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Young-Deuk Kim

Young-Deuk Kim

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
34
Citations
3252
World Ranking
2941
National Ranking
65

Overview

Young-Deuk Kim is affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to research in engineering, environmental science, and energy. Their work spans multiple interconnected fields, particularly focusing on renewable energy, sustainability, and water treatment technologies.

The scientist's research frequently addresses solar-powered water purification methods and membrane-based technologies. Key topics in their publications include:

  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport

Young-Deuk Kim has authored or coauthored several papers focusing on desalination and sustainable water treatment approaches. Some of their recent publications include:

  • Performance evaluation and optimization of humidification-dehumidification desalination system for low-grade waste heat energy applications, 2022, Desalination
  • A comprehensive review on humidifiers and dehumidifiers in solar and low-grade waste heat powered humidification-dehumidification desalination systems, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Towards sustainable circular brine reclamation using seawater reverse osmosis, membrane distillation and forward osmosis hybrids: An experimental investigation, 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Applicability assessment of functional adsorption zeolite materials in adsorption desalination cum cooling systems driven by low-grade heat source, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Effect of humidifier characteristics on performance of a small-scale humidification-dehumidification desalination system, 2022, Applied Thermal Engineering

The researcher collaborates with a number of frequent coauthors, including Seong-Yong Woo, Ho Ji, Jun-Sik Kim, Ho-Saeng Lee, and Min-Gyu Ham. These collaborations support multidisciplinary advances in areas of desalination, membrane science, and energy efficiency.

Young-Deuk Kim's publications appear predominantly in journals specializing in engineering and environmental technology. Their most frequent publication venues feature:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Desalination
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Applied Thermal Engineering

The main fields of study encompassing this scientist's research are:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Energy

Within these fields, notable subfields of study include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Adsorption desalination: An emerging low-cost thermal desalination method

    Kim Choon Ng;Kyaw Thu;Youngdeuk Kim;Anutosh Chakraborty

  • Experimental investigation on the optimal performance of Zeolite–water adsorption chiller

    Aung Myat;Ng Kim Choon;Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim

  • Numerical simulation and performance investigation of an advanced adsorption desalination cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Anuthosh Chakraborty;Young Deuk Kim;Aung Myat

  • A hybrid multi-effect distillation and adsorption cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Gary Amy;Won Gee Chun

  • Performance modeling of direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) seawater desalination process using a commercial composite membrane

    Jung Gil Lee;Young Deuk Kim;Woo Seung Kim;Lijo Francis

  • A second law analysis and entropy generation minimization of an absorption chiller

    Aung Myat;Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;A. Chakraborty

  • Adsorption characteristics of water vapor on ferroaluminophosphate for desalination cycle

    Young Deuk Kim;Young Deuk Kim;Kyaw Thu;Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng

  • Thermal analysis and performance optimization of a solar hot water plant with economic evaluation

    Young Deuk Kim;Kyaw Thu;Hitasha Kaur Bhatia;Charanjit Singh Bhatia

  • Performance investigation of an advanced multi-effect adsorption desalination (MEAD) cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Muhammad Wakil Shahzad;Jayaprakash Saththasivam

  • Water quality assessment of solar-assisted adsorption desalination cycle

    Young Deuk Kim;Young Deuk Kim;Kyaw Thu;Moawya E. Masry;Kim Choon Ng;Kim Choon Ng

  • Silica gel-based adsorption cooling cum desalination system: Focus on brine salinity, operating pressure, and its effect on performance

    Seong-Yong Woo;Ho-Saeng Lee;Ho Ji;Deok-Soo Moon

  • Effect of non-woven net spacer on a direct contact membrane distillation performance: Experimental and theoretical studies

    Young Deuk Kim;Lijo Francis;Jung Gil Lee;Min Gyu Ham

  • Performance evaluation and optimization of humidification–dehumidification desalination system for low-grade waste heat energy applications

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  • Removal of sulfur compounds and siloxanes by physical and chemical sorption

    Chul u. Bak;Chan Jong Lim;Jong Gyu Lee;Young Deuk Kim

  • Adsorption characteristics of methane on Maxsorb III by gravimetric method

    Kyaw Thu;Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Young Deuk Kim;Azhar Bin Ismil;Bidyut Baran Saha;Bidyut Baran Saha

  • A novel integrated thermal-/membrane-based solar energy-driven hybrid desalination system: Concept description and simulation results.

