Publications and Patents

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Book Chapters:

  1. J.Zeng, K.M. Chung, X. Zhang, T. Feng, S. Adapa, R. Chen,"Characterization and Understanding of Thermal Transport in Stationary and Moving Particle Beds for Concentrating Solar Power", Book Chapter in '2023 Annual Review of Heat Transfer', Begell House, (2023).

Journal Publications:


    2026

  1. J. Han, B. Gao, L. Zhou, C. Liu, Y. Zhou, J. Zeng, "Smart Greenhouse with Envelop-conformal Passive Heat Pump Boosting Global Land Productivity", Under review
  2. J. Ren, P. Liu, Y. Qin, X. Yuan, X. Cao, T. Zhou and J. Zeng "Lower Critical Solution Temperature (LCST) Mediated Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide with High Capacity and Low Regeneration Energy", Under review
  3. P. Liu and J. Zeng "Thermal Challenges in Direct Air Capture of Carbon Dioxide", Under review
  4. B. Gao, Y. Zhou, J. Zeng "Reinforcement Learning Based Adaptive Control of Flooding/Dehydration in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell by Spatiotemporal Water Content Estimation", Under review
  5. J.Zeng, H. Tsai, T. Lim, N. Dods, Z. Zhu, H. Albers, A. Huang, M. Ye, H. Furukawa, H. Breunig, J. R. Long, R. S. Prasher, and S. D. Lubner. "Passive Capture of Carbon Dioxide from Air Using Only Solar Energy", Under review
  6. Y.Qin, T. Wang, J.Zeng. "Experimental Investigation and Bottom-up Life Cycle Assessment of Forward-osmosis Desalination Using Thermo-responsive Janus Microgels", Journal of Materials Chemistry A DOI: 10.1039/D5TA08834H (2026 Emerging Investigator Collection)

    7. Before HKUST(GZ)

    2024

  7. Adapa SR, Zhang X, Feng T, Zeng J, Chung KM, Albrecht KJ, Ho CK, Madden DA, Chen R. "Heat transfer coefficients of moving particle beds from flow-dependent thermal conductivity and near-wall resistance", Solar Energy. 2024 Nov 1;282:112960.
  8. X Zhang, S Adapa, T Feng, J Zeng, KM Chung, C Ho, K Albrecht, R Chen. "Micromechanical origin of heat transfer to granular flow", Phys. Rev. E 109, L042902，2024

    9. 2023

  9. K.M. Chung, T. Feng, J. Zeng, S. Adapa, X. Zhang, A. Zhao, Y. Zhang, P. Li, Y. Zhao, J. Garay, R. Chen"Thermal conductivity measurement using modulated photothermal radiometry for nitrate and chloride molten salts", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol 217, pp 124652, 2023
  10. J. Zeng, X. Zhang, K.M. Chung, T. Feng, H. Zhang, R.S. Prasher, R. Chen "Moisture thermal battery with autonomous water harvesting for passive electronics cooling", Cell Rep. Phys. Sci.., vol. 4, pp. 101250 (2023).

    11. 2021

  11. J. Zeng, K.M. Chung, S. R. Adapa, T. Feng, R. Chen, "In-situ thermal transport measurement of flowing fluid using modulated photothermal radiometry", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 180, 121767 (2021).
  12. J. Zeng, K.M. Chung, X. Zhang, S. Adapa, T. Feng, Y. Pei, R. Chen, "Thermal conductivity modeling of monodispersed microspheres using discrete element method", J. Appl. Phys., vol. 130, pp. 165104 (2021)
  13. K.M. Chung, J. Zeng, S.R. Adapa, T. Feng, M.V. Bagepalli, P.G. Loutzenhiser, K.J. Albrecht, C.K Ho, R. Chen, "Measurement and analysis of thermal conductivity of ceramic particle beds for solar thermal energy storage", Sol. Energy Mater Sol. Cells, vol. 230, pp. 111271 (2021)
  14. Q. He, Z. Wang, Y. Wang, Z. Wang, C. Li, R. Annapooranan, J. Zeng, R. Chen, S. Cai, "Electrospun liquid crystal elastomer microfiber actuator", Science Robotics, vol. 6, pp. eabi9704 (2021)
  15. R. Kou, Y. Zhong, Q. Wang, J. Kim, J. Zeng, R. Chen, Y. Qiao, "Hollow-Structured Bilayer System for Windowpane Insulation", J. Energy Eng., vol. 147, pp. 06021001 (2021)
  16. J. Zeng, K.M. Chung, Q. Wang, X. Wang, Y. Pei, P. Li, R. Chen, "Measurement of high-temperature thermophysical properties of bulk and coatings using modulated photothermal radiometry", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 170, pp. 120989 (2021)
  17. Y. Shi, Q. Wang, J. Zeng, Y. Yao, R. Chen, "Boiling with ultralow superheat using confined liquid film", Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 184, pp. 116356 (2021)

