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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
China
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
98
Citations
33817
World Ranking
76
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in China Leader Award

Overview

Wen-Quan Tao is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a particular focus on mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their research mainly centers on heat transfer phenomena and optimization, as well as the study of related energy conversion processes. Specific topics of work include:

  • Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies

Frequently published venues for their research include:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • International Journal of Refrigeration
  • Applied Energy
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Wen-Quan Tao are:

  • "Numerical study on flow and heat transfer in a multi-jet microchannel heat sink," 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Heat dissipation of electronic components by ionic wind from multi-needle electrodes discharge: Experimental and multi-physical analysis," 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "LED chip cooling system using ionic wind induced by multi-wire corona discharge," 2021, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • "Falling film evaporation in a triangular tube bundle under the influence of cross vapor stream," 2020, International Journal of Refrigeration
  • "Advanced carbon sequestration by the hybrid system of photobioreactor and microbial fuel cell with novel photocatalytic porous framework," 2021, Bioresource Technology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Wen-Tao Ji
  • Ming-Jia Li
  • Chuang-Yao Zhao
  • Peng-Yi Cui
  • Yuandong Huang

Wen-Quan Tao's body of work reflects a cross-disciplinary approach combining experimental, numerical, and multi-physical analysis techniques, particularly in thermal management and energy conversion areas.

Best Publications

  • A critical review of the pseudopotential multiphase lattice Boltzmann model: Methods and applications

    Li Chen;Li Chen;Qinjun Kang;Yutong Mu;Ya-Ling He

  • Fatty acids as phase change materials: A review

    Yanping Yuan;Nan Zhang;Wenquan Tao;Xiaoling Cao

  • The field synergy (coordination) principle and its applications in enhancing single phase convective heat transfer

    Z.Y. Guo;W.Q. Tao;R.K. Shah

  • Field synergy principle for enhancing convective heat transfer--its extension and numerical verifications

    Wen-Quan Tao;Zeng-Yuan Guo;Bu-Xuan Wang

  • Experimental and numerical studies on melting phase change heat transfer in open-cell metallic foams filled with paraffin

    W.Q. Li;Z.G. Qu;Y.L. He;W.Q. Tao

  • The development technology and applications of supercritical CO2 power cycle in nuclear energy, solar energy and other energy industries

    Ming-Jia Li;Ming-Jia Li;Han-Hui Zhu;Jia-Qi Guo;Kun Wang

  • A unified analysis on enhancing single phase convective heat transfer with field synergy principle

    W.Q. Tao;Y.L. He;Q.W. Wang;Z.G. Qu

  • A coupled volume-of-fluid and level set (VOSET) method for computing incompressible two-phase flows

    D.L. Sun;W.Q. Tao

  • Nanoscale simulation of shale transport properties using the lattice Boltzmann method: permeability and diffusivity

    Li Chen;Lei Zhang;Qinjun Kang;Hari S. Viswanathan

  • Numerical study of laminar heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics in a water-cooled minichannel heat sink

    X.L. Xie;Z.J. Liu;Y.L. He;W.Q. Tao

  • Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media

    Li Chen;An He;Jianlin Zhao;Qinjun Kang

  • Effectiveness–thermal resistance method for heat exchanger design and analysis

    Z.Y. Guo;X.B. Liu;W.Q. Tao;R.K. Shah

  • Review of methodologies and polices for evaluation of energy efficiency in high energy-consuming industry

    Ming-Jia Li;Wen-Quan Tao

  • A performance evaluation plot of enhanced heat transfer techniques oriented for energy-saving

    J.F. Fan;W.K. Ding;J.F. Zhang;Y.L. He

  • Modeling of multi-scale transport phenomena in shale gas production — A critical review

    Hui Wang;Li Chen;Zhiguo Qu;Ying Yin

  • PARAMETRIC NUMERICAL STUDY OF FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICROCHANNELS WITH WAVY WALLS

    Liang Gong;Krishna Kota;Wenquan Tao;Yogendra Joshi

  • Electroosmotic flow of non-Newtonian fluid in microchannels

    G.H. Tang;X.F. Li;Y.L. He;W.Q. Tao

  • Experimental performance comparison of shell-side heat transfer for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with middle-overlapped helical baffles and segmental baffles

    Jian-Fei Zhang;Bin Li;Wen-Jiang Huang;Yong-Gang Lei

  • Thermal performance analysis of a parabolic trough solar collector using supercritical CO2 as heat transfer fluid under non-uniform solar flux

    Yu Qiu;Ming-Jia Li;Ya-Ling He;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Pore-scale flow and mass transport in gas diffusion layer of proton exchange membrane fuel cell with interdigitated flow fields

    Li Chen;Hui-Bao Luan;Ya-Ling He;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Lattice Boltzmann methods for single-phase and solid-liquid phase-change heat transfer in porous media: A review

    Ya-Ling He;Qing Liu;Qing Li;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Experimental study of the thermal conductivity of polyurethane foams

    Hu Zhang;Wen-Zhen Fang;Yue-Ming Li;Wen-Quan Tao

  • Gas slippage effect on microscale porous flow using the lattice Boltzmann method

    G. H. Tang;W. Q. Tao;Y. L. He

Frequent Co-Authors

Ya-Ling He
Ya-Ling He Xi'an Jiaotong University
Li Chen
Li Chen Xi'an Jiaotong University
Qinjun Kang
Qinjun Kang Los Alamos National Laboratory
Zhiguo Qu
Zhiguo Qu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ming-Jia Li
Ming-Jia Li Xi'an Jiaotong University
Gui-Hua Tang
Gui-Hua Tang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Qiuwang Wang
Qiuwang Wang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jinjia Wei
Jinjia Wei Xi'an Jiaotong University
Tianshou Zhao
Tianshou Zhao Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yogendra Joshi
Yogendra Joshi Georgia Institute of Technology

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