Qian Chen

Jul. 2014-Aug. 2018, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Sep. 2010-Jun. 2014, Bachelor. in Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Aug. 2022 - present, Assistant Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, China

Jul. 2021 – Jun. 2022, Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Jun. 2019 – Jun. 2021, Postdoc Research Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Sep. 2018 – Jun. 2019, Postdoc Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Guest editor for Frontiers in Built Environment

Journal reviewer: Energy, Applied Energy, Desalination, Energy Conversion and Management, Solar Energy, Energy and Buildings, International Journal of Energy Research;

· Thermal desalination driven by low-grade heat

- Direct-spray flash desalination

- Vacuum multi-effect membrane distillation

- Adsorption desalination

· Wastewater treatment

- Zero liquid discharge system

- Humidification-dehumidification process for crystallization

·  Sustainable cooling technologies

- Indirect evaporative cooling

- Solid desiccant dehumidification

[1] Chen Qian, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, Muhammad Burhan, M Kumja, Kim Choon Ng, A novel zero-liquid discharge desalination system based on the humidification-dehumidification process: a preliminary study, Water Research, 2021, 117794, (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117794)

[2] Chen, Qian, Burhan, M., Ja, M. K., Li, Y., & Ng, K. C. (2021). An ocean thermocline desalination system using the direct spray method. Desalination, 520, 115373, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115373

[3] Chen Qian, M Kumja Muhammad Burhan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Zheng Hongfei & Ng Kim Choon. Experimental study of a sustainable cooling process hybridizing indirect evaporative cooling and mechanical vapor compression. Energy Reports, 8, 7945-7956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.06.019 

[4] Chen, Qian, Ja, M. K., Burhan, M., Akhtar, F. H., Shahzad, M. W., Ybyraiymkul, D., & Ng, K. C. (2021). A hybrid indirect evaporative cooling-mechanical vapor compression process for energy-efficient air conditioning. Energy Conversion and Management, 248, 114798, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114798 

[5] Chen Qian, Burhan, M., Akhtar, F. H., Ybyraiymkul, D., Shahzad, M. W., Li, Y., & Ng, K. C. (2021). A decentralized water/electricity cogeneration system integrating concentrated photovoltaic/thermal collectors and vacuum multi-effect membrane distillation. Energy, 120852, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120852 

[6] Chen, Qian, Burhan, M., Ja, M. K., Li, Y., & Ng, K. C. (2021). A spray-assisted multi-effect distillation system driven by ocean thermocline energy. Energy Conversion and Management, 245, 114570, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2021.114570 

[7] Chen Qian, Burhan Muhammad, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Wakil Shahzad Muhammad, Yong Li, and Kim Choon Ng. (2020). Thermo-economic analysis and optimization of a vacuum multi-effect membrane distillation system. Desalination, 483, 114413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114413

[8] Chen Qian, Seung Jin Oh, and Muhammad Burhan. (2020). Design and optimization of a novel electrowetting-driven solar-indoor lighting system. Applied Energy, 269, 115128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115128

[9] Chen Qian, Raid Alrowais, Muhammad Burhan, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Yong Li, and Kim Choon Ng. (2020). A self-sustainable solar desalination system using direct spray technology. Energy, 118037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118037

[10] Chen Qian, Muhammad Burhan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, and Kim Choon Ng. (2020). Simultaneous production of cooling and freshwater by an integrated indirect evaporative cooling and humidification-dehumidification desalination cycle. Energy Conversion and Management, 221,113169, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2020.113169

[11] Chen Qian, Muhammad Burhan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, Yong Li, and Kim Choon Ng (2020). A zero liquid discharge system integrating multi-effect distillation and evaporative crystallization for desalination brine treatment. Desalination,502,114928, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114928

[12] Chen Qian, M. Kum Ja, Yong Li, and Kian Jon Chua. (2019). Energy, exergy and economic analysis of a hybrid spray-assisted low-temperature desalination/thermal vapor compression system. Energy, 166, 871-885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.154

[13] Chen Qian, Seungjin Oh, Yong Li, and M. Kum Ja. (2019). Thermodynamic optimization of a spray-assisted low-temperature desalination system driven by sensible heat. Energy, 192, 116633, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116633

[1] Chen Qian & Chua Kian Jon (2018). A spray assisted low-temperature desalination technology. In Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Desalination Handbook (pp. 255-284). Elsevier

[2] Chen Qian, Muhammad Burhan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Raid Alrowais, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Faheem Akhtar, Li Yong & Ng Kim Choon. (2020). A Novel Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination Technology Using Direct-Contact Spray Method. In Desalination-Challenges and Opportunities. IntechOpen.

[3] Chen Qian, Muhammad Burhan, Faheem Akhtar, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, M Kum Ja & Ng Kim Choon. (2022). Adsorption Processes for Seawater Desalination. In Sustainable Separation Engineering: Materials, Techniques and Process Development. Wiley

1) Chen Qian, Raid Alrowais, Muhammad Burhan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, and Kim Choon Ng，TUBELESS, MULTI-EFFECT DISTILLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD, PCT International Application No. PCT/IB2020/060864

2) Chen Qian, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Muhammad Burhan, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, M Kumja and Kim Choon Ng，SOLAR-POWERED TEMPERATURE CASCADING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND SEAWATER DESALINATION，PCT International Application No.PCT/IB2021/057524

3) Chen Qian, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, M Kumja, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, Muhammad Burhan, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul and Kim Choon Ng, Hybrid air-conditioning system for efficient cooling and dehumidification, PCT International Application No.PCT/IB2021/054689.

4) Chen Qian, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, M Kumja, Muhammad Burhan, Faheem Hassan Akhtar, Doskhan Ybyraiymkul, Raid Alrowais and Kim Choon Ng，A hybrid air-conditioning system for decoupled sensible and latent heat removal and method, International Application No. PCT/IB2022/054621.