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Jin, Tao

Chang Jiang Distinguished Professor

Jin, Tao
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jintao@zju.edu.cn
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Education

2001 Ph. D, Zhejiang University, China;

 (1999-2000 Collaborative training Ph.D. Student at National Center for Scientific Research, France)

1996 B. Sc, Zhejiang University, China.

 

Professional Experience

December 2008 – Now, Professor, Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Zhejiang University.

July 2003 – December 2008, Associate Professor, Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Zhejiang University.

July 2001 – June 2003, Postdoctoral, Institute of Acoustics, Nanjing University.

 

International Academic Visiting

July 2013 – August 2013, Visiting Professor, Pierre and Marie Curie University, France.

May 2008 – September 2008, Guest Scientist(Supported by Pao Yu-Kong and Pao Zhao-long Scholarship ), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Colorado, USA.

September 2007 – April 2008, Visiting Scholar(Supported by Pao Yu-Kong and Pao Zhao-long Scholarship ), National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida, USA.

October 1999 – October 2000, Collaborative training Ph.D. Student, LIMSI, National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, CNRS), France.

 

Awards & Honors

· Peter Kapitza Award, International Institute of Refrigeration ( for young scholars in the field of cryogenic physics), 2007.

· Second Grade of State Technological Invention Prize, China, 2014.

· Youth Prize of Science and Technology Awards, Chinese Association of Refrigeration, 2015.

· Outstanding Talents in the New Century, Ministry of Education, China, 2013

· Second Grade of the Fifth National Education Achievement Award, China, 2009


Public Service

March 2006 – March 2012, Vice-director, Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Zhejiang University.

March 2013 – August 2017, Vice-director, Head Office of Zhejiang University

March 2015 – Now, Deputy Director, Key Laboratory of Refrigeration and Cryogenic Technology of Zhejiang Province

August 2017 – Now, Deputy Dean, College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University.

 

Academic Service

·2012 – Now, Member, A1 Committee, International Institute of Refrigeration.

·2004 – Now, Member, Cryogenic Engineering Committee, Chinese Association of Refrigeration

·2006 – Now, Vice-Director, National Technical Committee for Standardization of Gas Separation and Liquefaction 

   equipment.

·2007 – Now, Member, Zhejiang Provincial Technical Committee for Valve Standardization.

 

Journal Reviewers


International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal of Applied Physics, International Journal of Refrigeration, Cryogenics, Energy, Applied Thermal Engineering, Energy Conversion and Management, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Applied Acoustics, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Measurement, Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, Plasma Science and Technology, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Energy Conversion and Management, Plasma Science and Technology, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Asia-Pacific Chemical Engineering.


Research Work

My research interests cover the thermoacoustic engine, Cryogenic heat transfer, Cryocooler, Cryogenic valve and cryogenic process, Flow field simulation, and Utilization of low grade energy.

 

  We sincerely welcome young researchers and students with excellent cryogenic physics, fluid mechanics and heat & mass transfer background to join us! 

  The vacancy for postdoctoral researcher is also available!

Research Areas

· Thermoacoustic Engine
· Cryogenic Flow and Heat transfer

Courses

Graduate Course:

·2003-Now, Cryogenic heat Transfer

·2017-Now, How to write and publish a scientific paper

 

Undergraduate Course:

·2006-Now, Introduction to Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering

·2003-Now, English for Refrigeration and Artificial Environments

Research

Recent Research Projects:

 

1. Study on multi-stage loop traveling-wave thermoacoustic engine for low-grade heat source, Jan.2016-Dec.2019, NationalScience foundation of China.

2. Research on thermoacoustic effect in the near-critical region, Jan.2013 – Dec.2016, National Science foundation of China.

3. Study on mechanism of solid-liquid phase-changing heat transfer and flow characteristics at cryogenic temperature, Jan.2014 – Dec.2016, Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province.

4. Distributed energy system with multi-energy complementation and integrated cascade utilization, July.2016 – Dec.2020, Subtopic of the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China.

Pubications

Selected Recent Publications(* indicates the corresponding author):

 

1. Tang K., Lei T.,*Jin T., Influence of working liquid on the onset characteristics of a thermoacoustic engine with gas and liquid, Journal of Applied Physics, 2012, 112(9): 094909.

2. Tao Jin, Conghang Li, Ke Tang, Bin Xu, Lixin Chen. Hydrogen absorption characteristics and structural transformation during the hydrogenation process of Er3Ni, Intermetallics, 2013; 32(1): 162-166.

3. Tang K., Yu J., *Jin T., Wang Y.P., Tang W.T., Gan Z.H. Heat transfer of laminar oscillating flow in finned heat exchanger of pulse tube refrigerator. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2014, 70: 811-818.

4. Jin T., Huang J.L., Feng Y., Yang R., Tang K., Radebaugh R. Thermoacoustic prime movers and refrigerators: Thermally powered engines without moving components. Energy, 2015, 93(1): 828-853.

5. Jin T., Yang R., Liu Y.L., Tang K., Thermodynamic characteristics during the onset and damping processes in a looped thermoacoustic prime mover, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016, 100(5) : 1169-1172.

6. Jin T., Yang R., Wang Y., Feng Y., Tang K., Acoustic field characteristics and performance analysis of a looped travelling-wave thermoacoustic refrigerator, Energy Conversion and Management, 2016, 123: 243–251.

7. Tang K., Feng Y., Jin S.H., *Jin T., Li. M. Performance comparison of jet pumps with rectangular and circular tapered channels for a loop-structured traveling-wave thermoacoustic engine. Applied Energy, 2015, 148: 305-313.

8. Jin T., Yang R., Wang Y., Liu Y. L., Feng Y. Phase adjustment analysis and performance of a looped thermoacoustic prime mover with compliance/resistance tube. Applied Energy, 2016, 183: 290-298.

9. Jin T., Li Y. J., Liang Z. B., Lan Y. Q., Lei G., Gao X. Numerical prediction of flow characteristics of slush hydrogen in a horizontal pipe. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42(6): 3778-3789. 

10. Jin T., Tian H., Gao X., Liu Y. L., Wang J., Chen H., Lan Y. Q. Simulation and performance analysis of the perforated plate flowmeter for liquid hydrogen. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42(6): 3890-3898.

11. Tang K., Feng Y.,* Jin T., Jin S. H., Yang R. Impact of Gedeon streaming on the efficiency of a double-inlet pulse tube refrigerator, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 111: 445-454. 

12. *Jin T., Wu M.X., Liu Y.L., Lei G., Chen H., Lan Y.Q. CFD modeling and analysis of the influence factors of liquid hydrogen spills in open environment. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2017, 42(1): 732-739.

13. Tang K., Feng Y., *Jin T. , Jin S.H., Li M., Yang R. Effect of Gedeon streaming on thermal efficiency of a travelling-wave thermoacoustic engine, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 115: 1089-1100.

14. Jin T., Li Y.J., Wu S.Q., Liu Y.L. Numerical modeling for the flow and heat transfer of slush nitrogen in a horizontal pipe based on population balance equations, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 123: 301-309.

15. *Jin T., Yang R., Wang Y., Feng Y., Tang K., Low temperature difference thermoacoustic prime mover with asymmetric multi-stage loop configuration. Scientific Reports, 2017, 7: 7665.

Group"Aspire to Absolute Zero"(Prof.Jin's Lab)

General Information


Founded in the 2003, the group in the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics of Zhejiang University, has been working on the field of thermoacoustics and cryogenics. During 2005-2016, Dr. Ke TANG served as a postdoc and then associate professor in the group. At present (July 2018), there are two faculty members (Prof. Tao JIN and Dr. Jianjian WEI), 6 doctoral candidates and 5 postgraduates.


