Publications

2026

1. Acoustic emission sensing for non-destructive characterization of orientation-dependent flow condensation

   Lida Yan, Jiayuan Li, Jayachandran Narayanan, Chirag R. Kharangate, Ying Sun

   International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 268, 129071, 2026.

2. Conditional generative modeling of transient flow condensation using acoustic signatures

   J. P. Panda, Lida Yan, Yingyan Zeng, Han Hu, Alex Rishty, Joel Plawsky, Ying Sun

   AI Thermal Fluids, 100044, 2026.

3. Slug flow condensation identification with acoustic signatures

   Lida Yan, Dylan Wallen, Ahmed Allam, Han Hu, Kishan Bellur, Ying Sun

   International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 256, 128144, 2026.

2025

1. Prediction of local heat transfer characteristics in flow condensation via acoustic emission sensing

   Lida Yan, Jiayuan Li, J. P. Panda, Chirag R. Kharangate, Ying Sun

   Applied Thermal Engineering, 284, 129120, 2025.

2. Unsupervised machine learning framework for non-destructive acoustic emission sensing of flow condensation

   Dylan Wallen, Lida Yan, Christy Dunlap, Changgen Li, Han Hu, Ying Sun

   AI Thermal Fluids, 2, 100010, 2025.

2024

1. Energy storage in lightweight aggregate and pervious concrete infused with phase change materials

   Emad Yaghmour, Mu'ath Abu Qamar, Lida Yan, Clay Naito, Muhannad Suleiman, John Fox, Carlos Romero, Sudhakar Neti

   Applied Thermal Engineering, 250, 123430, 2024.

2. Design, analysis, and testing of a prototype-scale latent heat thermal energy storage (LTES) system

   Mahfuja A. Khuda, Lida Yan, Nenad Sarunac, Carlos Romero

   Journal of Energy Storage, 89, 111796, 2024.

3. Energy and exergy analysis of a laboratory-scale latent heat thermal energy storage (LTES) using salt-hydrate in a staggered tube arrangement

   Mahfuja A. Khuda, Lida Yan, Javad Khalesi, Nenad Sarunac, Carlos Romero

   Journal of Energy Storage, 87, 111320, 2024.

4. Use of 3D printed concrete components for thermal energy storage

   Mu'ath I. Abu Qamar, Emad Yaghmour, Xingjian Wang, Clay Naito, Muhannad Suleiman, Paolo Bocchini, John Fox, Carlos Romero, Lida Yan

   Construction and Building Materials, 411, 134240, 2024.

5. Experimental investigation of the thermal performance of pervious concrete integrated with phase change material for dry cooling applications

   Lida Yan, Emad Yaghmour, Derek Scott, Mu'ath I. Abu Qamar, John Fox, Clay Naito, Sudhakar Neti, Carlos E. Romero, Nenad Sarunac, Muhannad Suleiman

   Applied Thermal Engineering, 236, 121749, 2024.

2023

1. Optimizing supercooling and phase stability by additives in calcium chloride hexahydrate for cyclical latent heat storage

   Lida Yan, Joshua Charles, Carlos E. Romero, Sudhakar Neti, Ganesh Balasubramanian

   International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 149, 107119, 2023.

2. Effect of scaled ionic charges on the freezing point depression of aqueous CaCl₂ solution

   Lida Yan, Derek Scott, Ganesh Balasubramanian

   Journal of Molecular Liquids, 390, 123198, 2023.

3. Examining the hydration behavior of aqueous calcium chloride (CaCl₂) solution via atomistic simulations

   Lida Yan, Ganesh Balasubramanian

   Physchem, 3(3), 319–331, 2023.