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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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64
Citations
17103
World Ranking
540
National Ranking
75

Materials Science

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63
Citations
16423
World Ranking
6093
National Ranking
1830

Overview

Zhonghao Rao is affiliated with Hebei University of Technology in China and has a substantial body of research within the field of Engineering, with 503 publications. Their work spans multiple subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a wide range of advanced materials and energy technologies. These main topics include:

  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization

Several recent papers highlight the focus on thermal management and energy storage systems:

  • "Recent advances of thermal safety of lithium ion battery for energy storage" (2020), published in Energy Storage Materials
  • "An innovative battery thermal management with thermally induced flexible phase change material" (2020), published in Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Photothermal properties and photothermal conversion performance of nano-enhanced paraffin as a phase change thermal energy storage material" (2020), published in Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
  • "Experimental investigation of the flame retardant and form-stable composite phase change materials for a power battery thermal management system" (2020), published in Journal of Power Sources
  • "Rapid prediction method for thermal runaway propagation in battery pack based on lumped thermal resistance network and electric circuit analogy" (2020), published in Applied Energy

Frequent co-authors collaborating with the scientist include:

  • Xinjian Liu
  • Chenzhen Liu
  • Chunyu Zhu
  • Nan Sheng
  • Yutao Huo

The scientist's publications appear regularly in several prominent venues such as:

  • Journal of Energy Storage (33 publications)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering (28 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (14 publications)
  • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (12 publications)
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (12 publications)

Best Publications

  • A review of power battery thermal energy management

    Zhonghao Rao;Shuangfeng Wang

  • Investigation of power battery thermal management by using mini-channel cold plate

    Yutao Huo;Zhonghao Rao;Xinjian Liu;Jiateng Zhao

  • Thermal performance of lithium-ion battery thermal management system by using mini-channel cooling

    Zhen Qian;Yimin Li;Zhonghao Rao

  • Recent advances of thermal safety of lithium ion battery for energy storage

    Peizhao Lyu;Xinjian Liu;Jie Qu;Jiateng Zhao

  • Experimental investigation on thermal management of electric vehicle battery with heat pipe

    Zhonghao Rao;Shuangfeng Wang;Maochun Wu;Zirong Lin

  • Thermal performance of liquid cooling based thermal management system for cylindrical lithium-ion battery module with variable contact surface

    Zhonghao Rao;Zhen Qian;Yong Kuang;Yimin Li

  • Thermal performance of mini-channel liquid cooled cylinder based battery thermal management for cylindrical lithium-ion power battery

    Jiateng Zhao;Zhonghao Rao;Yimin Li

  • Review on nanoencapsulated phase change materials: Preparation, characterization and heat transfer enhancement

    Chenzhen Liu;Zhonghao Rao;Jiateng Zhao;Yutao Huo

  • Investigation of the thermal performance of phase change material/mini-channel coupled battery thermal management system

    Zhonghao Rao;Qingchao Wang;Congliang Huang

  • Review on clay mineral-based form-stable phase change materials: Preparation, characterization and applications

    Peizhao Lv;Chenzhen Liu;Zhonghao Rao

  • Simulation and experiment of thermal energy management with phase change material for ageing LiFePO4 power battery

    Zhonghao Rao;Shuangfeng Wang;Guoqing Zhang

  • Thermal management of cylindrical power battery module for extending the life of new energy electric vehicles

    Jiateng Zhao;Zhonghao Rao;Yutao Huo;Xinjian Liu

  • Catalytic cracking of biomass pyrolysis tar over char-supported catalysts

    Feiqiang Guo;Xiaolei Li;Yuan Liu;Kuangye Peng

  • Recent developments in drying and dewatering for low rank coals

    Zhonghao Rao;Yuemin Zhao;Congliang Huang;Chenlong Duan

  • Experimental study on the thermal management performance of phase change material coupled with heat pipe for cylindrical power battery pack

    Jiateng Zhao;Peizhao Lv;Zhonghao Rao

  • An innovative battery thermal management with thermally induced flexible phase change material

    Weixiong Wu;Jizhen Liu;Min Liu;Zhonghao Rao

  • Thermal performance of phase change material/oscillating heat pipe-based battery thermal management system

    Qingchao Wang;Zhonghao Rao;Zhonghao Rao;Yutao Huo;Shuangfeng Wang

  • Experiment study on the thermal properties of paraffin/kaolin thermal energy storage form-stable phase change materials

    Peizhao Lv;Chenzhen Liu;Zhonghao Rao

  • Experimental investigation of battery thermal management system for electric vehicle based on paraffin/copper foam

    Zhonghao Rao;Yutao Huo;Xinjian Liu;Guoqing Zhang

  • Experimental investigation on thermal management performance of electric vehicle power battery using composite phase change material

    Xuan Zhang;Chenzhen Liu;Zhonghao Rao

  • Experimental study of an OHP-cooled thermal management system for electric vehicle power battery

    Zhonghao Rao;Zhonghao Rao;Yutao Huo;Xinjian Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuangfeng Wang
Shuangfeng Wang South China University of Technology
Cong Qi
Cong Qi China University of Mining and Technology
Hiroki Habazaki
Hiroki Habazaki Hokkaido University
Zhiguo Qu
Zhiguo Qu Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yuemin Zhao
Yuemin Zhao China University of Mining and Technology
Guoqing Zhang
Guoqing Zhang Guangdong University of Technology
Panagiotis Tsiakaras
Panagiotis Tsiakaras University Of Thessaly
Maochun Wu
Maochun Wu Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Zhengguo Zhang
Zhengguo Zhang South China University of Technology
Tomohiro Akiyama
Tomohiro Akiyama Hokkaido University

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