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Wenzhong Gao

Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College

Shanghai, 201306

China

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

29

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9

Scholarly Papers (29)

Direct Liquid Cooling Heat Transfer in Microchannel: Experimental Results and Correlations Assessment

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Apr 2022
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College
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Microchannel direct liquid cooling, Temperature non-uniformity, Hydrothermal characteristics, Empirical correlations, Coefficient of performance

Direct Liquid Cooling Heat Transfer in Microchannel: Experimental Results and Correlations Assessment

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Oct 2022
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Microchannel direct liquid cooling, Temperature non-uniformity, Hydrothermal characteristics, Empirical correlations, Coefficient of Performance

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Performance Prediction of a Cryogenic Organic Rankine Cycle Based on Back Propagation Neural Network Optimized by Genetic Algorithm

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Jan 2022
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cryogenic organic Rankine cycle, cold energy recovery, back propagation neural network, genetic algorithm, Performance Prediction

Study on the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Integratedmagnetic Levitation Expander System: Based on a 30 Kw Experimental Platform

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Mar 2025
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OTEC-MLE, Isentropic efficiency, Thermal efficiency, Exergy efficiency, Carbon reduction amount

Study on the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Integratedmagnetic Levitation Expander System: Based on a 30 Kw Experimental Platform

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 10 Apr 2025
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OTEC-MLE;Net power output, Isentropic efficiency, Thermal efficiency, exergy efficiency

Experimental Investigation on Thermodynamic and Environmental Performance of a Novel Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (Otec)-Air Conditioning (Ac) System

Number of pages: 69 Posted: 11 Jun 2024
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Keywords:Ocean thermal energy conversion, Organic Rankine cycle, air conditioning, Matching of heat and cold sources, Mass flow rate

Experimental Investigation on Thermodynamic and Environmental Performance of a Novel Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (Otec)-Air Conditioning (Ac) System

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Apr 2024
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Ocean thermal energy conversion, Organic Rankine Cycle, Air conditioning, Matching of heat and cold sources, Mass flow rate

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Performance Evaluation of a Dual-Loop Organic Rankine Cycle-Onboard Carbon Capture System for Lng-Powered Ships

Number of pages: 71 Posted: 21 Sep 2024
Wenzhong Gao, Huiwen Zheng, Yuan Zhang and Zhen Tian
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College
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Carbon capture, DORC, LNG cold energy utilization, Waste heat recovery, Multi-objective optimization

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Experimental Investigation on the Coupled Effects of Working Fluid Charging Amount and Circulating Pump Behavior on System Performance in an Otec System

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 03 Jul 2024
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Ocean thermal energy conversion, Organic Rankine cycle, Working fluid charging amount, Pump frequency

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Experimental Investigation on the Performance of a Solar-Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion System Based on the Organic Rankine Cycle

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Oct 2023
Wenzhong Gao, Fei Wang, Zhen Tian and Yuan Zhang
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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S-OTEC, Organic Rankine cycle, Working fluid flow rate, Solar hot water temperature, power generation

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How Tio2, Sio2, and Zno Nanofluids Differentially Enhance Co2 Absorption-Desorption in Mea Through Heat and Mass Transfer Mechanisms

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Apr 2025
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Nanofluids, CO2 captured by MEA, heat and mass transfer mechanism, cyclic capacity, regenerative heat consumption

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Integrated Performance of a Carbon Capture System Using Dilute-Steam Compression and Electric Heat Pump in LNG/HFO Dual-Fuel Operation

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 11 Oct 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, Dongguan University of Technology, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College and Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College
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Dual-fuel mode, Carbon capture system integration, System process optimization, Multi-system comparison

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Experimental Study of Onboard Carbon Capture Pilot Plant with a Compact Integrated Stripper Under Variable Parameters

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 29 May 2025
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Compact onboard carbon capture system, Experimental system, Parameter optimization, Reduced regeneration heat, Chemical absorption

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Experimental Investigation on the Coupled Effects of Working Fluid Charging Amount  and Circulating Pump Behavior on System Performance in an Otec System

Number of pages: 85 Posted: 12 Jun 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Ocean thermal energy conversion, Organic Rankine cycle, Working fluid charging amount, Pump frequency;

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Design and Experimental Study on Wave-Type Microchannel Cooling Plates for Marine Large-Capacity Battery Thermal Management

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 16 Jun 2023
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College
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battery thermal management, Wave-type microchannel cooling plate, Double-periodic wave, Temperature standard deviation, Charge and discharge process

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Empirical Research on Integrated Hydrogen Energy Systems for Ships: Performance Analysis of Synergistic Operation in Production-Storage-Utilization Based on PEMFC/PEMEC

