Hailei Wang
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: ENGR 419EPhone: 435-797-2098
Email: hailei.wang@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Biography
Prior to joining USU in August 2018, Dr. Wang worked at Oregon State University as a research faculty for ten years. He has broad research expertise in various thermal energy systems. Before going back to graduate school, Dr. Wang worked eight years in a natural gas research institute as a mechanical and process engineer.
Teaching Interests
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, HVAC
Research Interests
Dr. Wang has broad research interests, including 1) advanced power cycles using supercritical fluids; 2) microchannel heat exchangers for process intensification; 3) integrated energy systems to optimize various clean energy resources; 4) heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) in grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEB); 5) a unique thermal energy storage and freeze desalination using supercooling phenomenon; 6) boiling and condensation enhancement; 7) heat transfer and anti-icing on superhydrophobic surfaces.
Awards
Faculty Researcher of The Year, 2022
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Graduate Mentor of The Year, 2021
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of The Year, 2019
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Rasmussen, A., Jannat, M., Wang, H., (2024). Fundamentals of freeze desalination: Critical review of ion inclusion and rejection studies from molecular dynamics perspective. Desalination, 573
- Zhang, Y., Bryan, J., Richards, G., Wang, H., (2024). Development of surrogate-optimization models for a novel transcritical power cycle integrated with a small modular reactor. Energy and AI, 15
- Bryan, J., Meek, A., Dana, S., Islam Sakir, M.S, Wang, H., (2023). Modeling and design optimization of carbon-free hybrid energy systems with thermal and hydrogen storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48:99, 39097-39111.
- Ghorbani, M., Wang, H., (2023). Computational modeling and experiment validation of a microchannel cross-flow heat exchanger. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 149
- Bryan, J., Zhang, Y., Wang, H., Richards, G., (2023). Multi-objective design optimization of an integrated regenerative transcritical cycle considering sensitivity in Pareto-optimal solutions. Energy Conversion and Management X, 18, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2023.100364
- Kissick, S.M, Wang, H., (2022). Techno‐economic analysis of alternative power cycles for light‐water small modular reactors. International Journal of Energy Research, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8516
- Zhang, Y., Bryan, J., Richards, G., Wang, H., (2022). Development and comparative selection of surrogate models using artificial neural network for an integrated regenerative transcritical cycle. Applied Energy, 317, 119146. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119146
- Mokarram, N.H, Wang, H., (2022). Design and modeling of novel two-phase heat exchangers for a home cooling system with ice energy storage. Applied Thermal Engineering, 207, doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.118175
- Hills, S., Dana, S., Wang, H., (2022). Dynamic simulation and optimization of integrated clean energy water systems. iScience, 25:4, doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104015
- Cummings, C.M, Wang, H., Smith, M.T, (2022). Transient thermal modeling of bioprocess equipment. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 184, doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122064
- Wang, H., Miller, D.C, (2022). Experimental Study of Thermal Management and Enhancement of Adsorption-Based Onboard Hydrogen Storage System. Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, 19:1, doi: 10.1115/1.4050508
- Kissick, S.M, Wang, H., (2021). A comparative study of alternative power cycles for small modular reactors. Energy Conversion and Management, 247, doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114734
- Hills, S., Dana, S., Wang, H., (2021). Dynamic modeling and simulation of nuclear hybrid energy systems using freeze desalination and reverse osmosis for clean water production. Energy Conversion and Management, 247, doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114724
- Wang, H., Kissick, S., Song, C., (2021). Development of a hybrid cooling, heating, and power system for distributed energy applications. Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 143:7, doi: 10.1115/1.4048681
