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Jianlei Niu

Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (8)

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Predicting Dynamic Thermal Sensation (Dts) in Outdoor Settings

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Nov 2022
Sijie Liu, Negin Nazarian, Melissa Hart, Jianlei Niu, Yongxin Xie and Richard de Dear
University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of New South Wales (UNSW), University of New South Wales (UNSW), Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and The University of Sydney - School of Architecture, Design & Planning
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Dynamic thermal sensation (DTS), Outdoor thermal indices, Gagge's two-node model, Outdoor thermal comfort

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Field Measurement of the Human Body Convective Heat Transfer Outdoors

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 07 Dec 2022
Siqi Zhou, Yichen Yu and Jianlei Niu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
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Convective heat transfer coefficient, On-site measurement, Pedestrian level wind turbulence, thermal manikin, outdoor thermal comfort

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Smart Urban Windcatcher: Conception of an Ai-Empowered Wind-Channeling System for Real-Time Enhancement of Urban Wind Environment

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 25 Jan 2024
Bingchao Zhang, Cruz Y. Li, Hideki Kikumoto, Jianlei Niu and Kam Tim Tse
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST), Chongqing University, University of Tokyo - Institute of Industrial Science, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST)
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Deep reinforcement learning, Flow control, Urban wind environment, Pedestrian wind comfort, Windcatcher

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Validation Practices for Simulation-Based Research

Number of pages: 5 Posted: 23 Oct 2025
John Zhai, Tianzhen Hong, Mattheos Santamouris and Jianlei Niu
University of Colorado at Boulder, University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
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Simulation, Modeling, Validation, Calibration, Guideline

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A Field Study of the Human Body Convective Heat Transfer in an Outdoor Environment

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 May 2023
Siqi Zhou, Yichen Yu, Kenny Kwok and Jianlei Niu
Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering, The University of Sydney and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
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Convective heat transfer coefficient, Field measurement, Pedestrian level wind turbulence, Thermal manikin, Outdoor thermal comfort

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Thermal Performance Investigation of Membrane-Assisted Radiant Cooling System for Localised Outdoor Cooling Hub

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 08 Nov 2023
Dharmasastha Kumar, Ziwen Zhong, Jianlei Niu and Haobin Liang
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering and The University of Sydney
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Outdoor air conditioning, spectral transparency, membrane radiant cooling, heat extraction rate

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Enhancing the prediction accuracy for sweating in human thermoregulation model: A multi-step dehydration prediction procedure

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 28 Apr 2026
Xianzhun Zhong, Han Liu, Peiyang Du, Yongxin Xie, Huihui Zhao, Lihua Zhao, Qiong Li, Qinglin Meng and Jianlei Niu
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, South China University of Technology, South China University of Technology, South China University of Technology and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
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Sweating Prediction, Sweat Rate, Thermal Health, Human Thermoregulation Model, JOS-3 Model

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From thermal comfort to perceived walking distance: A behavioral analysis of pedestrian route choice

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 10 Jun 2026
Junwei Lin, Xiaomin Wang, Xiling Lu, Qilong Tian, Yongxin Xie, Jianlin Liu and Jianlei Niu
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, Donghua University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Department of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
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Thermal Comfort, Perceived walking distance, Route choice, Walkability, Mixed logit model