Smart Nanomaterial Science

Micro/Nanoscale Thermal-Fluid Science

Power and Energy Science

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 Research Achievements:
 Can renewable energy effectively replace fossil fuels? The long-term goal of our lab is to develop efficient energy generation, conversion, storage, and consumption technologies in wind-, solar-, and/or hydrogen-based power systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: mathematical models, fluid/thermal/electrochemical phenomena, performance improvement in power systems. Recently, we mainly conducted studies on the performance of wind turbine systems, solar water heaters, loudspeaker voice coils, and magnetic nanofluid dampers, as well as the extended environmental impact issues such as pollution and noise. The purpose is to investigate the roles of design and operating parameters in these energy systems.



　

Illustration
　

˙Wind Turbine Blades
   – Three- and multi-blade horizontal-axis wind turbines 

A wind turbine is a device that converts wind energy into mechanical energy.

　

˙Wind Turbine Deflector
   – Three- and multi-blade horizontal-axis wind turbines 

A good external deflector could be used to to raise the performance of a wind turbines.

　

˙Fuel Cell Transport
   – A made-up single PEM fuel cell 

　

(production with a group of Prof. Chieh-Li Chen's)