Date of Birth

1981.04

Professional Title

Associate Professor

E-mail

kai.zhang.ch@njtech.edu.cn

Research Fields

New Building Technologies and Materials for Energy Saving

Personal Profile

Member of Chinese Association of Refrigeration, member of Youth Committee of Jiangsu Association of Refrigeration, deputy editor-in-chief ofFrontiers in Thermal Engineering, and contributing reviewer of more than 10 SCI journals. Mainly engaged in research on new building technologies and materials for energy saving,Kai Zhanghas published more than 50 academic papers, including more than 40 SCI/ EI retrieval papers, 9 authorized invention patents and 7 registered software copyrights; presided over general programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, projects supported by Jiangsu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, as well as several lateral subjects; participated in more than 20 longitudinal research projects such as the National Key R & D Program and lateral subjects.

Representative Research Projects / Works / Papers

Selected Projects：

General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51878342, Study on Radiative Cooling Mechanism and Architecture Integration Mechanism Based on Spectral Selective Meta-films, In Progress, Project Leader

Selected Papers：

(1) Lufang Chen, Kai Zhang, Mingquan Ma, Saihong Tang, Fei Li. XiaofengNiu; Sub-ambient radiative cooling and its application in buildings. Building Simulation, 2020, 13: 1165-1189.

(2) Yiwen Zhang, Kai Zhang,Jinxiang Liu,KosonenRisto,Xiaolei Yuan. Airflow uniformity optimization for modular data center based on the constructal T-shaped underfloor air ducts. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019, 155: 489-500.

(3) Kai Zhang,Dongliang Zhao, Xiaobo Yin,Ronggui Yang, Gang Tan. Energy saving and economic analysis of a new hybrid radiative cooling system for single-family houses in the USA. Applied Energy, 2018, 224: 371-381.