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Li-Wu Fan
Researcher at Zhejiang University
Publications - 165
Citations - 6330
Li-Wu Fan is an academic researcher from Zhejiang University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heat transfer & Thermal conductivity. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 157 publications receiving 4753 citations. Previous affiliations of Li-Wu Fan include Auburn University & Tianjin University.
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Thermal conductivity enhancement of phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review ☆
Li-Wu Fan,Jay M. Khodadadi +1 more
TL;DR: A review of experimental/computational studies to enhance the thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCM) that were conducted over many decades is presented in this paper, where the authors focus on studies that concern with positioning of fixed, stationary high conductivity inserts/structures.
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A parametric study on thermal management of an air-cooled lithium-ion battery module for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
TL;DR: In this paper, three-dimensional transient thermal analyses of an air-cooled module that contains prismatic lithium-ion cells operating under an aggressive driving profile were performed using a commercial computational fluid dynamics code.
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Experimental and computational study of constrained melting of phase change materials (PCM) inside a spherical capsule
TL;DR: In this article, an experimental and computational investigation directed at understanding the role of buoyancy-driven convection during constrained melting of phase change materials (PCM) inside a spherical capsule is reported.
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Effects of various carbon nanofillers on the thermal conductivity and energy storage properties of paraffin-based nanocomposite phase change materials
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of adding various carbon nanofillers on the thermal conductivity and energy storage properties of paraffin-based nanocomposite phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage were investigated experimentally.
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Thermal conductivity enhancement of nanostructure-based colloidal suspensions utilized as phase change materials for thermal energy storage: A review
TL;DR: A review of studies focused on enhancing the thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage upon introduction of nanostructures is presented in this article.