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Experimental study of characteristics of bimetallic Pt-Fe nano-particle fuel cell electrocatalyst (2015)
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Yao, J., & Yao, Y. (2015). Experimental study of characteristics of bimetallic Pt-Fe nano-particle fuel cell electrocatalyst. Renewable Energy, 81, 182-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2015.03.031

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. The characteristics of 1.5wt% Platinum (Pt) loading on Fe incorporated Y zeolite (Pt-Fe/Y zeolite) nano-electrocatalysts have been experimentally studied by the extended X-ray adsorption fine structure (EXAFS) and cyclic voltamme... Read More about Experimental study of characteristics of bimetallic Pt-Fe nano-particle fuel cell electrocatalyst.

Numerical optimisation of thermal comfort improvement for indoor environment with occupants and furniture (2015)
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Horikiri, K., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2015). Numerical optimisation of thermal comfort improvement for indoor environment with occupants and furniture. Energy and Buildings, 88, 303-315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.12.015

© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Indoor thermal environment of a 3-D ventilated room was studied by computational fluid dynamics to understand correlations between heat generation, ventilation velocity and thermal sensation indices. The exis... Read More about Numerical optimisation of thermal comfort improvement for indoor environment with occupants and furniture.

Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill (2014)
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Castagna, J., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2014). Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill. Computers and Fluids, 95, 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.02.014

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill has been carried out to study the three-dimensional flow separation and reattachment that occur on the lee-side of the geometry. The flow Reynolds number is Re H=6500, ba... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of a turbulent flow over an axisymmetric hill.

Modelling conjugate flow and heat transfer in a ventilated room for indoor thermal comfort assessment (2014)
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Horikiri, K., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2014). Modelling conjugate flow and heat transfer in a ventilated room for indoor thermal comfort assessment. Building and Environment, 77, 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.027

Conjugate natural and forced convection heat transfers in a domestic model room of finite-thickness walls and a heat source have been numerically studied. A 2-D non-ventilated square model room with a heat source is investigated at first for conditio... Read More about Modelling conjugate flow and heat transfer in a ventilated room for indoor thermal comfort assessment.

Numerical study of unsteady airflow phenomena in a ventilated room (2012)
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Horikiri, K., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2012). Numerical study of unsteady airflow phenomena in a ventilated room. Computational Thermal Sciences, 4(4), 317-333. https://doi.org/10.1615/ComputThermalScien.2012005093

Numerical simulation of airflow in an indoor environment has been carried out for forced, natural, and mixed convection modes, respectively, by using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach of solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equat... Read More about Numerical study of unsteady airflow phenomena in a ventilated room.

Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow (2012)
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Yao, Y., Maidi, M., & Yao, J. (2012). Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow. Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, 2012, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/632040

Numerical studies have been performed to visualize vortical flow structures emerged from jet cross-flow interactions. A single square jet issuing perpendicularly into a cross-flow was simulated first, followed by two additional scenarios, that is, in... Read More about Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow.

CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger (2012)
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Yao, J., & Yao, Y. (2012). CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger. Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, 2012, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/789563

A turbocharger unit for diesel engine is often equipped with a built-in online water washing system and its performance is not always satisfactory because of efficiency declination due to deposit accumulated on blade surfaces not being washed away. I... Read More about CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger.

Numerical simulation of convective airflow in an empty room (2011)
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Horikiri, K., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2011). Numerical simulation of convective airflow in an empty room. International Journal of Energy and Environment, 5(1), 574-581

Numerical simulation of airflow inside an empty room has been carried out for a forced convection, a natural convection and a mixed convection respectively, by using a computational fluid dynamics approach of solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stok... Read More about Numerical simulation of convective airflow in an empty room.

The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness (2010)
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Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2010). The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness. International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 2(4), 242-248. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESMS.2010.038144

The high temperature conditions under which turbine blades operate pose a constraint on their service lifetime. One industrial solution is to apply the film cooling and the cooling effectiveness is generally determined by flow conditions, cooling hol... Read More about The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness.

Numerical simulation of heat transfer in rectangular microchannel (2009)
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Yao, J., Yao, Y., Mason, P. J., & Patel, M. K. (2009). Numerical simulation of heat transfer in rectangular microchannel. Advances in applied mathematics and mechanics, 1(2), 231-241

Numerical simulation of heat transfer in a high aspect ratio rectangular microchannel with heat sinks has been conducted, similar to an experimental study. Three channel heights measuring 0.3 mm, 0.6mmand 1mmare considered and the Reynolds number var... Read More about Numerical simulation of heat transfer in rectangular microchannel.

