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• [Honor]  2026 Invited Reviewer for International communications in heat and mass transfer and  Applied thermal engineering.

• [Publish] 2025.11.20 New paper in Applied Thermal Engineering! We present an experimental study on the fluid flow characteristics and heat transfer performance of liquid films falling over horizontal tubes.  (link)

• [Publish] 2025.11.12 Just published in Smart Science! Check out our latest findings on flow pattern visualization and heat transfer characteristic analyses of a flat plate pulsating heat pipe. (link) 

• [Publish] 2025.09.12 New article in Thermal Science and Engineering Progress! We investigate the effects of air pretreatment and regeneration in an adiabatic ionic liquid desiccant dehumidification system. (link) 

• [Conference] 2025.09.10-17 Conference Presentation: Frost formation and heat transfer on vertical cold plate surfaces with structures, Ionic Liquids and Surface Modifications in Optimizing Falling Film Heat Transfer and Optimization of Thermal Comfort for Stadium Environments Using the Taguchi Method and CFD Simulation at the 100th Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers Conference (JSRAE) held in Tokyo, Japan.

• [Publish] 2025.08.01 Now online in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer: This work explores the falling film thickness distribution around a horizontal tube under countercurrent airflow conditions.  (link)

• [Publish] 2025.07.10 Optimization study published in International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies! We utilized the Taguchi method to optimize design parameters for liquid desiccant dehumidification systems.  (link)

• [Publish] 2025.08.30 Publication Update: Our investigation on the regeneration performance of an ionic liquid-based dehumidification system is now available in the International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies. (link)

• [Publish] 2025.05.19 New research in Results in Engineering: This paper provides a performance analysis of the ionic liquid [EMIM][DEP] in absorption refrigeration systems  (link)

• [Honor]  2025 Invited Reviewer for Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, International communications in heat and mass transfer, Experimental thermal and fluid science and  Applied thermal engineering.

• [Publish] 2024.08.01 Featured in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer: We analyze the influence of flow inertia on frost formation for vertical surfaces with and without superhydrophobic coatings.  (link)

• [Publish] 2024.04.04 New study in International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies: We investigate the use of wrap-around loop pulsating heat-pipe heat exchangers to enhance energy efficiency in high-tech cleanroom HVAC systems.  (link)

• [Publish] 2023.11.25 Published in Applied Thermal Engineering: This paper evaluates the frosting characteristics of fin-and-tube heat exchangers coated with superhydrophobic materials.  (link)

• [Conference] 2024.07.25-27 Conference Presentation: Enhancing Dehumidification Efficiency in Desiccant Systems Using Non-Corrosive Ionic Solutions and Recirculation Air Modes at the 2024 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET) held in Sydney, Australia.

• [Publish] 2023.06.25 Visualization study out in Applied Thermal Engineering! We present a visualization study of freezing processes on vertical copper, superhydrophobic, and hybrid patterned surfaces.  (link)

• [Publish] 2022.01.01 Featured in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer: Our work demonstrates the enhancement of moist air condensation heat transfer via superhydrophobicity.  (link)

• [Conference] 2024.04.17-21 Conference Presentation: Our lab members presented their latest research on Effects of indoor air return on the regeneration performance of an internally cooled liquiddesiccant dehumidification system using a novelionic liquid at the 2024 IEEE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON APPLIED SYSTEM INNOVATION(ICASI) held in Kyoto, Japan.

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