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Professor Yunting Ge

Professor Yunting Ge

gey@lsbu.ac.uk

Civil and Building Services Engineering

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I am the Professor of Building Services Engineering in the School of The Built Environment and Architecture. I am also the Director of the Centre for Civil and Building Services Engineering (CCiBSE). Previously, I worked periodically as a lecturer, senior lecturer, reader and professor at Brunel University London and the University of South Wales. I gained my BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University (BSc, MSc) and Tsinghua University (PhD) in the field of Thermofluids, Energy, Hydrogen and Built Environment.

I have accumulated over 20 years of research and development experience in Built Environments, Energy Conversation Technology, Hydrogen, and Thermofluids. I have unique skills in modelling development for buildings, different energy systems, and components. I have also developed a CO2 transcritical compressor model which has been used by a famous commercial software ‘Energy Plus’. Many of my heat exchanger design software has been utilised by companies across the UK. In addition, I have developed a supermarket energy control system model which has been widely recongnised. I have also extensive research experience in test rig designs and experimental investigation. I have been leading some research projects funded by EPSRC & Innovate UK such as ‘H2-Heat: Thermal energy transport for heating and cooling with innovative hydrogen(H2) technologies. EP/T022760/1. EPSRC funding award with a total value of £979,291 (2021-2024)’, 'A Safe and Efficient, Low-Cost, High-Pressure Metal Hydride, Hydrogen Storage Solution. Innovate UK Smart Grants: January 2022, Project number: 10033836. The total value of the project is £1,029,423 (October 2022-September 2024)'. As a principal investigator (PI), I have obtained more than £5.16m of research funding to support my various projects. As a Co-investigator, I have also contributed to and been involved in several funded research projects with total values above £11.3m. So far, I have supervised more than 10 Ph.D. students and several post-doctoral research fellows. Furthermore, I have published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference papers. Externally, I am the President of IIR Commission E1 (International Institute of Refrigeration). I am a fellow of the Institute of Refrigeration. I am also the associate editor of the Journal of Energy Report. In addition, I have been a committee member of several international conferences.

My detailed publications can be found:

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=m2fi6K4AAAAJ&hl=en

Please contact me by email: yunting.ge@lsbu.ac.uk if you are interested in PhD studying in our research group.

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
Mr Hassanean Naji MahmudDoctoral Research ProjectPhD
Mr Arton MerovciDoctoral Research ProjectPhD
Mr Hassanean Naji MahmudDoctoral Research ProjectPhD
Mr Shwan Hussain AwlaDoctoral Research ProjectPhD
Pingyuan LangPhD

Awarded in the last 5 years
Mrs Xinyu ZhangEXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF BIOMASS-CO2 TRANSCRITICAL BRAYTON CYCLES AND HEAT EXCHANGER OPTIMIZATIONSPhD
PhD

Tsinghua University

1993
1997
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Brunel University London

2008
Professor
University of South Wales

Teaching, Research and Administration

2018
2020
Education
Reader
Brunel University London

Teaching, Research and Administration

2005
2018
Education
ProposalProjectRoleFunderStatusStatus last updated
An engineering tool to assess integrating acoustic and thermal performance of buildingsAn engineering tool to assess integrating acoustic and thermal performance of buildingsCo-InvestigatorEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)OPEN In preparationJul 2023
HyAppHyAppPrincipal InvestigatorEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)OPEN Approved for submissionMar 2024
To deliver a prosperous net zeroTo deliver a prosperous net zeroPrincipal InvestigatorEngineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)OPEN In preparationApr 2024
PSL2324-0336 - HypureHypurePrincipal InvestigatorInnovate UK OPEN In preparationApr 2024
User Behaviour on the way to Achieving Net ZeroUser Behaviour on the way to Achieving Net ZeroPrincipal InvestigatorUK Research and Innovation (UKRI)OPEN SubmittedMar 2024
An engineering tool to assess integrating acoustic and thermal performance of buildings (proposal)An engineering tool to assess integrating acoustic and thermal performance of buildingsCo-InvestigatorOPEN In preparationFeb 2024
Bridgend Local Energy Market Phase 2 (AG Project 2) Bridgend Local Energy Market Phase 2 (AG Project 2) Co-InvestigatorBridgend County Borough CouncilOPEN Approved for submissionNov 2021
Institute of Refrigeration
2010

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Alloy selections in high-temperature metal hydride heat pump systems for industrial waste heat recovery
Ge, Y. and Lang, P. (2022). Alloy selections in high-temperature metal hydride heat pump systems for industrial waste heat recovery. Energy Reports. 8, p. 3649–3660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.02.279

The effect of heat conduction through fins on the performance of finned-tube CO2 supercritical gas coolers
Zhang, X. and Ge, Y. (2021). The effect of heat conduction through fins on the performance of finned-tube CO2 supercritical gas coolers. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer . 181, p. 121908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121908

