Dr Lei Chai
Research Fellow II
Elliott Jaques 087
- Email: lei.chai@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 265834
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2023)
'Recent Progress on High Temperature and High Pressure Heat Exchangers for Supercritical CO
Marchionni, M., Usman, M., Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2022) 'Inventory control assessment for small scale sCO2 heat to power conversion systems'. Energy, 267. pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 0360-5442 Open Access Link
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2022)
'Performance Analysis of Heat Exchangers and Integrated Supercritical CO
Rose, JW. and Chai, L. (2022) 'Condensation on a Vertical Plate With Sinusoidal Microfins'. Journal of Heat Transfer, 144 (12). ISSN: 0022-1481 Open Access Link
Cheng, L., Chai, L. and Guo, Z. (2022) 'Thermal energy, process, and transport intensification-a brief review of literature in 2021 and prospects'. Heat Transfer Research, 53 (18). pp. 1 - 25. ISSN: 1064-2285 Open Access Link
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2022)
'A Review of Heat Transfer of CO
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2021) 'Modeling and Evaluation of the Thermohydraulic Performance of Compact Recuperative Heat Exchangers in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Waste Heat to Power Conversion Systems'. Heat Transfer Engineering, 43 (13). pp. 1067 - 1082. ISSN: 0145-7632 Open Access Link
White, MT., Bianchi, G., Chai, L., Tassou, SA. and Sayma, AI. (2020) 'Review of supercritical CO2 technologies and systems for power generation'. Applied Thermal Engineering, 185 (25 February 2021). pp. 1 - 28. ISSN: 1359-4311 Open Access Link
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2020) 'A review of printed circuit heat exchangers for helium and supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles'. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 18 (1 August 2020). pp. 1 - 22. ISSN: 2451-9049 Open Access Link
Chai, L., Tsamos, KM. and Tassou, SA. (2020) 'Modelling and Evaluation of the Thermohydraulic Performance of Finned-Tube Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Gas Coolers'. Energies, 13 (5). pp. 1 - 19. ISSN: 1996-1073 Open Access Link
Marchionni, M., Chai, L., Bianchi, G. and Tassou, S. (2019) 'Numerical modelling and transient analysis of a printed circuit heat exchanger used as recuperator for supercritical CO2 heat to power conversion systems'. Applied Thermal Engineering, 161. pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 1873-5606 Open Access Link
Wang, L., Lin, X., Chai, L., Peng, L., Yu, D. and Chen, H. (2019) 'Cyclic transient behavior of the Joule–Brayton based pumped heat electricity storage: Modeling and analysis'. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 111. pp. 523 - 534. ISSN: 1364-0321 Open Access Link
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2019)
'Effect of cross-section geometry on the thermohydraulic characteristics of supercritical CO
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2019)
'Numerical study of the thermohydraulic performance of printed circuit heat exchangers for supercritical CO
Wang, L., Lin, X., Chai, L., Peng, L., Yu, D., Liu, J. and et al. (2019) 'Unbalanced mass flow rate of packed bed thermal energy storage and its influence on the Joule-Brayton based Pumped Thermal Electricity Storage'. Energy Conversion and Management, 185. pp. 593 - 602. ISSN: 0196-8904 Open Access Link
Chai, L. and Tassou, SA. (2018) 'A review of airside heat transfer augmentation with vortex generators on heat transfer surface'. Energies, 11 (10). pp. 2737 - 2737.Open Access Link
Chai, L., Wang, L. and Bai, X. (2018) 'Thermohydraulic performance of microchannel heat sinks with triangular ribs on sidewalls – Part 2: Average fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics'. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 128. pp. 634 - 648. ISSN: 0017-9310 Open Access Link
Chai, L., Wang, L. and Bai, X. (2018) 'Thermohydraulic performance of microchannel heat sinks with triangular ribs on sidewalls – Part 1: Local fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics'. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 127. pp. 1124 - 1137. ISSN: 0017-9310 Open Access Link
Chai, L., Shaukat, R., Wang, L. and Wang, HS. (2018) 'A review on heat transfer and hydrodynamic characteristics of nano/microencapsulated phase change slurry (N/MPCS) in mini/microchannel heat sinks'. Applied Thermal Engineering, 135. pp. 334 - 349. ISSN: 1359-4311 Open Access Link
Chai, L. and Wang, L. (2018) 'Thermal-hydraulic performance of interrupted microchannel heat sinks with different rib geometries in transverse microchambers'. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 127. pp. 201 - 212. ISSN: 1290-0729 Open Access Link
Chai, L., Xia, GD. and Wang, HS. (2016) 'Laminar flow and heat transfer characteristics of interrupted microchannel heat sink with ribs in the transverse microchambers'. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 110. pp. 1 - 11. ISSN: 1290-0729
