Yuanchao Liu
Yuanchao Liu, male, born in 1977, native of Wuchang City, Heilongjiang Province, PhD, associate professor and master's supervisor. He graduated from Northeast Electric Power University with a Bachelor of Science degree in thermal energy and power engineering in 1999, graduated from Dalian University of Technology in 2006 with a master's degree in thermal energy engineering and graduated from North China Electric Power University in 2010 with a PhD in thermal energy engineering. Since July 2010, he has been teaching and researching in the Department of Energy Engineering in the School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology.
He conducts researches in the field of energy efficient utilization and energy saving and emission reduction technologies and equipment, and teaches the graduate degree course of Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics. He is both a member of the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics and the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering. He chairs and participates in projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, projects of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission's Science and Technology Program, and horizontal project research commissioned by multiple enterprises. He maintains close contact with domestic peers, and actively cooperates with enterprises to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. He has published more than 50 academic papers, 20 of which have been retrieved by SCI / EI, and has authorized 7 national patents as the first inventor.
I. Major Research Areas
1. Energy-efficient comprehensive utilization and energy-saving technologies.
2. Nano-scale heat and mass transfer science.
3. Combustion theory and low-pollution control technologies.
II. Rewards and Honors
1. Liu Yuanchao (Leader), Award Title: Survey and Analysis of Energy and Resource Consumption in University Buildings. Teacher Group Demonstration Team and Outstanding Team of the "Two-Hundred Action Plan" for Serving the "Four-Center" Function of Capital Cities by Beijing University Students and Teachers, 2020.
2. Liu Yuanchao (Instructor), 10th China Graduate Energy Equipment Innovation Design Contest, third national prize, 2023.
3. Liu Yuanchao (instructor), Second Prize, National Collegiate Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Social Practice and Science and Technology Competition, 14th Edition, 2021.
4. Liu Yuanchao (Supervisor), Supervisor of Outstanding Graduate Design (Thesis) Projects at Beijing's Public Universities, 2022, 2024.
5. Liu Yuanchao (Supervisor), Outstanding Master's Degree Supervisor of Beijing Institute Of Petrochemical Technology, 2021, 2024.
III. Research Projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China project: Fundamental Research on Controlled Flame Synthesis of Extremely Long Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, Principal Investigator, 2012.1-2014.12.
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China project: Study on the Coupled Heat Transfer Characteristics of Micronano-porous Insulating Materials. Participant, 2009.1-2011.12.
3. Beijing University and College "Double-Hundred Action Plan"Project: Survey and Analysis of Energy and Resource Consumption in University Buildings. Project Leader, 2019.
4. Horizontal enterprise project: Design and development of key components for urban heating hot water boilers, project leader, 2023-2025.
5. Project under consideration by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission: Study of the laws of combustion of natural gas boilers with hydrogen, project participants, 2022.1-2024.12.
6. Beijing University and College "Double 100 Action Plan" Project: Research on the Development of Energy-Efficient Universities in the Capital Region. Project Leader,2020.
7. School-level Project for Enhancing the Innovation and Technical Skill of Young Teachers: Study on the Characteristics of Pollutant Formation in Controlled Flames of Hydrocarbon Fuels. Project Leader, 2015-2016.
8. Beijing Municipal Education Commission General Project: Research on the Key Technologies of High-Efficiency Compact Oil-Water-Gas Separators for Gravity Separation, Project Participant,2012.1-2013.12.
9. Corporate Horizontal Project: Test Device for the Performance of Multi-Loop Heat Pipe Heat Exchangers, Project Participants, 2016-2017.
10. Corporate Horizontal Project: Numerical Modeling of Axial Compressor Strength and Rotor Dynamics in Power Plants, Project Participants , 2012-2013.
11. Horizontal Project for Enterprises: Development of Numerical Schemes for Welding of Typical Class Separator Plates in Nuclear Power Plants and Numerical Simulation of Deformation Quantities (Phase II). Project participants,2012-2013.
12. Corporate Horizontal Project: Development of Software for Calculating Aerodynamic Performance of Fans and Optimization Models, Project Participant, 2011-2012.
IV. Representative Publications
1. Li Zi-shuo, LIU Yuan-chao*, Liu Xin-hao, et al. Comparative study on thermoelectric transport properties of α-Graphyne and α-Si1C7-Graphyne [J]. Computational Materials Science, 2026, 261: 114311.