Research Overviews


Our laboratory is focusing on the following three research topics:


·Thermoacoustics, Thermoacoustic Engine and Thermoacoustic Driven Pulse Tube Refrigeration

-- Fundamental of Thermoacoustics

-- Thermoacoustic prime mover and thermoacoustic refrigeration

-- Thermoacoustically driven pulse tube refrigeration and electricity generation


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·Cryogenic Flow and Heat transfer & Applications of Cryogenic Technology

-- Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Heat transfer characteristics 

-- Cryogenic heat transfer of oscillating flow

-- Heat transfer Mechanism and flow characteristics of slush cryogenic fluid

-- Characteristics of perforated plate applied to cryogenic fluid flowmeter

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·Heat Transfer and Flow Field Simulation Technology and its Applications

-- Simulation of dynamic cooling process of low temperature valves in liquid nitrogen bath

-- Study on the behavior characteristics of liquid hydrogen overflow

-- Study on multi-way transmission model of respiratory infectious diseases

-- Cold chain especially in forced-air precooling

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Faculty members


Prof. Tao JIN

    Dr. Tao JIN is a Professor, deputy dean of the College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. He received his Bachelor and Ph.D. degrees from Zhejiang University in 1996 and 2001, respectively. During his Ph.D. study, he was jointly trained at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France from October 1999 to October 2000. He performed his post-doctoral research at the State Key Laboratory of Modern Acoustics, Nanjing University. He was then appointed as an associate professor in Zhejiang University in 2003 and was promoted as a full professor in 2008. He visited the USA at National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) and National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) as the guest scientist from September 2007 to September 2008. He also visited France at Université de Pierre et Marie Curie (Université Paris-VI) as a visiting professor from July 2013 to August 2013.

 

    He is one of the earliest scholars working in the field of thermoacoustics in China and has been devoted continuously to this research topic, including the standing wave thermoacoustic prime movers and their onset and damping behavior, the thermoacoustically driven pulse tube refrigeration, the thermoacoustic prime movers with gas-liquid coupling or liquid-vapor phase change, and the looped traveling wave thermoacoustic prime mover driven by low-grade heat. Besides, the cryogenic phase change heat transfer is also his research interest, focusing on liquid nitrogen, liquid hydrogen and cryogenic slurry. He ever published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in the scientific journals, such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Applied Energy, Energy, Applied Thermal Engineering, Cryogenics, and International Journal Hydrogen Energy. He was also granted 16 Chinese invention patents.

 

Dr. Jianjian WEI

     Dr. Jianjian WEI graduate from Zhejiang University and received his doctor degree in 2015 from the University of Hong Kong under the supervision of Prof. Li Yuguo. After servicing as post-doctoral fellow in University of Hong Kong for one and half a year, he join the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenic of Zhejiang University up to now. He has published more than a dozen papers indexed by SCI including one published in PNAS as the joint first author. His research interests focus on indoor air quality and infectious disease, fluid dynamic and cold chain.

 

Students

Jiale HUANG,           Ph.D. Candidate Joined in 2012,       supervisor: Tao JIN

Yijian LI,                   Ph.D. Candidate Joined in 2013,       supervisor: Tao JIN

Yuanliang LIU,         Ph.D. Candidate Joined in 2014,       supervisor: Tao JIN

Mianli LIU,               Postgradute Joined in 2015,              supervisor: Tao JIN

Jingqi TAN,              Ph.D. Candidate Joined in 2016,       supervisor: Tao JIN

Shuqin WU,             Postgradute Joined in 2016,              supervisor: Tao JIN

Jianhong HUANG,   Ph.D. Candidate Joined in 2017        supervisor: Tao JIN

Bo LI,                       Postgradute Joined in 2017,              supervisor: Tao JIN

Lingling YUAN,        Postgradute Joined in 2017,              supervisor: Tao JIN

Jiaqi LUO,                Ph.D. Candidate Joined in 2018,       supervisor: Tao JIN

Dengyang ZHANG,  Postgradute Joined in 2018,              supervisor: Tao JIN

 

Alumni

Baosen ZHANG,        Postgradute Joined in 2003,        supervisor: Tao JIN,  501 Institute of China Aerospace Science Group.

Xiaoming ZHONG,    Postgradute Joined in 2004,        supervisor: Tao JIN,   Sanhua Danfoss Microchannel Heat Exchanger Co., Ltd.

Xiangpeng CHEN,     Postgradute Joined in 2004,        supervisor: Tao JIN,   Sinochem Quanzhou Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

Changsong MAO,     Postgradute Joined in 2005,        supervisor: Tao JIN,  Chinese Peasants’ and Worker’ Democratic Party.