- Wang, H., Hendricks, T., Krishnan, S., (2021). Experimental validation of a portable power and cooling system using integrated teg-orc. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 35:2, 411-420. doi: 10.2514/1.T6091
- Zhang, Y., Kissick, S., Wang, H., (2020). Modeling and Simulation of Building Cooling System with Supercooling-Based Ice Energy Storage. J. Eng. Sustain. Bldgs. Cities, doi: 10.1115/1.4046788
- Zhang, Y., Wang, H., Kissick, S., Botha, D., (2020). Modeling and simulation of an integrated regenerative transcritical cycle with a small modular reactor. Energy Conversion and Management, 225, doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113278
- Wang, H., Kissick, S.M, (2020). Modeling and simulation of a supercritical CO2-liquid sodium compact heat exchanger for sodium-cooled fast reactors. Applied Thermal Engineering, 180, doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115859
- Yih, J., Wang, H., (2020). Geometric measurement and characterization of a microchannel heat exchanger for performance validation. Engineering Research Express, 2:3
- Molana, M., Wang, H., (2020). A critical review on numerical study of nanorefrigerant heat transfer enhancement. Powder Technology, 368, 18-31. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.04.044
- Yih, J., Wang, H., (2020). Experimental characterization of thermal-hydraulic performance of a microchannel heat exchanger for waste heat recovery. Energy Conversion and Management, 204, doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.11230
- Paul, B.K, Lee, K., Wang, H., (2018). Improving the Energy Efficiency of Adsorption Chillers by Intensifying Thermal Management Systems in Sorbent Beds. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 140:4
- Deng, Y., Menon, S., Lavrich, Z., Wang, H., Hagen, C.L, (2017). Design, simulation, and testing of a novel micro-channel heat exchanger for natural gas cooling in automotive applications. Applied Thermal Engineering, 110, 327-334.
- Choi, C.H, David, M., Gao, Z., Chang, A., Allen, M., Wang, H., Chang, C.H, (2016). Large-scale Generation of Patterned Bubble Arrays on Printed Bi-functional Boiling Surfaces. Scientific Reports, 6
- Wang, H., Peterson, R.B, (2011). Size and material effects on flow boiling enhancement in microchannels with diffusion-brazed wire mesh. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, 1:4, 545-556.
- Fisher, L., Ingram-Goble, R., Wang, H., Garrison, A., Peterson, R.B, (2011). Development of a microchannel based pasteurizer for energy efficient processing of liquids. Applied Thermal Engineering, 31:16, 3604-3614.
- Wang, H., Peterson, R.B, (2011). Performance enhancement of a thermally activated cooling system using microchannel heat exchangers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 31:14-15, 2951-2962.
- Miller, E.W, Hendricks, T.J, Wang, H., Peterson, R.B, (2011). Integrated dual-cycle energy recovery using thermoelectric conversion and an organic Rankine bottoming cycle. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 225:1, 33-43.
- Wang, H., Peterson, R., Herron, T., (2011). Design study of configurations on system COP for a combined ORC (organic Rankine cycle) and VCC (vapor compression cycle). Energy, 36:8, 4809-4820.
- Wang, H., Peterson, R., Harada, K., Miller, E., Ingram-Goble, R., Fisher, L., Yih, J., Ward, C., (2011). Performance of a combined organic Rankine cycle and vapor compression cycle for heat activated cooling. Energy, 36:1, 447-458.
- Wang, H., Peterson, R.B, (2010). Enhanced boiling heat transfer in parallel microchannels with diffusion brazed wire mesh. IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, 33:4, 784-793.
- Ge, T.S, Ziegler, F., Wang, R.Z, Wang, H., (2010). Performance comparison between a solar driven rotary desiccant cooling system and conventional vapor compression system (performance study of desiccant cooling). Applied Thermal Engineering, 30:6-7, 724-731.
- Wang, H., Peterson, R.B, Herron, T., (2009). Experimental performance of a compliant scroll expander for an organic Rankine cycle. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 223:7, 863-872.
- Peterson, R.B, Wang, H., Herron, T., (2008). Performance of a small-scale regenerative Rankine power cycle employing a scroll expander. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 222:3, 271-282.
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Publications | Other
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