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Wentao Wu

Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering
Civil and Architectural Engineering

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Engineering, Aarhus University, 2012

EXPERIENCE

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 2017-2019
• Scientist, Empa, Switzerland, 2017-2017
• Postdoctoral Fellow, ETH Zürich, 2015-2017
• Development Engineer, Johnson Controls A/S (Denmark), 2014-2015
• Senior HVAC & CFD Engineer, Novenco Marine & Offshore A/S (Denmark),2012-2014

TEACHING

• ENGR 2110 Statics
• AREN 4220 Adv Mech Syst in Buildings
• CVEN 3100 Fluid Mechanics
• AREN 4430 Lighting Power Syst Design
• AREN 4450 Energy Conservation in Build

GRANTS

1. Principal Investigator, Fossil Fuel Free and Resilient Network for District Heating and Cooling, $150,000, National Science Foundation (NSF), Award Number 2100781, 2021-2023
2. Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Li, L.), Development of Rechargeable Cement-based Battery to Store Energy in Building Structure, $300,000, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Award Number H21735CA, 2021-2024
3. Principal Investigator (lead PI: Napolitano, R., $1,500,000), Collaborative Research: HDR DSC: Infusion of Data Science and Computation into Engineering Curricula, $15,000, National Science Foundation (NSF), Award Number 2123285, 2021-2024
4. Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Li, L.), Implementing Undergraduate Research Projects in STEM education to Enhance Student Engagement and Close Retention Gaps, $50,000, Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), Award Number 01054, 2020-2021
5. Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Napolitano, R.), Educational Consortium for Energy-related Data Science & Computation in Building Engineering Programs, $300,000 ($61,500 to TSU), Department of Energy (DOE), 2021-2023

PUBLICATION

1. Wu, W.*, Zhang, W., Benner, J., Malkawi, A., 2020. Critical evaluation of analytical methods for thermally activated building systems. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 117, 109516. IF: 14.982. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.109516
2. Wu, W., Beretta, C., Cronje, P., Hellweg, S., Defraeye, T., 2019. Environmental trade-offs in fresh-fruit cold chains by combining virtual cold chains with life cycle assessment. Applied Energy 254, 113586. IF: 9.746. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113586
3. Wu, W., Han, J., Malkawi, A., 2021. Simplified Direct Forcing Approach for Dynamic Modelling of Building Natural Ventilation. Building and Environment 188, 107509. IF: 6.456.
4. Wu, W.*, Tong, Z., Zhang, G., Malkawi, A., Wang, X., Benner, J., 2019. An energy efficient hydraulic system to cool manure and reduce ammonia emissions from livestock buildings. Journal of Cleaner Production 235, 920-929. IF: 9.297.
5. Wu, W., Yoon, N., Tong, Z., Chen, Y., Lv, Y., Ærenlund, T., Benner, J., 2019. Diffuse ceiling ventilation for buildings: a review on fundamental theories and research methodologies. Journal of Cleaner Production 211, 1600-1619. IF: 9.297.
6. Defraeye, T., Giorgia, T., Wu, W., Prawiranto, K., Schudel, S., Kerisima, M., Verboven, P., Buhlmann, A., 2019. Digital twins probe into food cooling and biochemical quality changes for reducing losses in refrigerated supply chains. Resources, Conservation & Recycling 149, 778-794. IF: 8.086. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.06.002
7. Wu, W., Cronje, P., Verboven, P., Defraeye, T., 2019. Unveiling how ventilated packaging design and cold chain scenarios affect the cooling kinetics and fruit quality for each single citrus fruit in an entire pallet. Food Packaging and Shelf Life 21, 100369. IF: 4.244. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.fpsl.2019.100369
8. Chen, Y., Tong, Z., Wu, W., Samuelson, H., Malkawi, A., Norford, L., 2019. Achieving natural ventilation potential in practice: control schemes and levels of automation. Applied Energy 235, 1141-1152. IF: 9.746.
9. Yoon, N., Piette, M., Han, J., Wu, W., Malkawi, A., 2020. Optimization of Window Positions for Wind Driven Natural Ventilation Performance. Energies 13(10), 2464. IF: 2.702.
10. Wu, W., Defraeye, T., 2018. Identifying the heterogeneity in cooling and quality evolution for a pallet of packed fresh fruit by using virtual cold chains. Applied Thermal Engineering 133, 407-417. IF: 4.725.
11. Wu, W., Häller, P., Cronjé, P., Defraeye, T., 2018. Full-scale experiments in forced-air precoolers for citrus fruit: impact of packaging design and fruit size on cooling rate and heterogeneity. Biosystems engineering 169, 115-125. IF: 3.215.
12. Wu, W., Cronje, P., Nicolai, B., Verboven, P., Opara, U., Defraeye, T., 2018. Virtual cold chain to model the postharvest thermal history and quality evolution of fresh fruit- a case study for citrus fruit packed in a single carton. Computer and Electronics in Agriculture 144, 199-208. IF: 3.858.
13. Wu, W.*, Wang, B., Malkawi, A., Yoon, N., Sehovic, Z, Yan, B., 2018. A method toward real-time CFD modelling for natural ventilation. Fluids 3(4), 101.
14. Berry, T., Defraeye, T., Wu, W., Sibiya, M., North, J., Cronje, P., 2021. Cooling of ambient-loaded citrus in refrigerated containers: What impacts do packaging and loading temperature have? Biosystems Engineering 201, 11-22. IF: 3.215.
15. Cheng, Q., Wu, W., Li, H., Zhang, G., Li, B., 2018. CFD study of the influence of laying hen geometry, distribution and weight on airflow resistance. Computer and Electronics in Agriculture 144, 181-189. IF: 3.858.
16. Defraeye, T., Wu, W., Prawiranto, K., Rogge, S., Fortunato, G., Kemp, S., Hartmann, S., Cronje, P., Nicolai, B., Verboven, P., 2017. Artificial fruit for monitoring the thermal history of horticultural produce in the cold chain. Journal of Food Engineering 215, 51-60. IF: 4.499.
17. Wu, W., Zhang, G., Kai, P., 2012. Ammonia and methane emissions from two naturally ventilated dairy cattle buildings and the influence of climatic factors on ammonia emissions. Atmospheric Environment 61, 232-243. IF: 4.039.
18. Wu, W., Zhai, J., Zhang, G., Nielsen, P.V., 2012. Evaluation of methods for determining air exchange rate in a naturally ventilated dairy cattle building with large openings using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Atmospheric Environment 63, 179-188. IF: 4.039.
19. Wu, W., Zong, C., Zhang, G., 2012. Comparison of two numerical approaches to simulate slatted floor of a slurry pit model – Large eddy simulations. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 93, 78-79. IF: 3.858.
20. Wu, W., Kai, P., Zhang, G., 2012. An assessment of a partial pit ventilation system to reduce emission under slatted floor - Part 1: Scale model study. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 83, 127-133. IF: 3.858.
21. Wu, W., Zhang, G., Bjerg, B., Nielsen, P.V., 2012. An assessment of a partial pit ventilation system to reduce emission under slatted floor - Part 2: Feasibility of CFD prediction using RANS turbulence models. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 83, 134-142. IF: 3.858.
22. Shen, X., Zhang, G., Wu, W., Bjerg, B., 2013. Model-based control of natural ventilation in dairy buildings. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 94, 47-57. IF: 3.858.
23. Saha, C., Wu, W., Zhang, G., Bjerg, B., 2011. Assessing effect of wind tunnel sizes on air velocity and concentration boundary layers and on ammonia emission estimation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 78, 49-60. IF: 3.858.