Yuliang XIA,              Postgradute Joined in 2005,         supervisor: Tao JIN,  Chongqing Midea General Refrigeration equipment Co., Ltd.

Jianping HONG,       Postgradute Joined in 2006,         supervisor: Tao JIN,  Changzhou Toshiba Transformer Co., Ltd.

Bin XU,                     Postgradute Joined in 2007,         supervisor: Tao JIN,  Linde Engineering (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

Hao ZHENG,             Postgradute Joined in 2007,         supervisor: Tao JIN,  701 Institute of China Shipbuilding heavy Industry Group.

Shiyi ZHANG,           Postgradute Joined in 2008,         supervisor: Tao JIN,  Shanghai Space Administration 509 Institute.

Libing WU,               Postgradute Joined in 2008,         supervisor: Tao JIN,  Commission of Industry and IT of Yunnan Province.

Xiaogang LIN,           Postgradute Joined in 2008,        supervisor: Ke TANG,  Sumitomo Heavy Industries.

Yu ZHANG,                Postgradute Joined in 2008,        supervisor: Ke TANG,  Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS.

Di HU,                        Postgradute Joined in 2009,        supervisor: Tao JIN,  Ningbo Huacong Building Energysaving Tech. Co., Ltd.

Conghang LI,             Postgradute Joined in 2009,        supervisor: Tao JIN,  Shanghai Space Administration 509 Institute.

Wei SHEN,                 Postgradute Joined in 2009,        supervisor: Tao JIN,  51 Credit cards Co., Ltd.

Tian LEI,                     Postgradute Joined in 2009,        supervisor: Ke TANG, Sumitomo Heavy Industries.

Xiao ZHENG,              Postgradute Joined in 2010,       supervisor: Ke TANG, Ningbo Huacong Building Energysaving Tech. Co., Ltd.  

Wentao TANG,           Postgradute Joined in 2010,       supervisor: Ke TANG,  Shanghai Space Administration 509 Institute.

Zhujuan LIU,               Postgradute Joined in 2010,       supervisor: Tao JIN,  Suzhou Branch of State intellectual property Office.

Long SHA,                  Postgradute Joined in 2011,       supervisor: Tao JIN,  Zhejiang natural gas development co., Ltd.

Meng WANG,             Postgradute Joined in 2011,       supervisor: Tao JIN, Doctorate at the University of Dyer, Holland.

Kang LI,                      Postgradute Joined in 2011,        supervisor: Ke TANG,  Changzhou Ruisheng Technology.

Rui YANG,                  Postgradute Joined in 2012,

                                   Ph.D. Candidate in 2015,             supervisor: Tao JIN,  Post-doctorate in Israel Science and Technology.

Shengchao HUANG,  Postgradute Joined in 2012,       supervisor: Ke TANG,  Ningbo Bank.

Juan YU,                     Postgradute Joined in 2012,       supervisor: Ke TANG,  Air Liquide.

Ye FENG,                    Ph.D. Candidate joined in 2013,  supervisor: Ke TANG, Changsha University of Science & Technology, China.

Zhibin LIANG,            Postgradute Joined in 2013,        supervisor: Tao JIN,  Shenzhen Subtraction Technology Co., Ltd.

Yunxiang WU,            Postgradute Joined in 2013,        supervisor: Ke TANG,  Hangzhou Jizhi Gene Technology Co., Ltd.

Hong TIAN,                Postgradute Joined in 2014,        supervisor: Ke TANG,  Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of the CAS.

Ming LI,                     Postgradute Joined in 2014,         supervisor: Tao JIN,  People's Government of Baishiyi town,   Chongqing.

Mengxi WU,              Postgradute Joined in 2014,          supervisor: Tao JIN,  Bosch Thermal Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

Yi WANG,                  Postgradute Joined in 2015,          supervisor: Tao JIN,  Zhejiang Dunan artificial Environment Co., Ltd.

Jie WANG,                 Postgradute Joined in 2015,          supervisor: Tao JIN/Ke TANG,  Ningbo Fotile kitchenware co., Ltd