Wang ChaoAssistant Research Professor

Tel: 010-62771415

Email: cwang112@tsinghua.edu.cn

Address: Department of Power and Energy Engineering, Lee Shau Kee Science and Technology Building (South Second Gate), Tsinghua University Beijing 100084, P. R. China

Education background

Ph.D. in Cryogenic and Refrigeration Engineering   
School of Energy and Power Engineering  
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (BUAA)    
Sep 2010 – Jan 2015  

M.Eng. in Power Engineering (Thesis Candidate)
School of Energy and Environment
Northeastern University (NEU)
Sep 2008 – Jul 2010  

B.Eng. in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering
College of Thermal Engineering  
Shandong Jianzhu University (SDJZU)  
Sep 2004 – Jul 2008

Experience

Research Scientist    
Department of Energy and Power Engineering  
Tsinghua University, Beijing  
Research Group: Prof. PEI-XUE JIANG (Thermal Science & Energy Systems)
Apr 2019 – Present  

Postdoctoral Research Fellow  
Department of Energy and Power Engineering
Tsinghua University, Beijing
Mar 2015 – Mar 2019

Areas of Research Interests/ Research Projects

1. Hypersonic Aerospace Vehicle Thermal Protection & Energy Recovery Systems

2. High-Power-Density Thermal Management Device Design & Thermo-Hydraulic Testing

Academic Achievement

Ruina Xu, Zhipeng Zhang, Feng Sun, Yi Xu, Chao Wang, Mengda Jia, Dahai Zhang, Peixue Jiang, Zhifeng Wang, Youxia Li, Min Huang, Design and performance study of the particle/supercritical CO2 fluidized bed heat exchanger system for next generation CSP plant, Solar Energy, Volume 297, 2025.  

Yanbin Wu, Ruina Xu, Chao Wang, Peixue Jiang, Novel three-equation porous media model for prediction of compact heat exchanger and its case study for microtube bundle precooler, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 248, 2025.  

Ruina Xu, Qingyan Weng, Chao Wang, Yanbin Wu, Zhipeng Zhang, Xiaoliang Guo, Peixue Jiang, Integrated data-driven local characteristic general framework for heat exchanger modeling for supercritical pressure fluids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 243, 2025.  

Wang Chao, Xu Ruina, Jiang Peixue*. Numerical study on spray cooling of aircraft equipment cabin. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024, 239: 122086.    

Wang Haodong, Xu Ruina, Jiang Peixue*, Wang Chao, Investigation on heat transfer enhancement of supercritical fuel in rotating channel interpolated with spiral wire hydrocarbon, Applied Thermal Engineering, 248 (2024) 123151.  

Feng Huang, Ruina Xu, Peixue Jiang*, Wang Chao, Haitao Wang, Zengmin Lun. Pore-scale investigation of CO2/oil exsolution in CO2 huff-n-puff for enhanced oil recovery. Physics of Fluids, 2020, 32(9): 092011.  

Wang Chao, Xu Ruina, Chen Xue, Jiang Peixue*, Liu Bo. Study on water flash evaporation under reduced pressure. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019.  

Wang Chao, Song Yu, Jiang Peixue*. Modelling of liquid nitrogen spray cooling in an electronic equipment cabin under low pressure. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018.  

Wang Chao, Xu Ruina, Song Yu, Jiang Peixue*. Study on water droplet flash evaporation in vacuum spray cooling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017.  

Wang Chao, Chang Shinan*, Leng Mengyao, Wu Hongwei, Yang Bo. A two-dimensional splashing model for investigating impingement characteristics of supercooled large droplets. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2016.  

Wang Chao, Chang Shinan*, Wu Hongwei, Xu Jun. Modeling of drop breakup in the bag breakup regime. Applied Physics Letters, 2014.