flow Channel Ceramic Receiver
Principal Investigator (PI)
2016
$97.5K
- Solar Desalination Tower for Low-Cost Freshwater Production with Zero Liquid Discharge
Principal Investigator (PI)
2013
$54.0K
- Halide and Oxy-Halide Eutectic Systems for High Performance High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids
Principal Investigator (PI)
2012
$5.5M
Technologies / Patents
News
- Tech On Tap: UA Inventors Address World Water Woes
2019
- Student From Honduras Uses UA as Summer Learning Base
2017
- TLA Sets Performance Records in 3rd Full Year
2016
- UA Inventions Deliver Cleaner Copper, Energy Capture
2016
- UA Startup Caltrode Tackles Galvanic Corrosion
2016
- UA Engineering Leads $5.5M DOE Project to Create Low-Cost Solar Energy
2012
- UA Engineers Get $2.7 Million to Teach High Schoolers About Water and Energy in Arid Areas
2010
- Student Project Brings Solar Cooking Indoors
2008
Publications (164)
- Facile fabrication of efficient Cu(I)–Y zeolite adsorbent towards the adsorption desulfurization
2023
- Multiphysics Numerical Study of Solar Receiver Tube for Enhanced Thermal Efficiency and Durability in Concentrated Solar Power Tower Plant
2022
- span style= font-size:11pt; Entropy-based Optimization for Heat Enhancement in Tubes with Helical Fins Transfer Enhancement in Tubes with Helical Fins /span
2022
- Analysis of the Heat Transfer and Criterion of Freezing of Molten Salt Startup Flow in Relatively Cold Pipes
2022
- span style= font-size:11pt; Recyclable regeneration of NiO/NaF catalyst: hydrogen evolution via steam reforming of oxygen-containing volatile organic compounds /span
2022
- span style= font-size:11pt; High-efficiency steam reforming of methanol on the surface of a recyclable NiO/NaF catalyst for hydrogen production /span
2022
- span style= font-size:11pt; Concentrating solar thermal power generation in Sudan: Potential and challenges /span
2022
- Experimental Study of Eutectic Molten Salts NaCl/KCl/ZnCl2 Heat Transfer Inside a Smooth Tube for High-Temperature Application
2022
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:j8SEvjWlNXcC Measurement of high-temperature thermophysical properties of bulk and coatings using modulated photothermal radiometry /a
2021
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:2KloaMYe4IUC Evaluation of alternative eutectic salt as heat transfer fluid for solar power tower coupling a supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle from the viewpoint of system-level analysis /a
2021
- a href= https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/solarenergyengineering/article-abstract/143/2/021002/1086077 Optimization of Fixed Photovoltaic Panel “Tilt” Angles for Maximal Energy Harvest Considering Year-Around Sky Coverage Conditions /a
2021
- Entropy-Based Optimization for Heat Transfer Enhancement in Tubes With Helical Fins
2021
- a href= https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IMECE/proceedings-abstract/IMECE2021/V011T11A062/1133118 Entropy Generation Minimization to Optimize Heat Transfer in CSP Technologies Using Molten Salt System NaCl/KCl/MgCl sub 2 /sub as Heat Transfer Fluids /a
2021
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/scholar?oi=bibs cluster=11573557274406869826 btnI=1 hl=en Thermophysical properties experimentally tested for NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 eutectic molten salt as a next-generation high-temperature heat transfer fluids in concentrated solar power systems /a
2021
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:ZHo1McVdvXMC A Generic Algorithm for Planning the Year-Round Solar Energy Harvest/Storage to Supply Solar-Based Stable Power /a
2020
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:yB1At4FlUx8C A Multi-Fidelity Approach for the Reliability Assessment of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers /a
2020
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:ZfRJV9d4-WMC Experimental investigation to the desalination performance of a system due to integration of a solar collection chamber and a cooling chimney /a
2020
- a href= https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IMECE/proceedings-abstract/IMECE2020/84591/1099476 Entropy-Based Optimization of Helical Fins for Heat Transfer Enhancement Inside Tubes /a
2020
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:RGFaLdJalmkC Study on a novel spray-evaporation multi-effect distillation desalination system /a
