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Overview

Jianlei Niu is affiliated with Hong Kong Polytechnic University in China, specializing in Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research encompasses several fields, with a strong focus on Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction, and Mechanical Engineering, among others.

The main research topics include:

  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Noise Effects and Management

Jianlei Niu has contributed extensively to academic literature, publishing primarily in these venues:

  • Building and Environment
  • Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Energy and Buildings
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • E3S Web of Conferences

Their recent papers include:

  • Tracer gas is a suitable surrogate of exhaled droplet nuclei for studying airborne transmission in the built environment (2020), published in Building Simulation
  • A CFD based approach for determining the optimum inclination angle of a roof-top solar chimney for building ventilation (2020), published in Solar Energy
  • Performance optimization for shell-and-tube PCM thermal energy storage (2020), published in Journal of Energy Storage
  • Dynamic thermal pleasure in outdoor environments - temporal alliesthesia (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Boundary layer wind tunnel tests of outdoor airflow field around urban buildings: A review of methods and status (2022), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jianlei Niu include:

  • Naiping Gao
  • Cheuk Ming Mak
  • Yongxin Xie
  • Yi Zhao
  • Ruibin Li

Best Publications

  • Role of ventilation in airborne transmission of infectious agents in the built environment - a multidisciplinary systematic review.

    Yiping Li;G.M. Leung;J.W. Tang;X. Yang

  • Thermal comfort models: A review and numerical investigation

    Yuanda Cheng;Jianlei Niu;Naiping Gao

  • Energy savings potential of chilled-ceiling combined with desiccant cooling in hot and humid climates

    Jianlei Niu;L. Z. Zhang;H. G. Zuo

  • Performance comparisons of desiccant wheels for air dehumidification and enthalpy recovery

    L. Z. Zhang;Jianlei Niu

  • Modeling particle dispersion and deposition in indoor environments

    N. P. Gao;Jianlei Niu

  • An experimental study of convective heat transfer with microencapsulated phase change material suspension: Laminar flow in a circular tube under constant heat flux

    Binjiao Chen;Xin Wang;Ruolang Zeng;Yinping Zhang

  • Membrane-based Enthalpy Exchanger: material considerations and clarification of moisture resistance

    Jianlei Niu;L. Z. Zhang

  • CFD study on micro-environment around human body and personalized ventilation

    Naiping Gao;Jianlei Niu

  • CFD simulation of the wind environment around an isolated high-rise building: An evaluation of SRANS, LES and DES models

    Jianlin Liu;Jianlei Niu

  • A review of advanced air distribution methods - theory, practice, limitations and solutions

    Bin Yang;Bin Yang;A.K. Melikov;Alan Kabanshi;C. Zhang

  • CFD study of exhaled droplet transmission between occupants under different ventilation strategies in a typical office room

    Qibin He;Jianlei Niu;Naiping Gao;Tong Zhu

  • Indoor humidity behaviors associated with decoupled cooling in hot and humid climates

    L. Z. Zhang;Jianlei Niu

  • Flow and heat transfer behaviors of phase change material slurries in a horizontal circular tube

    Xichun Wang;Jianlei Niu;Yi Li;Xin Wang

  • Effectiveness Correlations for Heat and Moisture Transfer Processes in an Enthalpy Exchanger With Membrane Cores

    L. Z. Zhang;Jianlei Niu

  • Investigation into the differences among several outdoor thermal comfort indices against field survey in subtropics

    Zhaosong Fang;Xiwen Feng;Jianlin Liu;Zhang Lin

  • A new method to assess spatial variations of outdoor thermal comfort: Onsite monitoring results and implications for precinct planning

    Jianlei Niu;Jianlei Niu;Jianlin Liu;Tsz cheung Lee;Zhang Lin

  • Energy requirements for conditioning fresh air and the long-term savings with a membrane-based energy recovery ventilator in Hong Kong

    L. Z. Zhang;Jianlei Niu

  • The airborne transmission of infection between flats in high-rise residential buildings: Tracer gas simulation.

    N. P. Gao;Jianlei Niu;M. Perino;P. Heiselberg

  • A review of the application of radiant cooling & heating systems in Mainland China

    R. Hu;Jianlei Niu

  • Transient CFD simulation of the respiration process and inter-person exposure assessment.

    Naiping Gao;Jianlei Niu

  • Tracer gas is a suitable surrogate of exhaled droplet nuclei for studying airborne transmission in the built environment

    Zhengtao Ai;Cheuk Ming Mak;Naiping Gao;Jianlei Niu

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheuk Ming Mak
Cheuk Ming Mak Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Naiping Gao
Naiping Gao Tongji University
Kenny C. S Kwok
Kenny C. S Kwok University of Sydney
Shiming Deng
Shiming Deng Qatar University
Kam Tim Tse
Kam Tim Tse Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jian-Yong Wu
Jian-Yong Wu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yinping Zhang
Yinping Zhang Tsinghua University
Richard de Dear
Richard de Dear University of Sydney
Yi Li
Yi Li University of Manchester
Per Heiselberg
Per Heiselberg Aalborg University

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