About Me
I am an assistant professor in the Department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering (Thermal Engineering group) at the University of Twente.
From 2019 to 2022, I was a postdoctoral Fellow (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship/H.C. Ørsted COFUND) in the research group of Prof. Brian Elmegaard at Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The research topic was heat pumps and zeotropic refrigerants for district heating systems. In addition, I was responsible for the development of a multifunctional heat pump test system for the DTU TES Laboratory.
In 2017, I finished my PhD on "Thermal behavior of novel solar thermal collectors based on micro heat pipe arrays" at Beijing University of Technology. During this period, I also participated in the high-efficiency phase change heat storage research project and the development of solar air heating combined heat storage system.
Expertise
Organisations
Research
- Heat pump system
- Solar thermal energy/PVT
- Micro-heat pipe technology
- Energy storage technologies
- Energy system integration and optimization
Collaboration
- Dr. Zhu is open to collaborations with researchers from Academia,Industry, Research institute, etc. Please feel free to email t.zhu@utwente.nl to discuss any collaboration opportunities!
- Dr Zhu welcomes motivated and creative students to join the research, especially those who enjoy working on challenging projects!
Publications
UT Research Information System
Google Scholar Link
Affiliated Study Programmes
Bachelor
Master
Other
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex
(building no. 20), room N215
De Horst 2
7522LW Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex
N215
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands