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Education and Working Experiences:

2005.9-2009.7, Department of Building Environment and Equipment Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Bachelor

2009.9-2014.7, Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University, PhD

2014.7-2018.7, School of Civil and Resources Engineering, Assistant Professor

2018.7-present, School of Civil and Resources Engineering, Associate Professor

2016.3-2017.3，University of Maryland (college Park), Visiting Scholar

Undergraduate teaching:

1. Energy Conservation Technologies for Buildings（32 h）

2. Temperature and Humidity Separate Control System（32 h）

3. Heat Transfer (64 h)

Research Area:

1. air conditioning systems and equipment

2. heating engineering

3. adsorption cooling and refrigeration

4. falling film heat exchangers

 

Research Programs:

National Nature Science Foundation of China, 51706015，2018.1-2020.12

National Key Research and Development Program 2016YFC0802905，2016.7-2020.12

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, FRF-TP-15-020A1, 2015.10-2017.9

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, FRF-GF-17-B35, 2017.11-2018.12

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, FRF-TP-18-014A, 2019.3-2020.11

 

Representative paper:

[1] R. Tu, Y.H. Hwang, F. Ma. Performance analysis of a new heat pump driven multi-stage fresh air handler using solid desiccant plates [J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 117:553-567.

[2] R. Tu, Yunho Hwang. Efficient configurations for desiccant wheel cooling systems using different heat sources for regeneration [J]. International Journal of Refrigeration, 2018, 86: 14-27.

[3] R. Tu, Y.H. Hwang, etc. Investigation of adsorption isotherms and rotational speeds for low temperature regeneration of desiccant wheel systems [J]. International Journal of Refrigeration, 2018, 86: 495-509.

[4] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y.H. Hwang, F. Ma. Performance analysis of ventilation systems with desiccant wheel cooling based on exergy destruction [J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2016, 123: 265-279.

[5] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang, F. Ma. Influence of the number of stages on the heat source temperature of desiccant wheel dehumidification systems using exergy analysis [J]. Energy, 2015, 85: 379-391.

[6] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang. Irreversible processes and performance improvement of desiccant wheel dehumidification and cooling systems using exergy [J]. Applied Energy, 2015, 145: 331-344.

[7] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang. Lowering the regeneration temperature of a rotary wheel dehumidification system using exergy analysis [J]. Energy Conversion and Management, 2015, 89: 162-174.

[8] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang. Performance analysis of a two-stage desiccant cooling system [J]. Applied Energy, 2014, 113: 1562-1574.

[9] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang. Performance comparison between enthalpy recovery wheels and dehumidification wheels [J]. International Journal of Refrigeration, 2013, 36: 2308-2322.

[10] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang. Performance analysis of a new kind of heat pump-driven outdoor air processor using solid desiccant [J]. Renewable Energy, 2013, 57: 101-110.

[11] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang. Energy performance analysis on telecommunication base station [J]. Energy and Buildings, 2011, 43: 315-325.

[12] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, T. Zhang, Y. Jiang. Application of heat pump-driven two-stage desiccant wheel system in office buildings [J]. ASHRAE Transactions, 2014, 120 (1).

[13] R. Tu, S.L. Qu, F. Ma. Characteristics of an outdoor air dehumidifier combined with a heat pump system and solid desiccant plates [J]. J Chem Ind Eng 2015; 66(12): 4796-4805.

[14] R. Tu, X.H. Liu, Y. Jiang. Heat and mass transfer analysis and performance comparison of different dehumidification methods [J]. J Chem Ind Eng 2013; 64(6): 1939-1947.

[15] R. Tu, Yunho Hwang. Performances of Heat Pump driven Two-stage Desiccant Plates Dehumidifier for Residential Application in Humid Climate [C]. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION, 2017