research
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Master ThesisExperimental investigation of vortex tube and vortex nozzle for applications in air-conditioning, refrigeration, and heat pump systems
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89096 Diploma Project
Award: Fong's Project Prize in Mechanical Engineering 2012-2013
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Publications
Journal
- Zhu, J., Botticella, F., Elbel, S., 2018, Experimental Investigation and Theoretical Analysis of Oil Circulation Rates in Ejector Cooling Cycles, Energy 157, 718-733.
- Zhu, J. and Elbel, S., 2018, "Experimental investigation of a novel expansion device control mechanism: Vortex control of initially subcooled flashing R134a flow expanded through convergent-divergent nozzles," International Journal of Refrigeration 85, 167-183.
- Zhu, J. and Elbel, S., "Influence of Nozzle Divergent Part Length and Throat Diameter on Vortex Control of Initially Subcooled Flashing Flow," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 10(1):2017, doi:10.4271/2017-01-0165.
- Zhu, J. and Elbel, S., "A New Control Mechanism for Two-Phase Ejector in Vapor Compression Cycles for Automotive Applications Using Adjustable Motive Nozzle Inlet Swirl," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 9(1): 2016, doi:10.4271/2016-01-0243.
- Zhu, J., Chen, M. Z. Q., Du, B., "A New Pricing Scheme for Controlling Energy Storage Devices in Future Smart Grid," Journal of Applied Mathematics Volume 2014, Article ID 340842, 11 pages, 2014.
Conference
- Zhu, J., Botticella, F., and Elbel, S., "Oil Circulation Rate in Ejector Cooling Cycles," SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0077, 2018.
- Zhu, J. and Elbel, S., "Application of Vortex Control to an Automotive Transcritical R744 Ejector Cycle," SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0060, 2018.
- Zhu, J. and Elbel, S., "Implementation of Reinforcement Learning on Air Source Heat Pump Defrost Control for Full Electric Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-1193, 2018.
- Zhu, Jingwei and Elbel, Stefan, "A New Control Mechanism for Two-Phase Ejector in Vapor Compression Cycles Using Adjustable
Motive Nozzle Inlet Vortex" (2016). International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference. Paper 1594.
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/1594 - Zhu, Jingwei and Elbel, Stefan, "Modeling of Initially Subcooled Flashing Vortex Flow in the Nozzle for Possible Applications in the
Control of Ejector Cooling Cycles" (2016). International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference. Paper 1720.
http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/1720 - Zhu, J., and Elbel, S., "Vortex Tube Heat Booster to Improve Performance of Heat Driven Cooling Cycles for Automotive Applications," SAE Technical Paper 2016-01-0245, 2016, doi:10.4271/2016-01-0245.
- IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, Hangzhou, China, Paper 43, 2014
Vortex tubes used as expansion device in vapor compression systems - American Control Conference (ACC), Portland, OR, USA, June 4-6, 2014
A New Pricing Scheme for Controlling Energy Storage Devices in Smart Grid - 10th IEEE International Conference on Control and Automation (ICCA), Hangzhou, China, June 12-14, 2013
Distributed Algorithms for Shape Sculpting of Lattice-Arrayed Modular Robots via Hole Motion