    Young Deuk Kim;Young Deuk Kim;Kyaw Thu;Kim Choon Ng;Gary L. Amy

  • Innovative swirling flow-type microbubble generator for multi-stage DCMD desalination system: Focus on the two-phase flow pattern, bubble size distribution, and its effect on MD performance

    Yu-Bin Kim;Ho-Saeng Lee;Lijo Francis;Young-Deuk Kim

  • Entropy generation analysis of an adsorption cooling cycle

    Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Aung Myat;Won Gee Chun

  • Sustainable renewable energy seawater desalination using combined-cycle solar and geothermal heat sources

    Thomas M. Missimer;Young-Deuk Kim;Rinaldi Rachman;Kim Choon Ng

  • Performance investigation of advanced adsorption desalination cycle with condenser–evaporator heat recovery scheme

    Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Aung Myat;Anutosh Chakraborty

  • Re-evaluation and Modeling of a Commercial Diesel Oxidation Catalyst

    Young-Deuk Kim;Woo-Seung Kim

  • A numerical analysis of heat and fluid flow with a deformable curved free surface in a laser melting process

    Young-Deuk Kim;Woo-Seung Kim

  • Entropy generation minimization: A practical approach for performance evaluation of temperature cascaded co-generation plants

    Aung Myat;Kyaw Thu;Young Deuk Kim;Bidyut Baran Saha

  • Detailed modeling and simulation of an out-in configuration vacuum membrane distillation process.

    Young-Deuk Kim;Yu-Bin Kim;Seong-Yong Woo

  • An entropy generation and genetic algorithm optimization of two-bed adsorption cooling cycle:

    A. Myat;K. Thu;K. C. Ng;Y. D. Kim

  • Effect of seawater-coolant feed arrangement in a waste heat driven multi-stage vacuum membrane distillation system

    Jung Gil Lee;Jung Gil Lee;Chul u. Bak;Kyaw Thu;Noreddine Ghaffour

  • Integrated theoretical model for performance evaluation of flat-sheet membrane-based absorptive dehumidification module using lithium chloride-water solution

    Woo-Jin Jeon;Woo-Seung Kim;Young-Deuk Kim

  • Dehumidifying and humidifying device

    Youngdeuk Kim;Wooseung Kim

  • Modeling and Performance Analysis of SCR DeNOx Catalyst for Reducing NOx Emissions in Diesel Engine

    Young-Deuk Kim;Woo-Seung Kim;Chun-Hwan Lee

  • UNIFIED ANALYSIS OF LOW-POWER AND HIGH-POWER DENSITY LASER WELDING PROCESSES WITH EVOLUTION OF FREE SURFACE

    E.-J. Ha;Y.-D. Kim;W. Kim

  • An Numerical Study on the Flow Uniformity and Pressure Drop in Dual Monolith Catalytic Converter during the Rapid Acceleration/Deceleration Driving

    Young-Deuk Kim;Soo-Jin Jeong;Woo-Seung Kim

  • Experimental and numerical studies on the thermal analysis of the plate in indirectly fired continuous heat treatment furnace

    Young Deuk Kim;Deok Hong Kang;Woo Seung Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim Choon Ng
Kim Choon Ng King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Kyaw Thu
Kyaw Thu Kyushu University
Noreddine Ghaffour
Noreddine Ghaffour King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Bidyut Baran Saha
Bidyut Baran Saha Kyushu University
Anutosh Chakraborty
Anutosh Chakraborty Nanyang Technological University
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University
Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
Muhammad Wakil Shahzad Northumbria University

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