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Professor Xudong Zhao's Projects (19)

A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light Energy Sep 1, 2023 - Feb 28, 2027
The proposed research aims to establish a scientific foundation for a pioneering, near-zero-carbon and all-climate-adaptive air conditioning system (NZC-CA-AC). This unique system, by maximising the use of atmospheric latent heat and natural light en... Read More about A Pioneering, Near-Zero-Carbon and All-Climate-Adaptive Air Conditioning System Using Atmospheric Latent Heat and Natural Light Energy.

A novel solar heat harvesting technology enabling the full-spectrum capture and enhanced building performance Mar 31, 2022 - Mar 30, 2024
This staff exchange scheme aims to carry out the fundamental research on the solar full spectrum direct absorption collector by the joint effort of the researchers at the University of Hull（UK）and Harbin Institute of Technology (China). The researc... Read More about A novel solar heat harvesting technology enabling the full-spectrum capture and enhanced building performance.

(Dr Na Zhu) A Novel Enivornment/Solar-Interactive and Building-integrate-able Power Generation System Enabling Harness of Solar and Environmental Energy Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2025
The applicants propose the first-of-its-kind Environment/Solar-Interactive and Building-Integrate-able Power Generation (ESI-BIPG) unit which, by incorporating a unique season-dependent,
heat-flow-adjustable loop heat pipe and a unique shape-stabil... Read More about (Dr Na Zhu) A Novel Enivornment/Solar-Interactive and Building-integrate-able Power Generation System Enabling Harness of Solar and Environmental Energy.

A Novel Loop-Heat-Pipe (LHP)-based Data Centre Heat Removal and Recovery System Employing the Micro-channels Cold/Hot Plates Sep 9, 2019 - Sep 8, 2021
Date centres consume 1.1-1.5% of the world’s total electricity supply and remain 15-20% of annual increase rate in power demand. Space cooling, owing to vast dissipation of the heat from the data-processing equipment to data centre space, has a very... Read More about A Novel Loop-Heat-Pipe (LHP)-based Data Centre Heat Removal and Recovery System Employing the Micro-channels Cold/Hot Plates.

E2VENT (H2020 LEIT) Jan 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2018
EVENT will develop, demonstrate and validate a cost effective, high energy efficient, low CO2 emissions, replicable, low intrusive, systemic approach for retrofitting of residential and commercial buildings, able to achieve NZEB retrofit standard lev... Read More about E2VENT (H2020 LEIT).

Key Technologies for Enhancing Energy Efficiency of the Dew Point Air Cooler and its Manufacturing Process May 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2017
Content / objectives - To significantly enhance energy efficiency of the dew point air cooler and associated manufacture process by using several innovative technologies and energy management system developed by the project team members. Application... Read More about Key Technologies for Enhancing Energy Efficiency of the Dew Point Air Cooler and its Manufacturing Process.

Development of a next generation, highly efficient, low cost and building integrate-able solar PV/thermal system for building space heating, hot water and power supply Apr 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2019
Through a close collaboration between the leading UK/Chinese universities and the top Chinese/UK companies, the proposed UK-China collaborative R&I project will develop a novel building integrate-able solar PV/T system for space heating, hot water an... Read More about Development of a next generation, highly efficient, low cost and building integrate-able solar PV/thermal system for building space heating, hot water and power supply.

A low carbon heating system for existing public buildings employing the innovative mixed indoor/outdoor air source heat pump and multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel solar panels array Oct 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2022
Through a close collaboration between University of Hull, EPS Ltd and NPS Humberside Ltd which have complimentary expertise, knowledge and capacity in R&D, manufacturing, design and management of the building heating systems, the project will develop... Read More about A low carbon heating system for existing public buildings employing the innovative mixed indoor/outdoor air source heat pump and multiple-throughout-flowing micro-channel solar panels array.