Economic performance evaluation of the wind supercharging solar chimney power plant combining desalination and waste heat after parameter optimization
Zuo, L., Liu, Z., Dai, P., Qu, N., Ding, L., Zheng, Y. and Ge, Y. (2021). Economic performance evaluation of the wind supercharging solar chimney power plant combining desalination and waste heat after parameter optimization. Energy. 227, p. 120496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120496

CFD modelling development and experimental validation of a phase change material (PCM) heat exchanger with spiral-wired tubes
Youssef, W., Ge, Y. and Tassou, S.A. (2018). CFD modelling development and experimental validation of a phase change material (PCM) heat exchanger with spiral-wired tubes. Energy Conversion and Management. 157, pp. 498-510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2017.12.036

Performance evaluation of a low-grade power generation system with CO2 transcritical power cycles
Ge, Y., Li, L., Luo, X. and Tassou, S.A. (2017). Performance evaluation of a low-grade power generation system with CO2 transcritical power cycles. Applied Energy. 227, pp. 220-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.07.086

Effects of latent heat storage and controls on stability and performance of a solar assisted heat pump system for domestic hot water production
Youssef, W., Ge, Y. and Tassou (2017). Effects of latent heat storage and controls on stability and performance of a solar assisted heat pump system for domestic hot water production. Solar Energy. 150, pp. 394-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.04.065

Design Optimisation of CO2 Gas Cooler/Condenser in a Refrigeration System
Ge, Y., Tassou, S.A., Santosa, I.D. and Tsamos, K. (2015). Design Optimisation of CO2 Gas Cooler/Condenser in a Refrigeration System. Energy Procedia. 61, pp. 2311-2314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.1191

Experimental Research on the Operation Characteristics of Solar Chimney Power Plant Combined with Distillation (SCPPCD)
Zuo, L., Yan. Z., Dai, P., Zhou, P., Bo, Q., Yuan, Y. and Ge, Y. (2022). Experimental Research on the Operation Characteristics of Solar Chimney Power Plant Combined with Distillation (SCPPCD). Applied Energy. 326, p. 120029. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120029

Study on refined mathematical model of solar chimney power plant integrated with seawater desalination and the influence of dewing
Ge, Y. T. (2023). Study on refined mathematical model of solar chimney power plant integrated with seawater desalination and the influence of dewing. Desalination. 554 (2023), p. 116493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116493

CFD Modelling of Finned-tube CO2 Gas Cooler for Refrigeration Systems
Zhang, X., Ge, Y.T., Sun, Y.T., Li, L. and Tassou, S.A. (2019). CFD Modelling of Finned-tube CO2 Gas Cooler for Refrigeration Systems. Energy Procedia. 161, pp. 275-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2019.02.092

Power Generation with Renewable Energy and Advanced Supercritical CO2 Thermodynamic Power Cycles: A Review
Zhang, X.Y. and Ge, Y.T. (2023). Power Generation with Renewable Energy and Advanced Supercritical CO2 Thermodynamic Power Cycles: A Review. Energies. 16 (2023), p. 7781. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16237781

Experimental research on night heat loss and dust effect of distillation-solar chimney power plant
Zuo, L., Huang, L., Dai, P., Chen, Y., Chen, S., Liu, S. and Ge, Y.T. (2023). Experimental research on night heat loss and dust effect of distillation-solar chimney power plant . Applied Thermal Engineering. 234 (2023), p. 121248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121248

Performance analysis of a metal hydride refrigeration system
Ge, Y. T. and Lang, P. (2023). Performance analysis of a metal hydride refrigeration system. Applied Thermal Engineering. 234 (2023), p. 121264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121264

Characterisation of pressure-concentration-temperature profiles for metal hydride hydrogen storage alloys with model development
Ge, Y. T. (2023). Characterisation of pressure-concentration-temperature profiles for metal hydride hydrogen storage alloys with model development. Energy Storage. e504. https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.504

Performance optimization of supercritical CO2 gas heater in a biomass-CO2 power generation system
Ge, Y. and Zhang, X. (2023). Performance optimization of supercritical CO2 gas heater in a biomass-CO2 power generation system. Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1615/JEnhHeatTransf.2023048332

CO2 Gas Cooler and Cooling Process
Ge, Y.T. (2023). CO2 Gas Cooler and Cooling Process. in: CO2 Refrigeration Cycle and Systems Springer. pp. 91-118

CFD performance analysis of finned-tube CO2 gas coolers with various inlet air flow patterns
Zhang, X., Ge, Y. and Sun, J. (2020). CFD performance analysis of finned-tube CO2 gas coolers with various inlet air flow patterns. Energy and Built Environment. Volume (1), pp. 233-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbenv.2020.02.004