2020
- Entropy-Based Optimization of Helical Fins for Heat Transfer Enhancement Inside Tubes
2020
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ cstart=20 pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:evX43VCCuoAC Hydrogen production from formaldehyde steam reforming using recyclable NiO/NaF catalyst /a
2020
- 3D-printed tubes with complex internal fins for heat transfer enhancement—CFD analysis and performance evaluation
2020
- An O(n) Framework for Internal Coordinate Molecular Dynamics Applicable to Molecules with Arbitrary Constraints and Geometries
2020
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:epqYDVWIO7EC Modeling of a small-scale solar central receiver with pressurized water for heat collection and storage /a
2020
- Experimental investigation to the desalination performance of a system due to integration of a solar collection chamber and a cooling chimney
2020
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:bFI3QPDXJZMC The Benefit of Using Multiple Thin Tanks Versus a Short Big Tank for Thermal Storage in Ceramic-Sphere Packed Bed With Airflow /a
2020
- Optimization of Fixed Photovoltaic Panel “Tilt” Angles for Maximal Energy Harvest Considering Year-Around Sky Coverage Conditions
2020
- The Benefit of Using Multiple Thin Tanks Versus a Short Big Tank for Thermal Storage in Ceramic-Sphere Packed Bed With Airflow
2019
- NaCl-induced nickel-cobalt inverse spinel structure for boosting hydrogen evolution from ethyl acetate and water
2019
- a href= https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation hl=en user=WufbjIkAAAAJ pagesize=80 sortby=pubdate citation_for_view=WufbjIkAAAAJ:HoB7MX3m0LUC CFD analysis and evaluation of heat transfer enhancement of internal flow in tubes with 3D-printed complex fins /a
2019
- a href= https://dl.astfe.org/download/article/56254f27291054a3/TFEC-2019-27436-2_N.pdf YEAR-ROUND SOLAR ENERGY FORECASTING AND STORAGE PREDICTION FOR NON-INTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY /a
2019
- a href= https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2019/ta/c8ta10414j NaCl-induced nickel–cobalt inverse spinel structure for boosting hydrogen evolution from ethyl acetate and water /a
2019
- a href= https://www.aimspress.com/fileOther/PDF/energy/energy-08-01-027.pdf 3D-printed tubes with complex internal fins for heat transfer enhancement—CFD analysis and performance evaluation /a
2019
- a href= https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/IMECE/proceedings-abstract/IMECE2019/V006T06A088/1073229 Optimization of fixed PV panel “Tilt” angles for maximal energy harvest considering year-around sky coverage conditions /a
2019
- a href= https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09593330.2018.1426636 High-efficiency treatment of PTA wastewater using a biogas jet assisted anaerobic fluidized bed reactor /a
2019
- Experimental Study of Hygroscopy of Single and Different Mixtures of MgCl2, KCl, NaCl, ZnCl2 for Ap-plication as Heat Transfer Fluids in CSP
2018
- Mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 adsorbent for ultra-deep desulfurization of organic-S at room temperature and atmospheric pressure
2018
- Longer Passage of Airflow in Multiple Packed-Bed Thin Tanks Versus in a Short Big Tank for Improved Thermal Storage Performance
2018
- Controllable synthesis of carbon nanotubes via autothermal reforming of ethyl acetate
2018
- Evaluation of Several Types of High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids for Concentrated Solar Power System
2018
- Key Role of Lanthanum Oxychloride: Promotional Effects of Lanthanum in NiLaO em sub y /sub /em /NaCl for Hydrogen Production from Ethyl Acetate and Water
2018
- A systematic comparison of different S-CO2 Brayton cycle layouts based on multi-objective optimization for applications in solar power tower plants.
2018
- Experimental Test of Properties of KCl-MgCl2 Eutectic Molten Salt for Heat Transfer and Thermal Storage Fluid in Concentrated Solar Power Systems
2018
- Promoting effects of lanthanum oxide on the NiO/CeO2 catalyst for hydrogen production by autothermal reforming of ethanol
2018
- Basic Properties of Eutectic Chloride Salts NaCl-KCl-ZnCl2 and NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 as HTFs and Thermal Storage Media Measured using Simultaneous DSC-TGA
2018
- Hydrogen production via catalytic autothermal reforming of desulfurized Jet-A fuel.
