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A.L.S. Chan is affiliated with City University of Hong Kong in China and specializes in research spanning engineering and environmental science disciplines. Their work has a notable focus on environmental engineering, building and construction, as well as electrical and electronic engineering. Additional areas of study include automotive engineering and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics related to building energy and comfort optimization, wind and air flow studies, urban heat island mitigation, sustainable building design and assessment, solar radiation and photovoltaics, electric vehicles and infrastructure, and vehicle emissions and performance.

Chan's recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Investigating the thermal performance and Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) of air-conditioned buildings under the effect of adjacent shading against solar radiation (2021, Journal of Building Engineering)
  • Numerical study on the thermal performance of water flow window fed with air-conditioning condensate (2022, Energy)
  • Neighbouring shading effect on photovoltaic panel system: Its implication to green building certification scheme (2022, Renewable Energy)
  • Transition from fossil fuel propelled transport to electrified mass transit railway system - Experience from Hong Kong (2022, Energy Policy)
  • Evaluating the appropriateness of adopting a single Overall Thermal Transfer Value and its implication to building energy regulation (2023, Journal of Building Engineering)

Chan has frequently published in several scholarly venues, including:

  • Journal of Building Engineering
  • Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Policy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent collaborators in Chan's research include Zhang Lin, Ting Yao, T.T. Chow, K.F. Fong, and Hyun-Jeong Lee.

Best Publications

  • Energy and exergy analysis of photovoltaic-thermal collector with and without glass cover

    T.T. Chow;G. Pei;K.F. Fong;Z. Lin

  • Generation of a typical meteorological year for Hong Kong

    Apple L.S. Chan;T.T. Chow;Square K.F. Fong;John Z. Lin

  • Investigation on energy performance of double skin façade in Hong Kong

    A.L.S. Chan;T.T. Chow;K.F. Fong;Z. Lin

  • Performance evaluation of a PV ventilated window applying to office building of Hong Kong

    T.T. Chow;K.F. Fong;W. He;Z. Lin

  • Developing future hourly weather files for studying the impact of climate change on building energy performance in Hong Kong

    A.L.S. Chan

  • Energy and environmental performance of building façades integrated with phase change material in subtropical Hong Kong

    A.L.S. Chan

  • Comparison of annual energy performances with different ventilation methods for cooling

    Zhang Lin;C.K. Lee;Square Fong;T.T. Chow

  • Modeling and application of direct-expansion solar-assisted heat pump for water heating in subtropical Hong Kong

    T.T. Chow;G. Pei;K.F. Fong;Z. Lin

  • Thermal sensation of Hong Kong people with increased air speed, temperature and humidity in air-conditioned environment

    T.T. Chow;K.F. Fong;B. Givoni;Zhang Lin

  • Pedestrian level wind environment assessment around group of high-rise cross-shaped buildings: Effect of building shape, separation and orientation.

    Qureshi M. Zahid Iqbal;A.L.S. Chan

  • Annual performance of building-integrated photovoltaic/water-heating system for warm climate application

    T.T. Chow;A.L.S. Chan;K.F. Fong;Z. Lin

  • Performance evaluation of photovoltaic-thermosyphon system for subtropical climate application

    T.T. Chow;W. He;J. Ji;A.L.S. Chan

  • Regression analysis of high-rise fully air-conditioned office buildings

    Joseph C. Lam;Sam C.M. Hui;Apple L.S. Chan

  • Developing a modified typical meteorological year weather file for Hong Kong taking into account the urban heat island effect

    A.L.S. Chan

  • Applying district-cooling technology in Hong Kong

    T.T Chow;W.H Au;Raymond Yau;Vincent Cheng

  • Energy and economic performance of green roof system under future climatic conditions in Hong Kong

    A.L.S. Chan;T.T. Chow

  • Building-mix optimization in district cooling system implementation

    T.T. Chow;Apple L.S. Chan;C.L. Song

  • Evaluation of Overall Thermal Transfer Value (OTTV) for commercial buildings constructed with green roof

    A.L.S. Chan;T.T. Chow

  • Effect of adjacent shading on the thermal performance of residential buildings in a subtropical region

    A.L.S. Chan

  • CFD analysis and energy simulation of a gymnasium

    Joseph C Lam;Apple L.S Chan

  • Energy modelling of district cooling system for new urban development

    T.T. Chow;K.F. Fong;A.L.S. Chan;R. Yau

  • Potential application of a centralized solar water-heating system for a high-rise residential building in Hong Kong

    T.T. Chow;K.F. Fong;A.L.S. Chan;Z. Lin

  • Computer modeling and experimental validation of a building-integrated photovoltaic and water heating system

    T.T. Chow;W. He;W. He;A.L.S. Chan;K.F. Fong

Frequent Co-Authors

Tin-Tai Chow
Tin-Tai Chow City University of Hong Kong
K.F. Fong
K.F. Fong City University of Hong Kong
Zhang Lin
Zhang Lin South China University of Technology
Joseph C. Lam
Joseph C. Lam City University of Hong Kong
Jie Ji
Jie Ji University of Science and Technology of China
Gang Pei
Gang Pei University of Science and Technology of China
Danny H.W. Li
Danny H.W. Li City University of Hong Kong

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