Professor
Ph.D., Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation, South China University of Technology, China, 2012; B.S., Mechatronic Engineering, South China University of Technology, China, 2006
Office Phone:+86-20-22236365
Fax: +86-20-87114634
Mobile phone: +86 13760769066
E-mail: mewyuan@scut.edu.cn
Address: School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China 510640
Research Group:Advanced manufacturing technologies for Energy-saving and New-energy
My research is focused on design, manufacturing, optimization and application of fuel cells such as hydrogen-based PEM fuel cell and direct methanol fuel cell. In the last five years, as the first author or corresponding authors, I have published more than 40 full-length papers (including 2 review articles) related to the above topics in the Journal of Power Sources, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Applied Energy, Renewable Energy, Fuel cells, Chemical Engineering Journal, Fuel Processing Technology, Applied Surface Science, Corrosion, Advanced Materials Letters, and so on. Two highly cited publications have been indexed by the Essential Science Indicator (ESI), one of which has been selected as one of the top100 international academic papers of China in the year 2010. Up to now, I have 17 licensed Chinese patents. I am the principal investigator of more than 10 projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, collaborated key laboratories of other institutes, and also industrial companies. Detailed information is as follows:
Recent and Current Research Projects
1. Fundamental research on manufacturing technology of porous flow field plate based on cutting metal fibers, supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51475172), 2014-2018.
2. Porous flow field manufacturing and structure control for High-energy-density direct methanol fuel cells, supported by Guangdong Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No. 2015A030306013), 2015-2019.
3. Manufacturing and optimization mechanisms of methanol barriers for passive direct methanol fuel cells, supported by Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (No. S2013040016899), 2013-2015.
4. Design and optimization of passive direct methanol fuel cells, supported by Guangzhou Zhujiang Science and Technology Star Program (No. 201506010026), 2015-2017.
5. Research on optimization mechanism of current collector open ratios for passive direct methanol fuel cells, supported by Open fund of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacture for Thin-walled Structures, China, 2013-2015.
6. Research on dynamic characteristics of the power transmission system of the electrical vehicle based on hydrogen fuel cells, supported by Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, Chongqing, China (No. SKLMT-KFKT-201412), 2015-2016.
Awards and Honors
1. Top 50 Distinguished Young Scholars in Guangdong Province, China (2015).
2. 2st Class Awards for Scientific and Technical Advancement (natural science), Guangdong (2013).
3. Outstanding doctoral dissertation, Guangdong (2013).
4. Top 100 international academic research papers of China (2010).
Selected Publications ( * corresponding author)
[1]Zhaochun Zhang, Wei Yuan*, Jun Deng, Yong Tang, Zongtao Li, Kairui Tang. Methanol catalytic micro-combustor with pervaporation-based methanol supply system, Chemical Engineering Journal 2016, 283: 982-991.
[2]Zhaochun Zhang, Wei Yuan*, Aoyu Wang, Zhiguo Yan, Yong Tang, Kairui Tang. Moisturized anode and water management in a passive vapor-feed direct methanol fuel cell operated with neat methanol. Journal of Power Sources 2015, 297: 33-44.
[3]Jinyi Hu, Wei Yuan*, Zhiguo Yan, Bo Zhou, Yong Tang, Zongtao Li. Fabricating an enhanced stable superhydrophobic surface on copper plates by introducing a sintering process. Applied Surface Science 2015, 355: 145-152.
[4]Wei Yuan*, Xiaoqing Zhang, Shiwei Zhang, Jinyi Hu, Zongtao Li, Yong Tang. Lightweight current collector based on printed-circuit-board technology and its structural effects on the passive air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell. Renewable Energy 2015, 81: 664-670.
[5]Wei Yuan*, Bo Zhou, Jinyi Hu, Jun Deng, Zhaochun Zhang, Yong Tang. Passive direct methanol fuel cell using woven carbon fiber fabric as mass transfer control medium. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2015, 40: 2326-2333.
[6]Wei Yuan*, Hongrong Xia, Jinyi Hu, Zhaochun Zhang, Yong Tang. Study on a vapor-feed air-breathing direct methanol fuel cell assisted by a catalytic combustor. ASME Transactions-Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology 2015, 12: 011002.
[7]Wei Yuan*, Zhaochun Zhang, Jinyi Hu, Bo Zhou, Yong, Tang. Passive vapor-feed direct methanol fuel cell using sintered porous metals to realize high-concentration operation. Applied Energy 2014, 136: 143-149.
[8]Wei Yuan*, Jun Deng, Bo Zhou, Zhaochun Zhang, Yong Tang. Performance of a catalytic micro-combustor based on Pt/Al2O3/Ni for methanol fuel cell. Chemical Engineering Journal 2014, 251: 51-57.
[9]Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Zhaochun Zhang, Bo Zhou, Jun Deng. Operational and structural aspects of a vapor-feed semi-passive direct methanol fuel cell supplied with concentrated methanol. Chinese Science Bulletin 2014, 59: 3216-3221.
[10]Wei Yuan*, Yong Tang, Xiaojun Yang, Zhenping Wan. Toward fully- and semi-passive operation of a liquid-fed direct methanol fuel cell. Fuel Cells 2013, 13: 249-258.