    18. 2019

  18. J. Zeng, Q. Wang, Y. Shi, P. Liu, R. Chen, "Osmotic pumping and salt rejection by polyelectrolyte hydrogel for continuous solar desalination", Adv. Energy Mater., vol. 9, pp. 1900552 (2019)
  19. S. Zhang, L. Lin, G. Chen, H. Tang, J. Zeng, W. Yuan, Y. Tang, "Experimental study on the capillary performance of aluminum micro-grooved wicks with reentrant cavity array", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 139, pp. 917-927 (2019)
  20. J. Zeng, S. Cui, Q. Wang, R. Chen, "Multi-layer temperature-responsive hydrogel for forward-osmosis desalination with high permeable flux and fast water release", Desalination, vol. 459, pp. 105-113 (2019)
  21. S. Zhang, J. Chen, Y. Sun, J. Li, J. Zeng, W. Yuan, Y. Tang, "Experimental study on the thermal performance of a novel ultra-thin aluminum flat heat pipe", Renew. Energy, vol. 135, pp. 1133-1143 (2019)
  22. G. Chen, Y. Tang, Z. Wan, G. Zhong, H. Tang, J. Zeng, "Heat transfer characteristic of an ultra-thin flat plate heat pipe with surface-functional wicks for cooling electronics", Int. Comm. Heat Mass Trnasf., vol. 100, pp. 12-19 (2019)

    23. 2018

  23. J. Zeng, S. Zhang, G. Chen, L. Lin, Y. Sun, L. Chuai, W. Yuan, "Experimental investigation on thermal performance of aluminum vapor chamber using micro-grooved wick with reentrant cavity array", Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 130, pp. 185-194 (2018)
  24. J. Zeng, S. Zhang, K. Tang, G. Chen, W. Yuan, Y. Tang, "3-D manipulation of a single nano-droplet on graphene with an electrowetting driving scheme: critical condition and tunability", Nanoscale, vol. 10, pp. 16079-16086 (2018)

    25. 2017

  25. Y. Tang, L. Lin, S. Zhang, J. Zeng, K. Tang, G. Chen, W. Yuan, "Thermal management of high-power LEDs based on integrated heat sink with vapor chamber", Energy Convers. Manag., vol. 151, pp. 1-10 (2017)
  26. J. Zeng, S. Zhang, Y. Tang, Y. Sun, W. Yuan, "Flow boiling characteristics of micro-grooved channels with reentrant cavity array at different operational conditions", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 114, pp. 1001-1012 (2017)
  27. Y. Sun, G. Chen, S. Zhang, Y. Tang, J. Zeng, W. Yuan, "Pool boiling performance and bubble dynamics on microgrooved surfaces with reentrant cavities", Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 125, pp. 432-442 (2017)
  28. J. Chen, S. Zhang, Y. Tang, H. Chen, W. Yuan, J. Zeng, "Effect of operational parameters on flow boiling heat transfer performance for porous interconnected microchannel nets", Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 121, pp. 443-453 (2017)
  29. Y. Tang, C. Chen, S. Zhang, Y. Sun, J. Zeng, W. Yuan, Z. Li, "Effects of structural parameter on flow boiling performance of interconnected microchannel net", Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 112, pp. 164-173 (2017)
  30. J. Zeng, L. Lin, Y. Tang, Y. Sun, W. Yuan, "Fabrication and capillary characterization of micro-grooved wicks with reentrant cavity array", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 104, pp. 918-929 (2017)

    31. 2016

  31. J. Zeng, C. Chen, Y. Tang, X. Wang, L. Zhang, S. Zhang, W. Yuan, J. Chen, "Effect of powder size on capillary and two-phase heat transfer performance for porous interconnected microchannel nets as enhanced wick for two-phase heat transfer devices", Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 104, pp. 668-677 (2016)
  32. S. Zhang, Y. Tang, W. Yuan, J. Zeng, Y. Xie, "A comparative study of flow boiling performance in the interconnected microchannel net and rectangular microchannels", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 98, pp. 814-823 (2016)
  33. Y. Tang, J. Zeng, S. Zhang, C. Chen, J. Chen, "Effect of structural parameters on pool boiling heat transfer for porous interconnected microchannel nets", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 93, pp. 906-917 (2016)
  34. S. Zhang, Y. Tang, J. Zeng, W. Yuan, J. Chen, C. Chen, "Pool boiling heat transfer enhancement by porous interconnected microchannel nets at different liquid subcooling", Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 93, pp. 1135-1144 (2016)

    35. 2015

  35. D. Deng, W. Wan, H. Shao, Y. Tang, J. Feng, J. Zeng, "Effects of operation parameters on flow boiling characteristics of heat sink cooling systems with reentrant porous microchannels", Energy Conver. Manag., vol. 96, pp. 340-351 (2015)

    36. 2014

  36. D. Deng, Y. Tang, J. Zeng, S. Yang, H. Shao, "Characterization of capillary rise dynamics in parallel micro V-grooves", Int. J. Heat Mass Transf., vol. 77, pp. 311-320 (2014)
  37. D. Xiang, Y. Tang, H. Shao, J. Zeng, W. Zhou, D. Liang, "Effects of structural parameters on flow boiling performance of reentrant porous microchannels", J. Micromech. Microchem., vol. 24, pp. 065025 (2014)

Patent:

  1. 曾健，韩鉴琛，一种用于植物大棚温度被动式调节的热泵-大棚围护一体化结构，发明专利受理
  2. 曾健，刘培功，任佳欣，高容量低成本的高压直接空气捕获的方法与系统，发明专利受理
  3. 曾健，任佳欣，用于数据中心余热驱动的直接空气捕获系统及温敏吸附材料，发明专利受理
  4. 曾健，秦钰基，一种用于高压电源装置灌封结构的多基材等离子体表面改性方法，发明专利受理
  5. 曾健，高彬，基于深度强化学习的燃料电池自适应水管理策略及系统，发明专利受理
  6. J. Zeng, H. Tsai, H. Albers, J. R. Long, R. S. Prasher, S. Lubner, Passive Carbon Capture Device Using Solar Energy (US No. 63/427,453 )