Zhiyuan Zhang

Dr. Zhiyuan Zhang

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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 February 2023 in Journal of Building Engineering
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SNShenyang Ni
Shenyang Ni
NZNeng Zhu
Neng Zhu
YHYingzhen Hou
Yingzhen Hou
ZZZhiyuan Zhang
Zhiyuan Zhang

23 May 2024 in Journal of Building Engineering
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ZZZhiyuan Zhang
Zhiyuan Zhang
Neng ZhuNeng Zhu
Neng Zhu
YHYingzhen Hou
Yingzhen Hou
BCBrian Considine
Brian Considine
ANAonghus Mc Nabola
Aonghus Mc Nabola

12 December 2025 in Journal of Building Engineering
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YHYingzhen Hou
Yingzhen Hou
Neng ZhuNeng Zhu
Neng Zhu
ZZZhiyuan Zhang
Zhiyuan Zhang
Navid MorovatNavid Morovat
Navid Morovat
WZWei Zhou
Wei Zhou

9 May 2025 in Building and Environment
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YHYingzhen Hou
Yingzhen Hou
Neng ZhuNeng Zhu
Neng Zhu
TZTianrun Zhao
Tianrun Zhao
ZZZhiyuan Zhang
Zhiyuan Zhang
LLLei Li
Lei Li
SXShuogui Xu
Shuogui Xu

19 March 2026 in Buildings
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ZZZhiyuan Zhang
Zhiyuan Zhang
Neng ZhuNeng Zhu
Neng Zhu
YHYingzhen Hou
Yingzhen Hou
WFWeiran Fu
Weiran Fu
Pipe-embedded walls offer a promising approach to reducing winter heating demand by mitigating envelope heat loss while maintaining indoor thermal comfort. However, most existing studies focus on single-pipe systems operating under high-flow conditions, with limited attention to low-flow operation and its implications for energy flexibility. This study investigates a parallel pipe-embedded wall system operating at low flow velocity as a flexible heating strategy. A three-dimensional CFD model was developed to analyze the coupled hydraulic and thermal behavior of the wall, including the effects of connecting columns, and was validated through experiments under identical boundary conditions. Parametric analyses examined the influence of main pipe size, branch spacing, flow velocity, water temperature, and column-induced thermal bridging. The results show that variations in flow velocity and branch spacing lead to flow distribution differences of up to 6%, while causing negligible changes in inner-surface temperature (below 0.1 °C). In contrast, increasing column size significantly intensifies thermal bridging, increasing inner-surface heat flux by approximately 21% as the column edge length increases from 200 mm to 400 mm. Overall, the results demonstrate that parallel pipe-embedded walls can enhance building energy flexibility by enabling stable thermal performance under low-flow operation.