2017
- Digital phase diagram and thermophysical properties of KNO 3 -NaNO 3 -Ca(NO 3 ) 2 ternary system for solar energy storage
2017
- Survey and evaluation of equations for thermophysical properties of binary/ternary eutectic salts from NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, CaCl2, ZnCl2 for heat transfer and thermal storage fluids in CSP
2017
- A comprehensive model for analysis of real-time optical performance of a solar power tower with a multi-tube cavity receiver
2017
- Distance descending ordering method: An O(n) algorithm for inverting the mass matrix in simulation of macromolecules with long branches
2017
- Producing Hydrogen From Jet-A Fuel in a Reactor With Integrated Autothermal Reforming and Water-Gas Shift
2017
- Investigation of Properties of KCl-MgCl2 Eutectic Salt for Heat Transfer and Thermal Storage Fluids in CSP Systems
2017
- Thermal and Transport Properties of NaCl ndash;KCl ndash;ZnCl2 Eutectic Salts for New Generation High-Temperature Heat-Transfer Fluids
2016
- Radiation heat transfer enhanced absorber for high temperature solar thermal applications
2016
- Novel spectral properties for La0.7Ca0.3CrO3 ceramics by Mo6+doping
2016
- Enhanced performance of microbial fuel cells by using MnO2/Halloysite nanotubes to modify carbon cloth anodes
2016
- Measurement of the Basic Properties of Ternary Eutectic Chloride Salts Used as High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids and Thermal Storage Media
2016
- Thermal and Transport Properties of NaCl-KCl-ZnCl2 Eutectic Salts for New Generation High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids
2016
- , Hydrogen Production Via Catalytic Autothermal Reforming of Desulfurized Jet-A Fuel
2016
- Optical properties and thermal stability of La1-xSrxCoO3- (0.2 ≤x≤0.8) ceramics
2016
- Assessment of Water Droplet Evaporation Path in a Full Separation MED Desalination System
2016
- Energy Storage Start-up Strategies for Concentrated Solar Power Plants With a Dual-Media Thermal Storage System
2015
- Evaluation of flow mixing in an ARID-HV algal raceway using statistics of temporal and spatial distribution of fluid particles
2015
- Heat and Mass Transfer Analysis of a Water and Solute Separation System: Using Solar Thermal Energy for Water Desalination
2015
- Application of phase change materials for thermal energy storage in concentrated solar thermal power plants: A review to recent developments
2015
- Experimental Study and Comparison of Various Designs of Gas Flow Fields to PEM Fuel Cells and Cell Stack Performance
2014
- Survey of Properties of Key Single and Mixture Halide Salts for Potential Application as High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids for Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Systems
2014
- Volume Sizing for Thermal Storage With Phase Change Material for Concentrated Solar Power Plant
2014
- Desulfurization of Jet-A fuel in a fixed-bed reactor at room temperature and ambient pressure using a novel selective adsorbent
2014
- Autothermal Reforming of n-Dodecane and Desulfurized Jet-A Fuel for Producing Hydrogen-rich Syngas
2014
- Hydrogen Production of a Heavy Hydrocarbon Fuel Autothermal Reformer on NiO-Eh Based Monolithic Catalysts
2014
- Experimental Study of a Novel Thermal Storage System Using Sands with High-conductive Fluids Occupying the Pores
2014
- Verification of a Model of Thermal Storate Incorporated with an Extended Lumped Capacitance Method for Various Solid-fluid Structural Combinations
2014
- Fluid Charge and Discharge Strategies of Dual-media Thermal Storage Systems in the Starting-up Process of Daily Cyclic Operations
2014
- Adsorptive Desulfurization of Liquid Jet-A Fuel at Ambient Conditions with an Improved Adsorbent for On-board Fuel Treatment for SOFC Applications
2014
- Mathematical modeling analysis and optimization of key design parameters of proton-conductive solid oxide fuel cells
2014
- Thermal Energy Storage Characteristics of Sand as Filler Material for Solar Thermocline Tank
2014
- Study of the flow mixing in a novel ARID raceway for algae production
2014
- Experimental Investigation to the Properties of Eutectic Salts by NaCl-KCl-ZnC12 for Application as High Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids
2014
- Optimization of PEM fuel cell flow channels-modeling analysis and experimental tests
2013
- Achieving quasi-isothermal air compression with multistage compressors for large-scale energy storage
2013
