Biography
My research interests and publications encompass a diverse range of domains, including urban climate modeling, extreme weather events, atmosphere science, building energy consumption, power grid vulnerability, geothermal energy systems, wind energy, building technology and nano-fluid heat transfer. This multidisciplinary expertise enables me to address complex challenges at the intersection of climate, energy, and urban infrastructure.
Education
- Ph.D., Urban Climate and Building Energy, The University of Hong Kong, 2024
- M.Phil., Renewable Energy Systems, Chongqing University, 2020
- B.S., Building Environment and Energy Engineering, Chongqing University, 2017
Publications
2024 2 publications
- [1] Du, R., Liu C., Li X., and Lin C., Interaction among local flows, UHI, coastal winds, and complex terrain: Effect on urban-scale temperature and building energy consumption during heatwaves. Energy and Buildings, 2024.
- [2] Du, R., Liu C., and Li X., A New Method for Detecting Urban Morphology Effects on Urban-scale Air Temperature and Building Energy Consumption under Mesoscale Meteorological Conditions. Urban Climate, 2024.
2023 2 publications
- [3] Du, R., Liu C., and Liu Y., High-frequency Fluctuation of Air Temperature during a Heatwave Event in Urban Environment and the Physical Mechanism Behind. Building and Environment, 2023.
- [4] Du, R., Liu C., Li X., Lin C., Effect of local climate zone (LCZ) and building category (BC) classification on the simulation of urban climate and air-conditioning load in Hong Kong. Energy, 2023.
2021 1 publication
- [5] Du, R., Wang Q., Zhang C., Brousse O., and Chan P., High-Resolution Regional Modeling of Urban Moisture Island: Mechanism and Implications on Thermal Comfort. Building and Environment, 2021.
2020 4 publications
- [6] Du, R., Jiang, D., Wang, Y., and Shah, K., An experimental investigation of CuO/water nanofluid heat transfer in geothermal heat exchanger. Energy and Buildings, 2020.
- [7] Du, R., Li, W., Xiong, T., Yang, X., Wang, Y., and Shah, K., Numerical investigation on the melting of nanoparticle-enhanced PCM in latent heat energy storage unit with spiral coil heat exchanger. Building Simulation, 2020
- [8] Du, R., Jiang, D., and Wang, Y., Numerical investigation of the effect of nanoparticle diameter and sphericity on the thermal performance of geothermal heat exchanger using nanofluid as heat transfer fluid. Energies, 2020.
- [9] Du, R., Jiang, D., and Wang, Y., Experimental Investigation on Thermal Performance of Double-U-tube Heat Exchanger Using CuO/water Nanofluid as Heat Transfer Fluid. E3S Web of Conference, 2020.
2019 2 publications
- [10] Li, W., Li, X., Du, R., Wang, Y., and Tu, J., Experimental investigations of the heat load effect on heat transfer of ground heat exchangers in a layered subsurface. Geothermics, 2019, 77: 75-82.
- [11] Li W., Li X., Wang, Y., Du, R., and Tu, J., Effect of the heat load distribution on thermal performance prediction of ground heat exchangers in a stratified subsurface. Renewable Energy, 2019, 141:340-348.
2018 1 publication
- [12] Peng, Y., Wang, Y., and Du, R., The Effect of Nanofluid to Vertical Single U-tube Ground Heat Exchanger. 4th International Conference on Building Simulation and Optimization (BSO), Cambridge, UK, 11-12 September 2018.
2016 1 publication
- [13] Du, R., Xu B., Zhang Y., Xiong T., and Wang Y., Experimental and numerical research of the improvement of wind power generator energy efficiency using guiding device. National Conference on Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration, China, 2016.
Other 1 publication
- For a full list, see: Google Scholar
Awards
· 06/2020: Outstanding Postgraduate Graduation Thesis
· 05/2020: Excellent Graduate Student of Chongqing
· 01/2020: Excellent Graduate Student of Chongqing University
· 12/2019: Tanglixin Scholarship (Most Prestigious Scholarship of CQU)
· 10/2019: National Scholarship
· 10/2019: Second Prize of the 6th National Graduate Energy Equipment Competition
· 2018-2019: Scholarship of Class A for graduate students of Chongqing University (each year)
· 2018-2019: Excellent Graduate Student of Chongqing University (each year)
· 10/2018: Enterprise Sponsor Scholarship for graduate students of Chongqing University
· 09/2017: Freshman Scholarship for graduate students of Chongqing University
· 06/2017: Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Thesis
· 06/2017: Sander Scholarship for undergraduate students of Chongqing University
· 08/2016: Artificial Environment Discipline Award and Medal for Distinguished Students from National Higher Educational Institutions
· 2014-2017: Integrated Excellent Scholarship for undergraduate students of Chongqing University (each year)
· 02/2016: Excellent Paper in Energy Conservation and Discharge Reduction Project


