Publications

Engineering Sciences

Refrigeration performance and the elastocaloric effect in natural and synthetic rubbers

R. Bennacer, B. Liu, M. Yang, A. Chen

Applied Thermal Engineering - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Effects of humidification process on thermal performance of floor heating systems: An experimental study

Tianying Li, Abdelatif Merabtine, Mohammed Lachi, Rachid Bennacer

Building and Environment - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Imbibition or drying dynamics: Controlled by big and small capillaries interconnectivity

Rachid Bennacer, Xiaoyan Ma

Construction and Building Materials - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Experimental study on refrigeration performance optimisation of reciprocating room temperature magnetic refrigerator

Georges El Achkar, Bin Liu, Rachid Bennacer

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Navier Slip and Heat Transfer in a Nanofluid Due to a Stretching/Shrinking Sheet: An Analytical Study

A. B. Vishalakshi, U. S. Mahabaleshwar, M. El Ganaoui, R. Bennacer

Fluid Dynamics and Materials Processing - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Absorption of methanol and butanol vapours into droplets and its potential for decontamination: A fundamental approach

K. Sefiane, R. Bennacer, A. Cheng, B. Liu

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Simulation of the Hygrothermal Behavior of a Building Envelope Based on Phase Change Materials and a Bio-Based Concrete

Dongxia Wu, Mourad Rahim, Wendong Li, Mohammed El Ganaoui, Rachid Bennacer

Fluid Dynamics and Materials Processing - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Dynamic hygrothermal behavior and energy performance analysis of a novel multilayer building envelope based on PCM and hemp concrete

Dongxia Wu, Mourad Rahim, Mohammed El Ganaoui, Rachid Bennacer, Rabah Djedjig, Bin Liu

Construction and Building Materials - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Effect of Different Plenum-Chamber Coefficients on the Frosting of Air-Cooler

The performance of the air-cooler in refrigeration systems plays a key role in their energy efficiency. Here, the plenum-chamber coefficient was defined to investigate a possible way of enhancing the refrigeration coefficient that reflects the…

Bin Liu, Shengqiang Shi, Yongshan Liu, Rachid Bennacer, Aiqiang Chen, Panagiotis Theodorakis

Energies - 2022

Engineering Sciences

Multilayer assembly of phase change material and bio-based concrete: A passive envelope to improve the energy and hygrothermal performance of buildings

Dongxia Wu, Mourad Rahim, Mohammed El Ganaoui, Rachid Bennacer, Bin Liu

Energy Conversion and Management - 2022