Chai, L., Xia, GD. and Wang, HS. (2016) 'Parametric study on thermal and hydraulic characteristics of laminar flow in microchannel heat sink with fan-shaped ribs on sidewalls - Part 3: Performance evaluation'. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 97. pp. 1091 - 1101. ISSN: 0017-9310
Chai, L., Xia, GD. and Wang, HS. (2016) 'Parametric study on thermal and hydraulic characteristics of laminar flow in microchannel heat sink with fan-shaped ribs on sidewalls - Part 2: Pressure drop'. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 97. pp. 1081 - 1090. ISSN: 0017-9310
Chai, L., Xia, GD. and Wang, HS. (2016) 'Parametric study on thermal and hydraulic characteristics of laminar flow in microchannel heat sink with fan-shaped ribs on sidewalls - Part 1: Heat transfer'. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 97. pp. 1069 - 1080. ISSN: 0017-9310
Wang, Y., Wang, L., Chen, H., Xie, N., Yang, Z. and Chai, L. (2016) 'Numerical study on thermal performance characteristics of a cascaded latent heat storage unit'. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 230 (1). pp. 126 - 137. ISSN: 0957-6509
Chai, L., Xia, GD. and Wang, HS. (2016) 'Numerical study of laminar flow and heat transfer in microchannel heat sink with offset ribs on sidewalls'. Applied Thermal Engineering, 92. pp. 32 - 41. ISSN: 1359-4311
Wang, L., Zhang, J., Liu, L., Wang, Y., Chai, L., Yang, Z., et al. (2015) 'Stability and thermophysical properties of binary propanol-water mixtures-based microencapsulated phase change material suspensions'. Journal of Heat Transfer, 137 (9). ISSN: 0022-1481
Zhou, M., Xia, G. and Chai, L. (2015) 'Heat transfer performance of submerged impinging jet using silver nanofluids'. Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung, 51 (2). pp. 221 - 229. ISSN: 0947-7411
Chai, L., Wang, L., Zhou, M. and Xia, G. (2015) 'Two-phase flow pattern and pressure drop in silicon multi-microchannel with expansion-constriction cross-section'. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 60. pp. 241 - 251. ISSN: 0894-1777
Chai, L., Wang, L., Liu, J., Yang, L., Chen, H. and Tan, C. (2014) 'Performance study of a packed bed in a closed loop thermal energy storage system'. Energy, 77. pp. 871 - 879. ISSN: 0360-5442
Chai, L., Liu, J., Wang, L., Yue, L., Yang, L., Sheng, Y., et al. (2014) 'Cryogenic energy storage characteristics of a packed bed at different pressures'. Applied Thermal Engineering, 63 (1). pp. 439 - 446. ISSN: 1359-4311
Chai, L., Xia, G., Wang, L. and Zhou, M. (2014) 'Gas-liquid two-phase flow patterns in microchannels with reentrant cavities in sidewall'. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 53. pp. 86 - 92. ISSN: 0894-1777
Liu, J., Wang, L., Yang, L., Yue, L., Chai, L., Sheng, Y., et al. (2014) 'Experimental study on heat storage and transfer characteristics of supercritical air in a rock bed'. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 77. pp. 883 - 890. ISSN: 0017-9310
Chai, L., Xia, G., Wang, L., Zhou, M. and Cui, Z. (2013) 'Heat transfer enhancement in microchannel heat sinks with periodic expansion-constriction cross-sections'. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 62 (1). pp. 741 - 751. ISSN: 0017-9310
Chai, L., Xia, G., Zhou, M., Li, J. and Qi, J. (2013) 'Optimum thermal design of interrupted microchannel heat sink with rectangular ribs in the transverse microchambers'. Applied Thermal Engineering, 51 (1-2). pp. 880 - 889. ISSN: 1359-4311
Chai, L., Xia, G. and Qi, J. (2012) 'Experimental and numerical study of flow and heat transfer in trapezoidal microchannels'. Heat Transfer Engineering, 33 (11). pp. 972 - 981. ISSN: 0145-7632
Xia, GD. and Chai, L. (2012) 'Influence of surfactant on two-phase flow regime and pressure drop in upward inclined pipes'. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 24 (1). pp. 39 - 49. ISSN: 1001-6058
Zhou, M., Xia, G., Chai, L., Li, J. and Zhou, L. (2012) 'Analysis of flow and heat transfer characteristics of micro-pin fin heat sink using silver nanofluids'. Science China Technological Sciences, 55 (1). pp. 155 - 162. ISSN: 1674-7321
Mingzheng, Z., Guodong, X., Jian, L., Lei, C. and Lijun, Z. (2012) 'Analysis of factors influencing thermal conductivity and viscosity in different kinds of surfactant solutions'. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 36. pp. 22 - 29. ISSN: 0894-1777
Chai, L., Xia, G., Zhou, M. and Li, J. (2011) 'Numerical simulation of fluid flow and heat transfer in a microchannel heat sink with offset fan-shaped reentrant cavities in sidewall'. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 38 (5). pp. 577 - 584. ISSN: 0735-1933
Xia, G., Chai, L., Wang, H., Zhou, M. and Cui, Z. (2011) 'Optimum thermal design of microchannel heat sink with triangular reentrant cavities'. Applied Thermal Engineering, 31 (6-7). pp. 1208 - 1219. ISSN: 1359-4311
Xia, G., Chai, L., Zhou, M. and Wang, H. (2011) 'Effects of structural parameters on fluid flow and heat transfer in a microchannel with aligned fan-shaped reentrant cavities'. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 50 (3). pp. 411 - 419. ISSN: 1290-0729