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4734
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7829
National Ranking
488

Overview

Guohui Gan is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and specializes in engineering with a focus on mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental applications. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including building and construction, social psychology, and management, monitoring, policy, and law related to energy systems.

The scientist's main areas of study include geothermal energy systems and applications, heat transfer and optimization, building energy and comfort optimization, facilities and workplace management, urban planning and valuation, adsorption and cooling systems, and phase change materials research.

Guohui Gan has contributed to several recent academic papers, demonstrating involvement in both theoretical and applied engineering challenges. Recent publications include:

  • "An innovative retrofit Motivation-Objective-Criteria (MOC) approach integrating homeowners' engagement to unlocking low-energy retrofit in residential buildings" (2022, Energy and Buildings)
  • "Impact of porous host materials on the compromise of thermochemical energy storage performance" (2025, Renewable Energy)
  • "Numerical investigation into the thermal interference of slinky ground heat exchangers" (2024, Applied Thermal Engineering)
  • "Numerical Investigation into the Thermal Interference of Slinky Ground Heat Exchangers" (2023, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "Optimized Strategies for Peak Shaving and BESS Efficiency Enhancement through Cycle-Based Control and Cluster-Level Power Allocation" (2025, arXiv (Cornell University))

Their work appears in a range of publication venues, including:

  • Energy and Buildings
  • Renewable Energy
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations have been established with several frequent co-authors, reflecting interdisciplinary and collaborative research efforts. Some of these co-authors are Yuhao Wang, Ke Qu, Xiangjie Chen, Saffa Riffat, and Jianbin Chen.

Best Publications

  • A parametric study of Trombe walls for passive cooling of buildings

    Guohui Gan

  • Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings

    Rami Zeinelabdein;Rami Zeinelabdein;Siddig Omer;Guohui Gan

  • Experimental measurement and numerical simulation of horizontal-coupled slinky ground source heat exchangers

    Yupeng Wu;Guohui Gan;Anne Verhoef;Pier Luigi Vidale

  • A numerical study of solar chimney for natural ventilation of buildings with heat recovery

    G. Gan;S.B. Riffat

  • Simulation of buoyancy-induced flow in open cavities for natural ventilation

    Guohui Gan

  • Computational fluid dynamics applied to ejector heat pumps

    S.B. Riffat;G. Gan;S. Smith

  • Pressure loss characteristics of orifice and perforated plates

    Guohui Gan;Saffa B. Riffat

  • Effective depth of fresh air distribution in rooms with single-sided natural ventilation

    Guohui Gan

  • Evaluation of room air distribution systems using computational fluid dynamics

    Guohui Gan

  • Simulation of thermal performance of horizontal slinky-loop heat exchangers for ground source heat pumps

    Chiew Shan Anthony Chong;Guohui Gan;Anne Verhoef;Raquel Gonzalez Garcia

  • Effect of air gap on the performance of building-integrated photovoltaics

    Guohui Gan

  • Application of CFD to closed-wet cooling towers

    G Gan;S.B Riffat;L Shao;P Doherty

  • Numerical determination of adequate air gaps for building-integrated photovoltaics

    Guohui Gan

  • Dynamic interactions between the ground heat exchanger and environments in earth–air tunnel ventilation of buildings

    Guohui Gan

  • Analytical solution of flow coefficients for a uniformly distributed porous channel

    Junye Wang;Zengliang Gao;Guohui Gan;Dongdi Wu

  • Simulation of dynamic interactions of the earth–air heat exchanger with soil and atmosphere for preheating of ventilation air

    Guohui Gan

  • Energyscapes: Linking the energy system and ecosystem services in real landscapes

    D. C. Howard;P. J. Burgess;Simon J. Butler;S. J. Carver

  • Impact of computational domain on the prediction of buoyancy-driven ventilation cooling

    Guohui Gan

  • Experimental study of the potential of eucalyptus fibres for evaporative cooling

    Pervin Abohorlu Doğramacı;Pervin Abohorlu Doğramacı;Saffa Riffat;Guohui Gan;Devrim Aydın

  • Simulation of buoyancy-driven natural ventilation of buildings—Impact of computational domain

    Guohui Gan

  • Thermal transmittance of multiple glazing: computational fluid dynamics prediction

    Guohui Gan

Frequent Co-Authors

Saffa Riffat
Saffa Riffat University of Nottingham
Anne Verhoef
Anne Verhoef University of Reading
Pier Luigi Vidale
Pier Luigi Vidale University of Reading
Yupeng Wu
Yupeng Wu University of Nottingham
Hazim B. Awbi
Hazim B. Awbi University of Reading
Andrew Mead
Andrew Mead Rothamsted Research
Klaus Hubacek
Klaus Hubacek University of Groningen
John Kaiser Calautit
John Kaiser Calautit University of Nottingham
Paul J. Burgess
Paul J. Burgess Cranfield University
Armando C. Oliveira
Armando C. Oliveira University of Porto

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