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Yimin Xuan is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing University of Science and Technology in China. Their principal field of study is Engineering, with a strong focus on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Computational Mechanics, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their research prominently covers topics such as Phase Change Materials Research, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Adsorption and Cooling Systems, Catalysts for Methane Reforming, and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.

Yimin Xuan has contributed to several scientific papers, including:

  • Bionic topology optimization of fins for rapid latent heat thermal energy storage, 2021, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Amorphous and Porous Tungsten Oxide Films for Fast-Switching Dual-Band Electrochromic Smart Windows, 2022, Advanced Optical Materials
  • Bamboo derived SiC ceramics-phase change composites for efficient, rapid, and compact solar thermal energy storage, 2022, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • Biomimetic optimized vertically aligned annular fins for fast latent heat thermal energy storage, 2023, Applied Energy
  • The effects of tip gap variation on transonic turbine blade tip leakage flow based on VLES approach, 2021, Aerospace Science and Technology

Their frequent co-authors include Xianglei Liu, Yang Tian, Qiao Xu, Qingyang Luo, and Haichen Yao.

Yimin Xuan's research is often published in venues such as Applied Energy, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, SSRN Electronic Journal, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, and Aerospace Science and Technology.

Best Publications

  • Enhancement of solar energy absorption using a plasmonic nanofluid based on TiO2/Ag composite nanoparticles

    Yimin Xuan;Yimin Xuan;Huiling Duan;Qiang Li

  • Experimental investigation on heat transfer characteristics of magnetic fluid flow around a fine wire under the influence of an external magnetic field

    Qiang Li;Yimin Xuan

  • Performance estimation of photovoltaic–thermoelectric hybrid systems

    Jin Zhang;Yimin Xuan;Lili Yang

  • Calcium-based composites for direct solar-thermal conversion and thermochemical energy storage

    Yun Da;Yimin Xuan;Liang Teng;Kai Zhang

  • Enhanced boiling heat transfer on composite porous surface

    Pengfei Xu;Qiang Li;Yimin Xuan;Yimin Xuan

  • Skeleton materials for shape-stabilization of high temperature salts based phase change materials: A critical review

    Feng Jiang;Feng Jiang;Lingling Zhang;Xiaohui She;Chuan Li

  • Bionic topology optimization of fins for rapid latent heat thermal energy storage

    Yang Tian;Xianglei Liu;Qiao Xu;Qingyang Luo

  • Investigations of convective heat transfer in ferrofluid microflows using lattice-Boltzmann approach

    Yimin Xuan;Qiang Li;Meng Ye

  • Exergy and energy analysis of photovoltaic-thermoelectric hybrid systems

    Dianhong Li;Yimin Xuan;Yimin Xuan;Qiang Li;Hui Hong

  • Dark calcium carbonate particles for simultaneous full-spectrum solar thermal conversion and large-capacity thermochemical energy storage

    Hangbin Zheng;Chao Song;Chuang Bao;Xianglei Liu

  • Amorphous and Porous Tungsten Oxide Films for Fast‐Switching Dual‐Band Electrochromic Smart Windows

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  • Investigation on transient behaviors of flat plate heat pipes

    Yimin Xuan;Yuping Hong;Qiang Li

  • Investigation on thermo-optical properties of CuO/Ag plasmonic nanofluids

    Xiaoxiao Yu;Yimin Xuan

  • Modified Ca-Looping materials for directly capturing solar energy and high-temperature storage

    Liang Teng;Yimin Xuan;Yun Da;Xianglei Liu

  • Graphene-assisted near-field radiative thermal rectifier based on phase transition of vanadium dioxide (VO2)

    Unknown

  • Bamboo derived SiC ceramics-phase change composites for efficient, rapid, and compact solar thermal energy storage

    Unknown

  • The effect of surfactants on heat transfer feature of nanofluids

    Yimin Xuan;Yimin Xuan;Qiang Li;Peng Tie

  • Pore scale numerical simulation of heat transfer and flow in porous volumetric solar receivers

    Qibin Zhu;Yimin Xuan

  • Thermal contact resistance of epoxy composites incorporated with nano-copper particles and the multi-walled carbon nanotubes

    Ping Zhang;Ping Zhang;Qiang Li;YiMin Xuan

  • Enhancing photocatalytic CO2 reduction performance of g-C3N4-based catalysts with non-noble plasmonic nanoparticles

    Qibin Zhu;Yimin Xuan;Kai Zhang;Kun Chang

  • Full-spectrum volumetric solar thermal conversion via photonic nanofluids.

    Xianglei Liu;Yimin Xuan

  • A detailed study on loss processes in solar cells

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  • Synergetic enhancement of heat storage density and heat transport ability of phase change materials inlaid in 3D hierarchical ceramics

    Qingyang Luo;Xianglei Liu;Haolei Wang;Qiao Xu

  • Ultrafine nano 1T-MoS2 monolayers with NiOx as dual co-catalysts over TiO2 photoharvester for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

    Huiwen Lin;Huiwen Lin;Kai Zhang;Gaoliang Yang;Gaoliang Yang;Yunxiang Li;Yunxiang Li

  • A novel choice for the photovoltaic–thermoelectric hybrid system: the perovskite solar cell

    Jin Zhang;Yimin Xuan;Lili Yang

  • Role of surface recombination in affecting the efficiency of nanostructured thin-film solar cells.

    Unknown

  • Pattern-free thermal modulator via thermal radiation between Van der Waals materials

    Xianglei Liu;Xianglei Liu;Jiadong Shen;Yimin Xuan

  • Biomimetic optimized vertically aligned annular fins for fast latent heat thermal energy storage

    Unknown

  • Direct solar-driven reduction of greenhouse gases into hydrocarbon fuels incorporating thermochemical energy storage via modified calcium looping

    Unknown

  • Study on Pool Boiling Heat Transfer of Nano-Particle Suspensions on Plate Surface

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  • Fast and stable solar/thermal energy storage via gradient SiC foam-based phase change composite

    Unknown

  • Apparatus for Measuring Spectral Emissivity of Solid Materials at Elevated Temperatures

    Dengfeng Ren;Hong Tan;Yimin Xuan;Yimin Xuan;Yuge Han

  • Sea urchin skeleton-inspired triply periodic foams for fast latent heat storage

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  • A cascading solar hybrid system for co-producing electricity and solar syngas with nanofluid spectrum selector

    Sanli Tang;Hui Hong;Hongguang Jin;Yimin Xuan

  • The effects of tip gap variation on transonic turbine blade tip leakage flow based on VLES approach

    Tianyi Wang;Yimin Xuan;Xingsi Han

  • Ceramic nanoparticles enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage properties for LiNO3/NaCl: Evaluation from material to system level

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Yulong Ding
Yulong Ding University of Birmingham
Yongliang Li
Yongliang Li University of Birmingham
Jinhua Ye
Jinhua Ye National Institute for Materials Science
Kun Chang
Kun Chang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Qibin Liu
Qibin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hui Hong
Hui Hong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hongguang Jin
Hongguang Jin Chinese Academy of Sciences

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