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Overview

Chao Liu is affiliated with Chongqing University in China and has a research focus concentrated in the field of engineering. Their academic output encompasses a range of topics primarily within mechanical engineering and related subfields.

The researcher has produced a significant body of work in various specialized areas, including:

  • Thermodynamic and exergetic analyses of power and cooling systems
  • Advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Refrigeration and air conditioning technologies
  • Solar thermal and photovoltaic systems
  • Advanced combustion engine technologies
  • Phase equilibria and thermodynamics

Liu's contributions span five recent published papers highlighting energy systems, thermal dynamics, and environmental applications:

  • Exergoeconomic analysis of a novel trigeneration system containing supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle, organic Rankine cycle and absorption refrigeration cycle for gas turbine waste heat recovery, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Jet fuel and hydrogen produced from waste plastics catalytic pyrolysis with activated carbon and MgO, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Multi-objective optimization and fluid selection of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system based on economic-environmental-sustainable analysis, 2022, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Proposal and assessment of a combined cooling and power system based on the regenerative supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle integrated with an absorption refrigeration cycle for engine waste heat recovery, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Thermal decomposition mechanism of some hydrocarbons by ReaxFF-based molecular dynamics and density functional theory study, 2020, Fuel

The primary publication venues where Liu frequently publishes include:

  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Energy
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • International Journal of Refrigeration

Their collaboration network features frequent coauthors such as Qibin Li, Shukun Wang, Liyong Xin, Xiaoxiao Xu, and Erguang Huo, reflecting a broad interdisciplinary connection within the engineering domain.

Liu's research spans multiple engineering subfields including:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Best Publications

  • The optimal evaporation temperature and working fluids for subcritical organic Rankine cycle

    Chao He;Chao Liu;Hong Gao;Hui Xie

  • Thermo-economic comparison of subcritical organic Rankine cycle based on different heat exchanger configurations

    Cheng Zhang;Chao Liu;Shukun Wang;Xiaoxiao Xu

  • Multi-objective optimization and fluid selection of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system based on economic-environmental-sustainable analysis

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  • Perspective of S−CO2 power cycles

    Jinliang Xu;Chao Liu;Enhui Sun;Jian Xie

  • Performance Analysis and Working Fluid Selection of a Supercritical Organic Rankine Cycle for Low Grade Waste Heat Recovery

    Hong Gao;Chao Liu;Chao He;Xiaoxiao Xu

  • Numerical investigation on heat transfer of supercritical CO2 in heated helically coiled tubes

    Kaizheng Wang;Xiaoxiao Xu;Yangyang Wu;Chao Liu

  • Potential of organic Rankine cycle using zeotropic mixtures as working fluids for waste heat recovery

    You-Rong Li;Mei-Tang Du;Chun-Mei Wu;Shuang-Ying Wu

  • Exergoeconomic analysis of a novel trigeneration system containing supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle, organic Rankine cycle and absorption refrigeration cycle for gas turbine waste heat recovery

    Shukun Wang;Shukun Wang;Chao Liu;Jie Li;Zhuang Sun

  • Jet fuel and hydrogen produced from waste plastics catalytic pyrolysis with activated carbon and MgO

    Erguang Huo;Hanwu Lei;Chao Liu;Yayun Zhang

  • Density functional theory studies on pyrolysis mechanism of β-O-4 type lignin dimer model compound

    Jinbao Huang;Chao Liu;Dan Wu;Hong Tong

  • The environmental impact of organic Rankine cycle for waste heat recovery through life-cycle assessment

    Chao Liu;Chao He;Hong Gao;Hui Xie

  • Emergy analysis of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for waste heat power generation

    Hualing Zhang;Xuan Guan;Yang Ding;Chao Liu

  • Economical evaluation and optimization of subcritical organic Rankine cycle based on temperature matching analysis

    You-Rong Li;Mei-Tang Du;Chun-Mei Wu;Shuang-Ying Wu

  • Energy and exergy analyses of a modified combined cooling, heating, and power system using supercritical CO2

    Xiao Xiao Xu;Chao Liu;Xiang Fu;Hong Gao

  • Study of guaiacol pyrolysis mechanism based on density function theory

    Chao Liu;Yayun Zhang;Xiaolu Huang

  • Unveiling the initial pyrolytic mechanisms of cellulose by DFT study

    Yayun Zhang;Yayun Zhang;Chao Liu;Xi Chen

  • Proposal and assessment of a combined cooling and power system based on the regenerative supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle integrated with an absorption refrigeration cycle for engine waste heat recovery

    Chuang Wu;Xiaoxiao Xu;Qibin Li;Jun Li

  • Separation of the hydrogen sulfide and methane mixture by the porous graphene membrane: Effect of the charges

    Guangping Lei;Chao Liu;Hui Xie;Fenhong Song

  • Experimental investigation on the heat transfer characteristics of supercritical CO2 at various mass flow rates in heated vertical-flow tube

    Shijie Zhang;Xiaoxiao Xu;Chao Liu;Xinxin Liu

  • Thermal decomposition mechanism of some hydrocarbons by ReaxFF-based molecular dynamics and density functional theory study

    Liyong Xin;Chao Liu;Yang Liu;Erguang Huo

  • Multi-objective optimization of evaporation and condensation temperatures for subcritical organic Rankine cycle

    Lan Xiao;Shuang-Ying Wu;Tian-Tian Yi;Chao Liu

  • Exergoenvironmental model of Organic Rankine Cycle system including the manufacture and leakage of working fluid

    Yang Ding;Chao Liu;Cheng Zhang;Xiaoxiao Xu

  • A review of the application and performance of carbon nanotubes in fuel cells

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  • Molecular simulation of thermal energy storage of mixed CO2/IRMOF-1 nanoparticle nanofluid

    Jieyao Hu;Chao Liu;Qibin Li;Xiaoyang Shi

  • Theoretical studies on pyrolysis mechanism of xylopyranose

    Jinbao Huang;Chao Liu;Hong Tong;Weimin Li

  • A new selection principle of working fluids for subcritical organic Rankine cycle coupling with different heat sources

    Chao He;Chao He;Chao Liu;Mengtong Zhou;Hui Xie

  • A ReaxFF-based molecular dynamics study of the pyrolysis mechanism of HFO-1336mzz(Z)

    Erguang Huo;Chao Liu;Xiaoxiao Xu;Chaobin Dang

  • New Insight into the Mechanism of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on MoP(001) from First Principles.

    Yayun Zhang;Hanwu Lei;Dengle Duan;Elmar Villota

  • Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer characteristics of supercritical CO2 in the cooled helically coiled tube

    Kai-Zheng Wang;Xiao-Xiao Xu;Chao Liu;Wan-Jin Bai

  • Techno-economic-environmental evaluation of a combined cooling heating and power system for gas turbine waste heat recovery

    Shukun Wang;Shukun Wang;Lu Zhang;Chao Liu;Zuming Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Chaobin Dang
Chaobin Dang University of Fukui
Jinliang Xu
Jinliang Xu North China Electric Power University
Hanwu Lei
Hanwu Lei Washington State University
Feng Hao
Feng Hao University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Roger Ruan
Roger Ruan University of Minnesota
Jingzheng Ren
Jingzheng Ren Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hang Xiao
Hang Xiao University of Massachusetts Amherst
Shiwei Zhang
Shiwei Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jun Li
Jun Li Xi'an Jiaotong University

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