- An enthalpy formulation for thermocline with encapsulated PCM thermal storage and benchmark solution using the method of characteristics
2013
- Equilibrium and kinetics of Jet-A fuel desulfurization by selective adsorption at room temperatures
2013
- Even distribution/dividing of single-phase fluids by symmetric bifurcation of flow channels
2013
- Desulfurization of liquid phase jet-A fuel by selective adsorption at room temperature
2013
- Small-scale reforming of diesel and jet fuels to make hydrogen and syngas for fuel cells: A review
2013
- Maintaining equal operating conditions for all cells in a fuel cell stack using an external flow distributor
2013
- Modeling of solar tracking for giant Fresnel lens solar stoves
2013
- Optimization of PEM fuel cell flow channel dimensions - Mathematic modeling analysis and experimental verification
2013
- Optimization of the flow field of a novel ARID raceway (ARID-HV) for algal production
2013
- The algae raceway integrated design for optimal temperature management
2012
- Experimental investigation of thermal storage processes in a thermocline tank
2012
- Experimental study of the flow distribution uniformity in flow distributors having novel flow channel bifurcation structures
2012
- Analysis and optimization of current collecting systems in PEM fuel cells
2012
- Analysis of chemical, electrochemical reactions and thermo-fluid flow in methane-feed internal reforming SOFCs: Part i - Modeling and effect of gas concentrations
2012
- Selective adsorption for removing sulfur: A potential ultra-deep desulfurization approach of jet fuels
2012
- Numerical investigation of the performance of symmetric flow distributors as flow channels for PEM fuel cells
2012
- Study of the Flow Mixing in a Novel Open-Channel Raceway for Algae Production
2012
- Analysis of chemical, electrochemical reactions and thermo-fluid flow in methane-feed internal reforming SOFCs: Part II-temperature effect
2012
- A fuel cell stack architecture to make all cells have equal operational conditions and performance
2012
- Similarity and generalized analysis of efficiencies of thermal energy storage systems
2012
- Extending the validity of lumped capacitance method for large Biot number in thermal storage application
2012
- A novel potential adsorbent for ultra deep desulfurization of jet fuels at room temperature
2012
- Micro-Fluidic Assisted Passive Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
2012
- The Effect of Solar Tracking Resolution to the Defocus of a Giant Fresnel Lens for a Solar Stove
2012
- A novel application of a Fresnel lens for a solar stove and solar heating
2011
- Analysis of heat storage and delivery of a thermocline tank having solid filler material
2011
- Experimental investigation of thermal storage processes in a thermocline storage tank
2011
- CFD study of liquid-cooled heat sinks with microchannel flow field configurations for electronics, fuel cells, and concentrated solar cells
2011
- Generalized charts of energy storage effectiveness for thermocline heat storage tank design and calibration
2011
- CFD Assisted Design Optimization of a Flow Distributor for Uniform Fluid Distribution
2011
- Solar Thermal Closed-Helium Brayton Cycle With High Temperature Phase-Change Thermal Storage
2010
- CFD analysis of flow and heat transfer in a novel heat sink for electronic devices
2010
- Heat transfer in thermocline storage system with filler materials: Analytical model
2010
- CFD study on flow distribution uniformity in fuel distributors having multiple structural bifurcations of flow channels
2010
- Functionally graded composite electrodes for advanced anode-supported, intermediate-temperature SOFC
2009
- Analytical Study, 1-D Optimization Modeling, and Testing of Electrode Supported Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells
2009
- Transient Heat Delivery and Storage Process in a Thermocline Heat Storage System
2009
- An easy-to-approach mathematical model and optimization of planar type proton-conductive SOFC
2009
- An easy-to-approach comprehensive model and computation for SOFC performance and design optimization
2009
- An easy-to-approach and comprehensive model for planar type SOFCs
2009
- Development and fabrication of passive DMFCs
2009
- Parametric Study of a Symmetric Flow Distributor
2009
- Analysis and optimization design of proton-exchange-membrane electrolysis cell
2009
- Energy storage is the core of renewable technologies: Substitute and clean energy resources are driving the development of renewable energy
