Browsing Research publications by Author "CHEN, Yong Kang"

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    • A brief review on nano phase change material-based polymer encapsulation for thermal energy storage systems 

      CHEN, Yong Kang; Hayat, Muhammad (Springer Nature, 2021-04-30)
      In recent years, considerable attention has been given to phase change materials (PCMs) that is suggested as a possible medium for thermal energy storage. PCM encapsulation technology is an efficient method of enhancing ...

    • Characteristics and Potential Applications of Nano-enhanced Phase Change Materials: A Critical Review on Recent Developments 

      Hayat, Muhammad; CHEN, Yong Kang; Bevilacqua, Mose; Li, Liang; Yang, Yongzhen (2022-03-01)
      Owing to incessant proliferation of challenges pertaining to energy storage systems to attain optimum design and efficient performance, massive research is underway on the development of optimal storage medium (used to ...

    • Development of a CFD Model for the Estimation of Windage Losses Inside the Narrow Air Gap of an Enclosed High-Speed Flywheel 

      Eltaweel, Mahmoud; Kalyvas, Christos; CHEN, Yong Kang; Herfatmanesh, Mohammad Reza (Springer Nature, 2023-08-12)
      Concerns over global warming and the need to reduce carbon emissions have prompted the development of novel energy recovery systems. During urban driving, a significant amount of energy is lost due to continuous braking, ...

    • Effects of Sensor Spacing and Material Thickness of Al 6082-T6 using Acousto-Ultrasonics Technique 

      Prasad, Kumar Shantanu; Jombo, Gbanaibolou; Ismail, Sikiru O.; CHEN, Yong Kang; Dhakal, Hom (2022-04-12)

    • An Efficient Synthesis and Photoelectric Properties of Green Carbon Quantum Dots with High Fluorescent Quantum Yield 

      Zheng, Jingxia; Xie, Yanting; Wei, Yingying; Yang, Yongzhen; Liu, Xuguang; CHEN, Yong Kang; Xu, Bingshe (2020-01-01)
      To greatly improve the production quality and efficiency of carbon quantum dots (CQDs), and provide a new approach for the large-scale production of high-quality CQDs, green carbon quantum dots (g-CQDs) with high product ...

    • Enhancing Thermal Energy Storage in Buildings with Novel Functionalised MWCNTs-Enhanced Phase Change Materials: Towards Efficient and Stable Solutions 

      Hayat, Muhammad; CHEN, Yong Kang; Yang, Yongzhen; Li, Liang; Bevilacqua, Mose (2024-01-01)
      Phase change materials (PCMs) are a promising panacea to tackle the intermittency of renewable energy sources, but their thermal performance is limited by low thermal conductivity (TC). This pioneering work investigates ...

    • An experimental study on thermophysical properties of nano‑TiO2‑enhanced phase change materials for cold climate applications 

      Ravasio, Lucrezia; Hayat, Muhammad; Calay, Rajinish Kaur; Riise, Raymond; CHEN, Yong Kang (2024-01-30)
      In high-energy-demand regions, such as the Arctic, the building sector is focused on reducing the carbon footprint and mitigating environmental impact. To achieve this, phase change materials (PCMs) are being investigated ...

    • Low-Speed Aerodynamic Analysis Using Four Different Turbulent Models of Solver of a Wind Turbine Shroud 

      Ngouani Siewe, Micky; CHEN, Yong Kang; Day, Rodney; David-West, Opukuro (Springer Nature, 2021-04-30)
      This study presents the effect of four different turbulent models of solver on the aerodynamic analysis of a shroud at wind speed below 6 m/s. The converting shroud uses a combination of a cylindrical case and an inverted ...

    • Mechanical properties of 3-D printed truss-like lattice biopolymer non-stochastic structures for sandwich panels with natural fibre composite skins 

      Azzouz, Lyes; CHEN, Yong Kang; Zarrelli, Mauro; Pearce, Joshua M.; Mitchell, Leslie; Ren, Guogang; Grasso, Marzio (2019-04-01)
      A full mechanical characterisation of three types of 3-D printed lattice cores was performed to evaluate the feasibility of using additive manufacturing (AM) of lightweight polymer-based sandwich panels for structural ...

    • Preparation and thermophysical characterisation analysis of potential nano-phase transition materials for thermal energy storage applications 

      Hayat, Muhammad; Yang, Yongzhen; Li, Liang; Bevilacqua, Mose; CHEN, Yong Kang (2023-04-15)
      The efficacious use of phase change materials (PCMs) is mainly confined by their poor thermal conductivity (TC). In this study, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) and titanium oxide (TiO2) ...

    • Proceedings of Abstracts Engineering and Computer Science Research Conference 2019 