2.LIU Yuan-chao*, LI Duan , Li Zi-shuo, et al. Study on thermoelectric transport properties of halogenated silicene [J], Micro and Nanostructures ,2026,211: 208533.
3.JIANG Xu-hao, LIU Yuan-chao*, LI Duan, et al.Effect of layered stacking on thermoelectric transport properties of a-graphithyne [J]. Materials Reports, 2025,39 (12): 12-17.
4.JIANG Xu-hao, LIU Yuan-chao*, LI Duan, et al.Effects of B and N doping on the thermoelectric transport properties of a-graphiyne [J]. Materials Reports, 2025,39 (10): 23-29.
5.Liu Yuanchao*, Guan Bin, Zhong Jianbin, et al. Thermal transport characteristics and thermoelectric properties of single-layer double-sided material SnSSe [J]. Journal of Zhengzhou University(Natural Science Edition), 2025, 57 (06): 83-90.
6.XU Yi-fan, LIU Yuan-chao*, LI Duan, et al.Thermoelectric transport properties of two-layer heterotropic phosphoene heterostructure [J].CIESC Journal, 2024, 75 (12): 4825-4832.
7.Jiang Xuhao, Liu Yuanchao*, Xu Yifan, et al.First-principles Study on Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Graphite Acetylene with Different Structures [J].CIESC Journal, 2023,74 (12): 5016-5026.
8.LIU Yuanchao*, GUAN Bin, ZHONG Jianbin, et al.Study on thermoelectric transport properties of single layer XSe2 (X = Zr / Hf) [J].CIESC Journal, 2023,74 (09): 3968-3978.
9.LIU Yuanchao*, JIANG Xuhao, SHAO Ke et al.Effects of geometrical size and defects on thermal transport properties of graphene nanoribbons [J].CIESC Journal, 2023,74 (06): 2708-2716.
10.LIU Yuanchao*, GUAN Bin, ZHONG Jianbin, et al.First-principles study of phonon thermal transport in monolayer MoS2 [J].New Chemical Materials, 2023,51 (08): 182-187.
V. Patents and Software Copyrights
1.Liu Yuanchao, A Controllable Flame Burner and Method for Synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes [P]. Invention patent of the People's Republic of China, ZL201510073101.6, Notice of authorization: 2017.4.26.
2.Liu Yuanchao, Zhong Jianbin, Shao Ke, et al. A High-Low Pressure Dual-Working-Fluid ORC Power Generation System with Heat Recovery Cycle [P]. Invention patent of the People's Republic of China, ZL201911311664.9, Notice of authorization: 2022.9.20.
3.Liu Yuanchao, Zhong Jianbin, Shao Ke, et al. A Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power Generation System Based on Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Circulation and Trough-Type Solar Absorption Refrigeration [P]. Invention patent of the People's Republic of China, ZL202011346767.1, Notice of authorization: 2022.9.20.
4.Liu Yuanchao, Zhong Jianbin, Shao Ke et al. A supercritical carbon dioxide power generation system based on recovery of waste heat from absorption heat pump [P]. Invention patent of the People's Republic of China, ZL201911311645.6, Notice of authorization: 2022.12.09.
5.Liu Yuanchao, Zhong Jianbin, Liu Xinhao, et al. Controllable flame with symmetrical distribution of burners and their method of synthesizing carbon nanotubes [P]. Invention patent of the People's Republic of China, ZL 202210018581.6, Notice of authorization: 2023.5.16.
6.Liu Yuanchao, Zhong Jianbin, Zhang Zhibo et al. A Composite Combined Supply System Based on Natural Gas Reforming for Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cells [P]. Invention patent of the People's Republic of China, ZL202210018134.0, Notice of authorization: 2023.7.28.
7.Liu Yuanchao, Zhong Jianbin, Huang Haoyong, et al. System for Recovering Exhaust Heat from Boiler Exhaust in an Oil Station Based on Thermal Energy Generation and Organic Rankine Cycle [P]. Invention patent of the People's Republic of China, ZL 202210018135.5, Notice of authorization: 2023.8.29.
VI. Admissions Information
Our team primarily recruits Master's degree candidates in the fields of Energy and Power (0858) and Mechanical Engineering (0802). We sincerely welcome students from fields such as Energy and Power, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Materials who are diligent, hardworking, innovative, proficient in computer applications, and have a high level of English proficiency to join our team.
E-mail: liuyuanchao@bipt.edu.cn