2008
- Analysis and Optimization of Flow Distribution Channels for Uniform Flow in Fuel Cells
2008
- Uniform distribution of species in fuel cells using a multiple flow bifurcation design
2008
- Effect of the Geometries of Current Collectors on the Power Density in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
2007
- Buoyancy-Driven Circulation Flow of an Electrical Conductive Liquid in a Rectangular Annulus
2007
- Buoyancy-driven circulation flow of an electrically conductive liquid in a rectangular annulus
2007
- To achieve the best performance through optimization of gas delivery and current collection in solid oxide fuel cells
2006
- Heat transfer in an airfoil trailing edge configuration with shaped pedestals mounted internal cooling channel and pressure side cutback
2006
- Optimization of gas delivery and current collecting system in fuel cells
2006
- Electrochemical and transport phenomena in solid oxide fuel cells
2005
- Numerical study of a flat-tube high power density solid oxide fuel cell: Part I. Heat/mass transfer and fluid flow
2005
- Numerical simulation and performance optimization of solid oxide fuel cells
2005
- Heat transfer on internal surfaces of a duct subjected to impingement of a jet array with varying jet hole-size and spacing
2005
- Novel gas distributors and optimization for high power density in fuel cells
2005
- A numerical model coupling the heat and gas species' transport processes in a tubular SOFC
2004
- New conceptual gas distributor with mass transfer enhancing function in polymer electrolyte fuel cells
2004
- A novel approach for distribution of reacting gases with enhanced mass transfer in fuel cells
2004
- Numerical Modeling and Performance Study of a Tubular SOFC
2004
- Mass transfer enhancement for improving the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells
2004
- Numerical simulation of heat transfer and fluid flow of a flat-tube high power density solid oxide fuel cell
2004
- Simulation of the chemical/electrochemical reactions and heat/mass transfer for a tubular SOFC in a stack
2003
- Multi-gas transportation and electrochemical performance of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell with complex flow channels
2003
- The performance of PEM fuel cells fed with oxygen through the free-convection mode
2003
- The Energy Budget in Tubular and Planar Type Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Studied through Numerical Simulation
2003
- Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Miniaturized Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells
2003
- Interdigitated heat/mass transfer and chemical/electrochemical reactions in a planar type solid oxide fuel cell
2003
- Investigation of the energy budget in an internal reforming tubular type solid oxide fuel cell through numerical computation
2003
- Experimental study on drag-reducing channel flow with surfactant additives-Spatial structure of turbulence investigated by PIV system
2002
- Convective heat transfer in a triple-cavity structure near turbine blade trailing edge
2002
- Computation of the Conjugating Heat Transfer of Fuel and Oxidant Separated by a Heat-generating Cell Tube in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
2002
- Theoretical calculation on forced convective condensation heat transfer coefficient of nonazeotropic mixtures inside tube
2001
- Transitional heat transfer and turbulent characteristics of drag-reducing flow through a contracted channel
2001
- Heat transfer enhancement to the drag-reducing flow of surfactant solution in two-dimensional channel with mesh-screen inserts at the inlet
2001
- Experimental study of the characteristics on turbulence in drag reducing flow using surfactant additives
2001
- Theoretical analysis and experimental investigation on local heat transfer characteristics of HFC-134a forced-convection condensation inside smooth horizontal tubes
2000
- Study on a thermal boundary layer of drag reducing surfactant solution - Measurements of temperature fluctuation
1997
- Investigation on existing correlations for prediction of HFC-134A in-tube boiling heat transfer coefficients based on experiment
1996
- Experimental study on mass/heat transfer of circular jet impingement in cubical cavities
1995
- Effects of outflow boundary condition on convective heat transfer with strong recirculating flow
1994
- Numerical and experimental investigations on heat/mass transfer of slot-jet impingement in a rectangular cavity
1993