Computational study of flow over generic fan-wing airfoil (2007)
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Duddempudi, D., Yao, Y., Edmondson, D., Yao, J., & Curley, A. (2007). Computational study of flow over generic fan-wing airfoil. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 79(3), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660710743831

Purpose - The paper seeks to perform a detailed numerical study of flow over a generic fan-wing airfoil and also attempts to modify the geometry for the improvement of the aerodynamic performance. Design/methodology/approach - Advanced computational... Read More about Computational study of flow over generic fan-wing airfoil.

Potential dependence of segregation and surface alloy formation of a Ru modified carbon supported Pt catalyst (2007)
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Rose, A., Crabb, E. M., Qian, Y., Ravikumar, M., Wells, P. P., Wiltshire, R. J., …Russell, A. E. (2007). Potential dependence of segregation and surface alloy formation of a Ru modified carbon supported Pt catalyst. Electrochimica Acta, 52(18), 5556-5564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2007.02.023

Ruthenium modified carbon supported platinum catalysts have been shown to have a similar activity towards carbon monoxide oxidation as conventionally prepared bimetallic PtRu alloy catalysts. In this study the effect of the applied electrode potentia... Read More about Potential dependence of segregation and surface alloy formation of a Ru modified carbon supported Pt catalyst.

On reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows (2007)
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Mason, P. J., Yao, J., Yao, Y., & Patel, M. K. (2007). On reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows. European Physical Journal: Applied Physics, 37(2), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap%3A2007010

This paper presents a numerical study of the Reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows. The configuration includes a rectangular, high-aspect ratio microchannel with heat sinks, similar to an experimental setup. Water at ambient tempe... Read More about On reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows.

Direct numerical simulation of jets in cross-flow (2006)
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Yao, Y., Petty, D., Barrington, P., Yao, J., & Mason, P. (2006). Direct numerical simulation of jets in cross-flow. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 20(5), 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/10618560600909945

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of jets in cross-flow (JICF) has been carried out in this study, aiming for the investigation of vortex structure formation and evolution process associated with JICF. A recently developed DNS code is used, which sol... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of jets in cross-flow.

Self propagating high temperature synthesis of magnesium zinc ferrites (MgxZn1-xFe2O3): Thermal imaging and time resolved X-ray diffraction experiments (2004)
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Spiers, H., Parkin, I. P., Pankhurst, Q. A., Affleck, L., Green, M., Caruana, D. J., …Kvick, A. (2004). Self propagating high temperature synthesis of magnesium zinc ferrites (MgxZn1-xFe2O3): Thermal imaging and time resolved X-ray diffraction experiments. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14(7), 1104-1111. https://doi.org/10.1039/b314159b

Spinel ferrites of the form Mg Zn Fe O (x = 0. 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00) were prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) from reactions of iron(III), zinc and magnesium oxides, iron powder and sodium perchlorate. The driving force... Read More about Self propagating high temperature synthesis of magnesium zinc ferrites (MgxZn1-xFe2O3): Thermal imaging and time resolved X-ray diffraction experiments.

Hydride phase formation in carbon supported palladium nanoparticle electrodes investigated using in situ EXAFS and XRD (2003)
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Rose, A., Maniguet, S., Mathew, R. J., Slater, C., Yao, J., & Russell, A. E. (2003). Hydride phase formation in carbon supported palladium nanoparticle electrodes investigated using in situ EXAFS and XRD. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 5(15), 3220-3225. https://doi.org/10.1039/b302956e

In situ EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure), in situ XRD (X-ray diffraction) and electrochemical studies have been used to investigate the palladium hydride phases of carbon supported palladium nanoparticles as a function of applied pote... Read More about Hydride phase formation in carbon supported palladium nanoparticle electrodes investigated using in situ EXAFS and XRD.

Gas phase electrochemical detection of single latex particles (2003)
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Caruana, D. J., & Yao, J. (2003). Gas phase electrochemical detection of single latex particles. Analyst, 128(10), 1286-1290. https://doi.org/10.1039/b305609k

In this study we describe zero current potentiometric measurements in a gaseous flame electrolyte, for the detection of single latex particles. Combustion of polystyrene latex particles when added to a premixed hydrogen/oxygen/nitrogen flame, results... Read More about Gas phase electrochemical detection of single latex particles.

Controlled modification of carbon supported platinum electrocatalysts by Mo (2002)
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Crabb, E. M., Ravikumar, M. K., Qian, Y., Russell, A. E., Maniguet, S., Yao, J., …Ball, S. C. (2002). Controlled modification of carbon supported platinum electrocatalysts by Mo. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1149/1.1419703

A carbon-supported platinum electrocatalyst was modified with molybdenum using surface organometallic chemistry. The catalyst was characterized using transmission electron microscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV), polarization studies, and in situ fluores... Read More about Controlled modification of carbon supported platinum electrocatalysts by Mo.