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Dr Dongsheng Wen
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Department: School of Engineering and Materials Science
Position: Permanent staff
Email: d.wen@qmul.ac.uk
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Institution: QMUL
Phone: 020 78823232
Website: Website
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Research Summary:
My research is focused at the interface of nanotechnology and energy engineering, i.e. engineering and utilizing unique properties of nanomaterials to enhance energy conversion and transportation processes. It applies classical thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer and combustion concepts cross the boundaries of nanotechnology, materials, chemistry, physics, medics and engineering. In particular, I am developing :
Nanofluids technology: engineering stable suspensions of nanoparticles for enhanced heat transfer applications.
Nanofuel technology: investigating the oxidation, ignition and combustion of nanoparticles and their energy applications.
Nanowave technology: investigating the interaction of nanoparticles with electromagnetic waves and its associated biomedical applications
Phase change technology: including flow boiling in microgeometries, heat pipe technology, cryogenic flow and heat transfer, and phase change materials for energy storage.
Multiscale modelling: from molecular dynamics (MD) to continuity modelling including MD for single droplets evaporation and interactions of two and multiple nanoparticles, and two fluids modelling for engineering problems.
Nanoscale energy conversion and transport: fundamental understanding of the process through experiments and modelling.
Renewable energy and fuels: including hydrogen, liquid nitrogen, biofuels and other potential fuels.
Keywords:
Energy Conversion, Energy Materials, Solar Cells, Colloids, Combustion, Conductivity (Thermal), Fluid-Solid Interactions, Surfaces, Wetting, Nanobubbles, Nanofluids, Nanoparticles, Nanostructures, Photovoltaics, Molecular dynamics