OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Thermal Engineering is 75. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Large-Eddy Simulation of two secondary air supply strategies in kraft recovery boilers	276
A numerical simulation of tube geometry effect on the performance of regenerators in Organic Rankine Cycle systems using the Volume of Fluid method	245
A displacer coupled thermoacoustic cooler driven by heat and electricity	225
Thermodynamic and economic analysis of hierarchical gas–gas nuclear power plants and CHPs with high-temperature reactors and helium as the circulating medium	206
Thermal contact resistance on cylindrical flux channel with high contact ratio	171
Upgrade of the mechanically pumped CO2	160
Multi-objective optimization and thermodynamic assessment of a solar unit with a novel tube shape equipped with a helical tape	144
Experimental comparison and seasonal performance evaluation of different scroll compressor capacity modulation methods in an R410A water to water system	142
A correlation to calculate time constant of thermocouples	141
Experimental study on droplet behavior and mechanisms during reflooding in a Single-rod channel	136
Investigation of film boiling over tandem arrangement of elliptical cylinders in vertical cross-flow of saturated liquid	135
Effect of non-equilibrium phase transition on the aero-thermodynamic performance of supercritical carbon dioxide compressors	130
Thermal performance analysis of a novel Conical-Cylindrical-Conical cavity receiver for a Scheffler concentrated solar system	128
Heat pumps for combined heating and cooling in industrial applications: A generalised approach	128
CFD-based burner parameter optimization of a sintering ignition furnace	127
Anisotropic and homogeneous model of heat transfer for self-heating ignition of large ensembles of lithium-ion batteries during storage	123
Solar driven liquid desiccant dehumidification system: Measurements and annual system simulations	122
Convective heat transfer estimation of dilute metal oxide nanofluids in VUV surface tuned minichannel using Mach-Zehnder interferometry	119
Research on liquid-kerosene ignition in an axisymmetric variable geometry combustor with a cone-strut flameholder	118
Acoustically controlled bubble nucleation	114
Experimental study on frost growth patterns and surface wettability effects of precooler module	114
Editorial Board	111
A numerical simulation study on optimizing the heat storage process of interrupted fin latent heat storage units	110
Study of recirculating water-based and carbon-based working fluids on the combustion flow field and the cycle performances of semi-closed CO2-capturing Brayton-derived cycles	109
Theoretical investigation of a novel high-temperature heat pump exploiting low-temperature waste heat and using two-phase machines with zero electric consumption	108

Analytical approach for energy retrofit of waste gas-to-energy units	107
Preparation, thermal properties and charging/discharging characteristics of sodium acetate/stearic acid/octadecyl alcohol composite as phase change materials	106
Numerical investigation of a district scale groundwater heat pump system: A case study from Colchester, UK	105
A dynamic control strategy for improving combustion chamber sweep efficiency during the in-situ combustion	102
Editorial Board	98
A composite analytical model to predict the thermal performance of borehole ground heat exchangers within stratified ground	97
Accurate evaluation on peak shaving capacity of combined-heat-and-power thermal power units based on physical information neural network	97
A multi-time scales semi-decoupled CHT (Coupled Heat Transfer) model and its application on piston transient heat transfer simulation	97
Experimental investigation of a novel gas bypass in two-pass microchannel evaporator for performance enhancement	96
Refrigerant spray cooling in the overheating decomposition stage of ternary Li-ion battery	96
Flow and heat transfer performance of asymmetric fluidic oscillators combined with double wall configuration for the gas turbine blade cooling	95
A COMMENT ON “LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATION AND FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN POROUS MEDIA”	94
Energy saving and performance assessment of a split-type air conditioner integrated by an evaporative cooling unit with nanofluids	90
Discharge effectiveness of thermal energy storage systems	88
A numerical study on convective condensation of flue gas in tubular heat exchangers	87
Theoretical evaluation of adsorption desalination performance of metal-organic frameworks under varying scenarios	87
Boiling sodium and melting salt: Evaluation and optimisation of a novel solar–thermal system concept	87
Solar simulator based on induction heating to characterize experimentally tubular solar central receivers	86
Design comparative analysis of convection-enhanced evaporation systems	85
An investigation on the thermo-hydraulic and electrochemical performance of a novel vanadium-based embedded cooling system for synergistic energy supply and heat dissipation	85
Numerical modeling of a novel hybrid system composed of tubiform solid oxide fuel cell and segmented annular thermoelectric generator (SOFC/SATEG)	84
A strategy to flexibly operate a solar aided power generation plant for wide irradiation conditions	84
Implementation and validation of optimal start control strategy for air conditioners and heat pumps	84
Optimizing discharge pressure control in carbon dioxide heat pumps using particle swarm optimization	83
Wet-dry thermohydraulic performance comparison on fin-and-tube geometries	83
Numerical study on methane heterogeneous reaction characteristics in micro catalytic combustors with orthogonal thermal anisotropic walls	83
Desorption characteristic of LiBr–H2O solution in hydrophobic hollow fiber membrane for absorption chiller	83
Empirical modelling of a semihermetic reciprocating compressor for different CO2-based mixtures	83
Evaluating the proficiency of a novel solar evacuated tube collector	83
Thermodynamic analysis of a parabolic trough power plant integrating supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle and direct contact membrane distillation	82
A preliminary evaluation of a molten metal helical coil solar receiver for heating pressurised air	81
Development of map-based models for the performance characterization in a new prototype of Dual Source Heat Pump	81
Heat transfer correlation of smooth inverted annular film boiling in a circular tube	81
Experimental investigation and performance analysis of a spray-type ionic liquid desiccant dehumidifier	81
Development of a coupling model and parametric analysis of an opposed free-piston engine linear generator	80
Design solutions and characterization of a small scale and very high concentration solar furnace using a Fresnel lens	79
Spray characteristics of a self-aspirating ethanol ejector for high-efficiency combustion-based thermoelectric micropower generators	79
Numerical investigation on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of multi-stage impingement cooling under various jet hole arrangements	79
Thermal performance of flat plate heat pipe array with surface wettability modification: An experimental and simulation study	77
Performance of high-temperature lightweight multilayer insulations	77
Radiation-driven thermoacoustic energy conversion in absorbing media	77
Experimental study on the power generation performance of T-type direct-expansion PV/T collector/evaporator	76
Identification of flow regimes in boiling flow with clustering algorithms: An interpretable machine-learning perspective	76
Experimental investigating the thermal and hydraulic performance of heat exchangers with helix wire finned tube	76
Influence of geometric and operational variables on indirect evaporative cooling using cyclone as heat exchanger	76
Numerical study of scale effects on self-heating ignition of lithium-ion batteries stored in boxes, shelves and racks	76
Wellbore cooling and heat energy utilization method for deep shale gas horizontal well drilling	75
Analysis of a multi-stage air gap diffusion distillation system powered by low-grade sensible heat	75
A multi-objective optimization method for under-the-hood thermal management of vehicles	75
Experimental and theoretical study on effect of dust deposition on frosting characteristics of fin surface	75