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PAPERS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

  1. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. "Wetting and Evaporation of Multi-Component Droplets." Physics Reports, 960 (2022): 1-37.
  2. Hikita, W., Hirayama, S., Inoue, C., Wang, Z.,  Nakaseko, M., & Takashita, T. "Fragmentation and solidification of fusible alloy melt by water spray." Powder Technology, 409 (2022): 117778.
  3. Wang, Z., Karapetsas, G., Valluri, P., Sefiane, K., Williams, A., & Takata, Y. "Dynamics of hygroscopic aqueous solution droplets undergoing evaporation or vapour absorption." Journal of Fluid Mechanics 912 (2021): A2.
  4. Wang, Z.,  Karapetsas, G., Valluri, P., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. "Lubrication Model for Vapor Absorption/Desorption of Hygroscopic Liquid Desiccant Droplets." Advances in Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering, Springer, Singapore, (2021): 67-70.
  5. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. "Effect of Substrate Conductivity on the Transient Thermal Transport of Hygroscopic Droplets during Vapor Absorption." Micromachines 11.2 (2020): 193.
  6. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. "Water vapor uptake into hygroscopic lithium bromide desiccant droplets: mechanisms of droplet growth and spreading." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21 (2019): 1046-1058. (Back Cover)
  7. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. “Coupled thermal transport and mass diffusion during vapor absorption into hygroscopic liquid desiccant droplets.” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 134 (2019): 1014-1023. 
  8. Josyula, T., Wang, Z., Askounis, A., Orejon, D., Harish, S., Takata, Y., ... & Pattamatta, A. "Evaporation kinetics of pure water drops: Thermal patterns, Marangoni flow, and interfacial temperature difference." Physical Review E 98.5 (2018): 052804. 
  9. Wang, Z., Zhang, X., Han, J., & Li, Z. "Waste heat and water recovery from natural gas boilers: Parametric analysis and optimization of a flue-gas-driven open absorption system." Energy Conversion and Management 154 (2017): 526-537.
  10. Wang, Z., Zhang, X., & Li, Z. "Investigation on the coupled heat and mass transfer process between extremely high humidity air and liquid desiccant in the counter-flow adiabatic packed tower." International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 110 (2017): 898-907. 
  11. Wang, Z., Cao, H., & Li, Z. Cold source selection and efficiency analysis of data center cooling systems. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 38(2) (2017): 326-333. (In Chinese)
  12. Wang, Z., Zhang, X., & Li, Z. "Simulation of a flue gas driven open absorption system for waste heat recovery from fossil fuel boilers." ASHRAE Transactions 123.1 (2017). 
  13. Zhang, X., Wang, Z., & Li, Z. "A novel flue gas heat recovery system based on low-pressure regeneration liquid desiccant cycle." International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies 13.1 (2017): 1-5. 
  14. Wang, Z., Zhang, X., & Li, Z. "Evaluation of a flue gas driven open absorption system for heat and water recovery from fossil fuel boilers." Energy Conversion and Management 128 (2016): 57-65. 
  15. Wang, Z., Zhang, X., Li, Z., & Luo, M. "Analysis on energy efficiency of an integrated heat pipe system in data centers." Applied Thermal Engineering 90 (2015): 937-944.

INVITED TALK

  1. Wang, Z. Analysis of droplet dynamics and heat transfer along with vapor absorption, 7th research seminar on phase change and interfaces, Japan Heat Transfer Society, 2020, online webinar.
  2. Wang, Z. Vapor Absorption into Hygroscopic Liquid Desiccant: From Industrial Innovation to Microscale Mechanisms, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST, 2019, Daejeon, Korea. 
     

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

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  1. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. Vapor absorption into hygroscopic liquid desiccant droplets: Mechanisms of droplet growth and spreading, 6th ASME Micro/Nanoscale Heat & Mass Transfer International Conference, 2019, Dalian, China. (Oral)
  2. Wang, Z., Karapetsas G., Valluri P., Williams A., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y.  Lubrication model for vapor absorption into hygroscopic liquid desiccant droplets, 第56回日本伝熱シンポジウム, 2019, Tokushima, Japan. (Oral)
  3. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. Coupled thermal transport and mass diffusion during vapor absorption into hygroscopic liquid desiccant droplets, 7th International Symposium on Micro and Nano Technology, 2019, Qingdao, China. (Oral)
  4. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Takata, Y., & Sefiane, K. Vapor absorption into hygroscopic liquid desiccant droplets and guidance for packed tower design, 5th International Conference on Polygeneration, 2019, Fukuoka, Japan. (Poster)
  5.  Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. Coupled thermal transport and mass diffusion during vapor absorption at the droplet scale, 71st Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2018, Atlanta, US. (Oral)
  6. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. Vapor absorption phenomenon onto liquid desiccant droplet driven by vapor pressure difference, 5th European Conference on MicroFluidics, 2018, Strasbourg, France. (Oral, Best Presentation Award - Ranked No.1)
  7. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. How do single liquid desiccant droplets behave during vapour absorption? Kyushu University Energy Week, 2018, Fukuoka, Japan. (Poster, Best Poster Award)
  8. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. Effect of surface wettability and relative humidity on the vapor absorption process onto liquid desiccant droplets, 10th International Conference on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer, 2018, Nagasaki, Japan. (Oral)
  9. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. Vapor absorption phenomenon into sessile liquid desiccant droplets, 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, 2018, Beijing, China. (Poster)
  10. Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. Coupled thermal transport and mass diffusion during vapor absorption at the droplet scale, 3th KU-NCU Joint Student Workshop 2018, Fukuoka, Japan. (Oral)
  11.  Wang, Z., Orejon, D., Sefiane, K., & Takata, Y. デシカント液滴への蒸気吸収:熱物質移動過程の解析(Vapor absorption into liquid desiccant droplets: Analysis on the heat and mass transfer process), 第55回日本伝熱シンポジウム, 2018, Sapporo, Japan. (Oral)
  12. Wang, Z., Zhang, X., & Li, Z. Total heat recovery from industrial flue gases with varied moisture contents using the liquid desiccant technology, ASHRAE Winter Conference, 2017, Las Vegas, US. (Oral, Top Student Paper Award)
  13. Wang, Z., Zhang, X., & Li, Z. Investigation on the coupled heat and mass transfer process between extremely high humidity air and liquid desiccant in the counter-flow adiabatic packed tower, 4th International Forum on Heat Transfer, 2016, Sendai, Japan. (Oral)
  14. Wang, Z., Cao, H., & Li, Z. Cold source selection and efficiency analysis of data center cooling systems, China Annual Conference on Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016, Beijing, China. (Oral)
  15. Wang, Z., Li, Z., & Zhang, X. Heat recovery from flue gases with varied moisture contents using the open absorption system, China Annual Conference on Refrigeration, 2015, Chengdu, China. (Oral)
  16. Wang, Z., Li, Z., & Zhang, X. Numerial simulation and optimization of an adiabatic dehumidifier for high humidity conditions based on rational distribution of fluid flow and NTU, China Annual Conference on Refrigeration, 2015, Chengdu, China. (Poster)

PATENTS

  1. Li, Z., Liu, X., Wang, Z. 回收烟气中余热及水分的装置 (A device for heat and water recovery from industrial flue gases), China, ZL 2014 2 0360041.7. 
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