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 23 Sep 2025
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Hydrogen production-storage integration, Hybrid propulsion system, Dual PEMFC integration technology, PEMEC, Electrolytic hydrogen production

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Comparative Analysis of Multi-System Shipborne Carbon Capture Systems: A 5E Evaluation Based on LNG and HFO Modes

Number of pages: 76 Posted: 07 Oct 2025
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Dual-fuel mode, Carbon capture system integration, System process optimization, Multi-system comparison

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Design Principle, 4e Analysis and Optimization for Onboard Ccs System Under Eedi Framework: A Case Study of an Lng-Fueled Bulk Carrier

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Nov 2023
Zhen Tian, Yihang Zhou, Yuan Zhang and Wenzhong Gao
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College
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onboard carbon capture and storage, Energy Efficiency Design Index, LNG cold energy recovery, multi-objective optimization, metric of carbon capture efficiency degree

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Experimental Research on Onboard Carbon Capture System with Full-Stage Environmental Assessment and Economic Assessment Based on an Eedi-Modified Metric

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 12 Aug 2025
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Modified EEDI calculation method, Experimental system, Onboard carbon emission reduction, Energy efficiency operational index, Waste heat utilization

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Experimental Investigation of Regenerated Orc for Recovering Cold Energy Based on Non-Azeotropic Working Fluid

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 03 Aug 2024
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Keywords:Organic Rankine cycle, Regenerator, Cold exergy efficiency, Non-azeotropic organics, Cold energy recovery;Power generation.

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Multi-Parameter Experimental Study and 5E Analysis of a Highly Integrated Ship-Based Carbon Capture System

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Sep 2025
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Ship-based carbon capture, integrated system design, chemical absorption with MEA, energy level analysis, multi-parameter experimental validation

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Experimental Investigation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Systems at 1 Kw and 30 Kw Scales

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Jun 2025
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OTEC, system scaling, flow ratio, Thermal efficiency, annual carbon reduction

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Microchannel Cooling Plates with Non-Uniform Airfoil Fin Arrangement for Large-Capacity Marine Battery: An Experimental Study

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Oct 2023
Zhen Tian, Yang Zhou, Zheng Cao and Wenzhong Gao
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College
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Battery Thermal Management, Airfoil fin, Non-uniform airfoil fin arrangement, Temperature standard deviation, Charge and discharge process

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Comparative Study of R1234yf and R134a in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion-Air Conditioning Systems

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 13 Dec 2024
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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R1234yf, R134a, OTEC-AC, Cooling capacity, Exergy efficiency, Thermal efficiency

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Advancing the Research of the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Integrated Air-Conditioning Systems: Comparative Analysis of R1234yf and R134a as Working Fluids

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 16 Apr 2025
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cold source, working fluids, OTEC-AC, cooling capacity, Exergy efficiency, thermal efficiency

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Experimental Investigation of Regenerated Orc for Recovering Cold Energy Based on Hybrid Working Fluid

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Nov 2024
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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organic Rankine cycle, Regenerator, Cold exergy efficiency, hybrid woriking fluid, Cold energy recovery, Power generation

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Numerical Investigation of Condensation Heat Transfer Enhancement on Microcolumn Array Surface with Wettability Gradient

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Apr 2023
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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condensation enhancement, wettability gradient, microcolumn array surface, numerical simulation, droplets trajectory

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Experimental Study on Lng Cold Energy Power Generation Based on Non-Azeotropic Mixed Working Fluid

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 08 Apr 2025
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cold source flow rate, heat source temperature, liquefied natural gas organic rankine cycle, power generation

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Experimental investigation on the comparison between non-azeotropic mixtures and single working fluid: Case of an LNG cold energy recovery system

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Mar 2026
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Cold energy recovery, Organic Rankine cycle, Non-azeotropic mixtures, LNG

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Dual-parameter coupling effects and 5E evaluation of a ship-based carbon capture system

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Jan 2026
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Ship-based carbon capture;Integrated system;Chemical absorption;5E analysis;Experimental validation

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Combination Effect of Sectioned Microcolumn Array and Wettability Gradient on Condensation: Cfd Numerical Approach

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Aug 2023
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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condensation enhancement, wettability gradient, microcolumn array, Numerical simulation, droplet liquid-vapor interface

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Experimental investigation of dual-parameter coupling effects and 5E evaluation of a compact ship-based carbon capture system

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 13 May 2026
Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Shanghai Maritime University (SMU) - Merchant Marine College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Ship-based carbon capture;Integrated system;Chemical absorption;5E analysis;Experimental validation