Xiaohua Wu
Xiaohua Wu, male, holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and serves as a professor and master's supervisor. His research focuses on heat pump technology and its applications, as well as the efficient transport of low-temperature fluids. In recent years, he has led eight projects in these fields, including one national-level project, and has participated in more than ten projects, five of which were national-level. He has published over 20 core scientific papers as the first or corresponding author and has been granted four invention patents as the primary contributor. He is a member of the third batch of the "National Huang Danian-style Teacher Team" recognized by the Ministry of Education. His honors include two Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Awards (Second Prize), one Special Prize and one First Prize for university-level teaching achievements, and the title of Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Administrator in Beijing Universities.
I. Major Research Areas
1. Heat pump technology and its applications
2. efficient transport of LNG/liquid hydrogen, and other low-temperature fluids
II. Rewards and Honors
1. Xiaohua Wu. Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Administrator in Beijing Universities, 2021.
2. Jiecheng Yu, Xiaohua Wu (5/10), et al. Exploration and Practice of Talent Training Mode for Energy and Power Engineering Major in Local Universities, Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award (Second Prize), 2018.
3. Xiaohua Wu. Outstanding Instructor for the 10th Anniversary of the Chinese Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Industry University Student Technology Competition, 2016.
III. Research Projects
1. Technology for Liquid Hydrogen Transfer, Transport, and Long-Term High-Density Storage, Sub-project of the Key R&D Program (Principal Investigator), 2022–2026
2. Development of Building Smart Energy-Saving System Technology, Industry Collaboration Project (Principal Investigator), 2023–2024
3. Digital Learning Model for Speech Signal Processing System and Development of Lex Acoustic Safety System, Industry Collaboration Project (Principal Investigator), 2023–2024
4. Rotordynamics Analysis and Design Technology Development for High-Speed Motor Spindle Coupled with Heavy-Duty Impellers, Industry Collaboration Project (Principal Investigator), 2020–2022
5. Computational Analysis Technology Development for Steam Three-Dimensional Impellers, Industry Collaboration Project (Principal Investigator), 2020–2022
6. Technology Development for Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) Systems, Industry Collaboration Project (Principal Investigator), 2014–2017
7. R&D of Green and Energy-Saving Drying Technology and Equipment for Agricultural Products, Sub-project of the Key R&D Program (Key Participant), 2018–2020
IV. Representative Publications
1. Yang, Yilin, Luwei Yang, Wu, X.*. (2025). Design and optimization of offshore MRU system coupled with MVR heat pump technology. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 47(1), 6852–6863.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2025.2474178.
2. Zhao, L., Wu, X.*, Yang, L., et al. (2022). Simulation and optimization study on ethanol high-gravity MVR heat pump distillation system. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 43(3), 679-684.
3. Yang, Y., Ding, J., Wu, X.*, et al. (2022). Hot air drying characteristics and kinetic model of shiitake mushrooms. Journal of China Agricultural University, 27(4), 135-144.
4. Wu, X., Ma, Y., Ning, X., et al. (2020). Construction of kinetic model for staged hot-air drying of American ginseng. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 36(5), 318-324.
5. Yue, Y., Wu, X.*, & Zhang, Z. (2018). Performance analysis and optimization of MVR seawater desalination system. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 39(9), 1985-1990.
6. Wu, X., Yue, Y., Yang, L., et al. (2017). Experimental study on operating characteristics of a novel thermal compressor. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 51(11), 144-149.
V. Patents and Software Copyrights
1. Xiaohua Wu, Zhao Jie, Zhang Hongwei, et al. A Low-Heat-Leak Flexible Transfer Pipeline Structure for Cryogenic Media [P]. Chinese Invention Patent, ZL202211066792.3, Authorization Announcement Date: April 22, 2025.
2. Xiaohua Wu, Zhang Jing, Wu Lizhi, et al. A Versatile Air-Conditioning Heat Pump Water Heater [P]. Chinese Invention Patent, ZL201410432907.5, Authorization Announcement Date: February 15, 2017.
VI. Admissions Information
Applications are invited for the Master of Energy and Power Engineering (Professional Degree, code 0858) and the Master of Mechanical Engineering (Academic Degree, code 0802). We sincerely welcome undergraduates from majors such as Energy and Power-related disciplines, Building Environment and Energy Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering to apply.