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Overview

Shen Wei is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several areas within engineering and environmental science, with a focus on building energy and comfort optimization, urban heat island mitigation, and heat transfer and optimization. Their work involves interdisciplinary topics linking mechanical engineering, building and construction, and environmental engineering.

The primary fields of study for Shen Wei include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

The subfields they contribute to are:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Key topics within their research include:

  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems

Shen Wei has contributed to various publication venues, with repeated publications in the following:

  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Energy and Buildings
  • Building and Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Quality criteria for multi-domain studies in the indoor environment: Critical review towards research guidelines and recommendations" (2022), Building and Environment
  • "A review on available energy saving strategies for heating, ventilation and air conditioning in underground metro stations" (2021), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "A Review on Recent Development of Cooling Technologies for Photovoltaic Modules" (2020), Journal of Thermal Science
  • "Individual thermal comfort prediction using classification tree model based on physiological parameters and thermal history in winter" (2021), Building Simulation
  • "Operation optimization of the coaxial deep borehole heat exchanger coupled with ground source heat pump for building heating" (2022), Applied Thermal Engineering

Collaboration has been a consistent feature of Shen Wei's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yaran Wang
  • Shijun You
  • Huan Zhang
  • Zhangxiang Wu
  • Yan Jiang

Best Publications

  • Driving factors for occupant-controlled space heating in residential buildings

    Shen Wei;Rory Jones;Pieter de Wilde

  • Developing window behavior models for residential buildings using XGBoost algorithm

    Hao Mo;Hejiang Sun;Junjie Liu;Shen Wei

  • Thermal performance of an active-passive ventilation wall with phase change material in solar greenhouses

    Chao Chen;Haoshu Ling;Haoshu Ling;Zhiqiang (John) Zhai;Yin Li

  • A review on applications of shape-stabilized phase change materials embedded in building enclosure in recent ten years

    Na Zhu;Shanshan Li;Pingfang Hu;Shen Wei

  • Effects of indoor humidity on building occupants' thermal comfort and evidence in terms of climate adaptation

    Deyu Kong;Hong Liu;Yuxin Wu;Baizhan Li

  • A study on influential factors of occupant window-opening behavior in an office building in China

    Song Pan;Yingzi Xiong;Yiye Han;Xingxing Zhang

  • Identifying informative energy data in Bayesian calibration of building energy models

    Wei Tian;Song Yang;Zhanyong Li;Shen Wei

  • Effect of phase change materials on indoor thermal environment under different weather conditions and over a long time

    Haoshu Ling;Chao Chen;Shen Wei;Yong Guan

  • A computational model to determine the optimal orientation for solar greenhouses located at different latitudes in China

    Chao Chen;Yin Li;Na Li;Shen Wei

  • A review on available energy saving strategies for heating, ventilation and air conditioning in underground metro stations

    Yanzhe Yu;Shijun You;Huan Zhang;Tianzhen Ye

  • A model based on Gauss Distribution for predicting window behavior in building

    Song Pan;Song Pan;Yiye Han;Shen Wei;Yixuan Wei

  • Ventilation behavior in residential buildings with mechanical ventilation systems across different climate zones in China

    Dayi Lai;Dayi Lai;Yue Qi;Junjie Liu;Xilei Dai

  • A numerical investigation on optimization of PV/T systems with the field synergy theory

    Chao Shen;Yingbo Zhang;Chunxiao Zhang;Jihong Pu

  • Test rooms to study human comfort in buildings: A review of controlled experiments and facilities

    A. L. Pisello;I. Pigliautile;M. Andargie;C. Berger

  • Individual thermal comfort prediction using classification tree model based on physiological parameters and thermal history in winter

    Yuxin Wu;Hong Liu;Baizhan Li;Risto Kosonen;Risto Kosonen

  • A Review on Recent Development of Cooling Technologies for Photovoltaic Modules

    Chunxiao Zhang;Chao Shen;Shen Wei;Yuan Wang

  • Orientation effect on thermal and energy performance of vertical greenery systems

    Lan Pan;Lan Pan;Shen Wei;L.M. Chu

  • Utilization of mineral wool waste and waste glass for synthesis of foam glass at low temperature

    Ru Ji;Yaxian Zheng;Zehui Zou;Ziwei Chen

  • Mathematical modeling and performance analysis of a solar air collector with slit-perforated corrugated plate

    Huan Zhang;Xintong Ma;Shijun You;Yaran Wang

  • A systematic method to develop three dimensional geometry models of buildings for urban building energy modeling

    Chao Wang;Shen Wei;Sihong Du;Sihong Du;Dian Zhuang

  • Active heat storage characteristics of active-passive triple wall with phase change material

    Haoshu Ling;Chao Chen;Yong Guan;Shen Wei

  • Investigating the performance of a novel solar lighting/heating system using spectrum-sensitive nanofluids

    Chao Shen;Chao Shen;Guoquan Lv;Shen Wei;Chunxiao Zhang

  • Flexible management of heat/electricity of novel PV/T systems with spectrum regulation by Ag nanofluids

    Chunxiao Zhang;Chao Shen;Shen Wei;Yingbo Zhang

  • Indicators evaluating thermal inertia performance of envelops with phase change material

    Haoshu Ling;Chao Chen;Hong Qin;Shen Wei

  • Factors affecting ‘end-of-day’ window position in a non-air-conditioned office building

    Shen Wei;Richard A. Buswell;Dennis L. Loveday

Frequent Co-Authors

Shijun You
Shijun You Tianjin University
Xingxing Zhang
Xingxing Zhang Dalarna University
Baizhan Li
Baizhan Li Chongqing University
Bing Dong
Bing Dong Syracuse University
Monjur Mourshed
Monjur Mourshed Cardiff University
Zhiqiang (John) Zhai
Zhiqiang (John) Zhai University of Colorado Boulder
Anna Laura Pisello
Anna Laura Pisello University of Perugia
Wei Pan
Wei Pan University of Hong Kong
Sabine Pahl
Sabine Pahl University of Vienna
Xiaodong Cao
Xiaodong Cao South China University of Technology

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