2026 Kim Tiow Ooi: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	32	3188	2995	39	37	203	3725

Overview

Kim Tiow Ooi is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and has contributed extensively in the field of engineering, particularly focusing on mechanical engineering and its various subfields.

Their research covers several core topics, which include:

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
Heat Transfer and Optimization
Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
Heat Transfer Mechanisms

Kim Tiow Ooi has published numerous papers, some of which are:

Comprehensive evaluation of low-grade solar trigeneration system by photovoltaic-thermal collectors (2020) in Energy Conversion and Management
Dynamics of droplet in flow-focusing microchannel under AC electric fields (2020) in International Journal of Multiphase Flow
Heat transfer enhancement through periodic flow area variations in microchannels (2020) in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
A Review on Sliding Vane and Rolling Piston Compressors (2021) in Machines
Dynamic and energy analysis of a liquid piston hydrogen compressor (2023) in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Kim Tiow Ooi include:

Chenxi Ni
Houlin Liu
Kuan Thai Aw
Haihong Huang
Qingdi Ke

Their work appears often in venues specialized in refrigeration, machinery, and engineering, such as:

International Journal of Refrigeration
Machines
Energy
IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering
SSRN Electronic Journal

Within the broader field of engineering, their scholarly focus spans:

Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Civil and Structural Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanics of Materials

Kim Tiow Ooi's research involves analyzing and optimizing thermodynamic systems, heat transfer processes, and the dynamics of fluid flow in mechanical systems. The scientist's contributions extend to the study of compressors, solar energy systems, droplet dynamics under electric fields, and hydrogen energy applications.

Best Publications

Closed-loop pulsating heat pipe

B.Y Tong;T.N Wong;K.T Ooi

455
Citations
Two-fluid electroosmotic flow in microchannels.

Yandong Gao;Teck Neng Wong;Chun Yang;Kim Tiow Ooi

149
Citations
Optimisation of single and double layer counter flow microchannel heat sinks

S.H. Chong;K.T. Ooi;T.N. Wong

135
Citations
Method and apparatus for controlling multi-fluid flow in a micro channel

Teck Neng Wong;Nam Trung Nguyen;Chun Yang;Chee Kiong John Chai

129
Citations
Evaluation of viscous dissipation in liquid flow in microchannels

B Xu;K T Ooi;C Mavriplis;M E Zaghloul

126
Citations
A computer simulation of a rotary compressor for household refrigerators

K.T. Ooi;T.N. Wong

105
Citations
Predicting multiple combination of parameters for designing a porous fin subjected to a given temperature requirement

Ranjan Das;K.T. Ooi

96
Citations
Convective heat transfer in a scroll compressor chamber: a 2-D simulation

Kim Tiow Ooi;Jiang Zhu

95
Citations
Heat transfer study of a hermetic refrigeration compressor

Kim Tiow Ooi

91
Citations
Design optimization of a rolling piston compressor for refrigerators

K.T. Ooi

90
Citations
Transient two-liquid electroosmotic flow with electric charges at the interface

Yandong Gao;Teck Neng Wong;Chun Yang;Kim Tiow Ooi

87
Citations
Analytical models for the computation and optimization of single and double glazing flat plate solar collectors with normal and small air gap spacing

Alison Subiantoro;Kim Tiow Ooi

85
Citations
Theoretical study of a novel refrigeration compressor – Part I: Design of the revolving vane (RV) compressor and its frictional losses

Y.L. Teh;K.T. Ooi

82
Citations
Adiabatic capillary tube expansion devices: A comparison of the homogeneous flow and the separated flow models

T.N. Wong;K.T. Ooi

75
Citations
Theoretical study of a novel refrigeration compressor - Part III : leakage loss of the Revolving Vane (RV) compressor and a comparison with that of the rolling piston type

Yong Liang Teh;Kim Tiow Ooi

71
Citations
Electro-osmotic control of the interface position of two-liquid flow through a microchannel

Yandong Gao;Cheng Wang;Teck Neng Wong;Chun Yang

68
Citations
Frequency-dependent laminar electroosmotic flow in a closed-end rectangular microchannel.

Marcos;C. Yang;K.T. Ooi;T.N. Wong

65
Citations
Dynamic aspects of electroosmotic flow in rectangular microchannels

Marcos;Chun Yang;Teck Neng Wong;Kim Tiow Ooi

65
Citations
Economic analysis of the application of expanders in medium scale air-conditioners with conventional refrigerants, R1234yf and CO2

Alison Subiantoro;Kim Tiow Ooi

64
Citations
Interface control of pressure-driven two-fluid flow in microchannels using electroosmosis

Cheng Wang;Yandong Gao;Nam-Trung Nguyen;Teck Neng Wong

61
Citations
Viscous Dissipation Effects For Liquid Flow In Microchannels

C Mavriplis;K T Ooi;B Xu;M E Zaghloul

58
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Teck Neng Wong Nanyang Technological University

Chun Yang Nanyang Technological University

Cheng Wang University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Nam-Trung Nguyen Griffith University

Anutosh Chakraborty Nanyang Technological University

Ranjan Das Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Yuejun Kang Southwest University

Mona E. Zaghloul George Washington University

Michael W. L. Chee National University of Singapore

Ulrich Stimming Technical University of Munich

External Links

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