      Nwawe, Richard; Grasso, Marzio; CHEN, Yong Kang; Klusak, Jan; Rosiello, Vincenzo; Counsell, Nathan; Herfatmanesh, Mohammad Reza; Partou, Helen; Menon, Catherine; Barker, Trevor; Veneziano, Vito; Kirner, Raimund; Tveretina, Olga; Verma, Alok; Lane, Peter; Lilley, Mariana; Canoville, Paul; Robinson, Matthew; Crook, Brian; Hall, Samantha; Kaye, Richard; Johnston, Ian; McCluskey, Daniel; Tracey, Mark; Munro, Ian; Wang, Yuan; Suckow, Bjorn; Klaholz, Ingo; Drix, Damien; Hafner, Verena Vanessa; Schmuker, Michael; Sinha, Ankur; Metzner, Christoph; Davey, Neil; Adams, Roderick; Steuber, Volker; Miko, Rebecca; Toffe, Gilles; Ren, Guogang; Montalvão, Diogo; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Newman, James; Dhakal, Hom; Sunmola, Funlade; Panday, Deepak; Helian, Na; Amafabia, Daerefa-a; David-West, Opukuro; Haritos, George; Schirmer, Pascal; Mporas, Iosif; Skaltsas, Grigorios; Siadati, Rana; Wernick, Paul; Sutton, Samuel; Lekkala, Himayasri Rao; Sayers, Paul; Khan, Imran; Cañamero, Lola; Hassan, Eheda; Denai, Mouloud; Pissanidis, Georgios; Goncharenko, Julia; Schilstra, Maria; Beka, Nathan; te Boekhorst, Rene; Bonivart, Agnes; Nehaniv, Chrystopher; Kadir, Shabnam; Bhavsar, Ronakben; Sun, Yi; Mayor, David; Steffert, Tony; CHEN, Yong Kang; Chrysanthou, Andreas; Johnston, Ian; Kirner, Raimund; Kourtessis, Pandelis; McCluskey, Daniel; Polani, Daniel; Steuber, Volker; Sun, Yichuang (University of Hertfordshire, 2019-09-01)
      This book is the record of abstracts submitted and accepted for presentation at the Inaugural Engineering and Computer Science Research Conference held 17th April 2019 at the University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK. This ...

    • Proceedings of Abstracts, School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science Research Conference 2022 

      Amafabia, Daerefa-a; Asimea, Laurel; Bally, John; Baran, Anthony; Boies, Adam; Borjali, Amirhossein; Bosomworth, Chloe; Burningham, Ben; Chaliasou, Napoleana-Anna; CHEN, Yong Kang; Cheong, Yuen Ki; Chizari, Mahmoud; Chung, Etelka; Coppin, Kristen; David-West, Opukuro; Dennler, Nik; Dhakal, Hom; Dimov, Nikolay; Dmitruk, Emil; Donald, Allen; Drix, Damien; Dzib, Sergio A.; Eltaweel, Mahmoud; Fadlelseed, Sajid; Farahani, Atena; Felix, Adrian; Foat, Tim; Forbrich, Jan; Franco, Maximilien; Gaarn, Joesphine; Garratt, Tracy; Geach, Jim; Ghias, Narges; Ghita, Adrian; Giannetti, Niccolo; Vargas-Gonzalez, Jaime; Greenaway, Richard; Haritos, George; Hatami, Sara; Haydock, David; Helian, Na; Herfatmanesh, Mohammad Reza; Herve, Jean-Baptiste; Hesse, Evelyn; Korani, Hossein; Hosseini, Vahid; Hu, Wei; Hubbard, Thomas; Inal, Jameel; Irigo, Patrick; Ismail, Sikiru O.; Jepleting, Fiona; Ji, Wei; Johnston, Ian; Jombo, Gbanaibolou; Kadir, Shabnam; Kalyvas, Christos; Kamran, Syed Muhammad; Kanellopoulos, Antonios; Kiflay, Aklil Zenebe; Kirner, Raimund; Knox, Kerry; Kobayashi, Chiaki; Kumar, Dhirendra; Kumar, Ritesh; Lane, Peter; Lekkala, Himayasri; Lewis, Andrew; Li, Liang; Luo, Qi; Madani, Hossein; Mallet, Colin; Maruthupandian, Surya; Mathen, Elizabeth Reeja; Matousek, Pavel; McCool, Simon; McGarry, James C.; Menon, Catherine; Metzner, Christoph; Miles, Rachael E. H.; Moeinnia, Hadi; Moggridge, Paul; Mohseni, Mahdi; Montalvão, Diogo; Moraby, Mohammad Najeeb; Murnane, Darragh; Norgate, Marc; Nourani, Amir; Prasad, Kumar Shantanu; Ramalingam, Soodamani; Rastogi, Shavika; Reid, Jonathan P.; Ren, Guogang; Rivilla, Victor M.; Saidpour, Hossein; Saito, Kiyoshi; Sajedi, Seyed Amir Hossein; Salge, Christoph; Samararatne, Samadhi; Schmuker, Michael; Sensoy, Elif; Shriram, Ajay; Singh, Harpreet; Sorouraddin, Yasser; Steuber, Volker; Stone, Nicholas; Sun, Yi; Sureddi, Roopesh; Sutton, Samuel; Thomas, Peter; Timms, Andrew R; Tiwari, P. R.; Tsokanos, Athanasios; Vadalia, Mansukhlal; Yaqoob, Muhammad; Yulianto, Muhamad; Zheng, Minghua (University of Hertfordshire, 2022-11-04)
      The present proceedings record the abstracts submitted and accepted for presentation at SPECS 2022, the second edition of the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science Research Conference that took place online, ...

    • Quantitative Assessment of Damage in Composites by Implementing Acousto-Ultrasonics Technique 

      Prasad, Kumar Shantanu; Jombo, Gbanaibolou; Ismail, Sikiru O.; CHEN, Yong Kang; Dhakal, Hom (2022-09-08)
      This study focused on quantitative damage severity assessment in composite materials using Acousto-Ultrasonics (AU), an in-service and active non-destructive inspection technique in which Lamb waves are communicated through ...

    • Review of Multiaxial Testing for Very High Cycle Fatigue: From ‘Conventional’ to Ultrasonic Machines 

      Costa1, P. R. da Costa1; Nwawe Tchadeu, Richard; H. Soares1, H.; CHEN, Yong Kang; Montalvão, D. (2020-06)
      Fatigue is one of the main causes for in service failure of mechanical components and structures. With the development of new materials, such as high strength aluminium or titanium alloys with different microstructures ...