Journal Papers

  1. Rodrigues Fernandes, M. and Schaefer, L.A., 2021. Multiparticle nanofluid optimization for spectral-splitting energy harvesting. Renewable Energy, 173, pp.849-860, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.116.
  2. Nemer, M.N., Rao, P.R. and Schaefer, L.A., 2020.Wettability alteration implications on pore-scale multiphase flow in porous media using the lattice Boltzmann method. Advances in Water Resources, 146, p.103790, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103790.
  3. Agbim, K.A. and Schaefer, L.A., 2020. Investigation of Thermoresponsive Microgel Polymer Swelling Theory. Polymer Reviews, pp.1-23, https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2019.1711392.
  4. Rao, P. and Schaefer, L., 2019. Lattice Boltzmann models for micro-tomographic pore-spaces. Computers & Fluids, 193, p.104294, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.104294.
  5. Chen, L. and Schaefer, L., 2019. A semi-Lagrangian implicit BGK collision model for the finite volume discrete Boltzmann method. arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.08531.
  6. Rodrigues Fernandes, M. and Schaefer, L.A., 2019. Long-term environmental impacts of a small-scale spectral filtering concentrated photovoltaic-thermal system. Energy Conversion and Management, 184, pp.350-361, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.01.026.
  7. Chen, L., Schaefer, L. and Cai, X., 2018, November. An Accurate Unstructured Finite Volume Discrete Boltzmann Method. In ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection, https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2018-87136.
  8. Chen, L. and Schaefer, L., 2018. Godunov-type upwind flux schemes of the two-dimensional finite volume discrete Boltzmann method. Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 75(9), pp.3105-3126, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2018.01.034.
  9. Rao, P. and Schaefer, L., 2017, November. Lattice Boltzmann simulations of immiscible displacement process with large viscosity ratios. In APS Meeting Abstracts.
  10. Whiston, M.M., Collinge, W.O., Bilec, M.M. and Schaefer, L.A., 2017. Exergy and economic comparison between kW-scale hybrid and stand-alone solid oxide fuel cell systems. Journal of Power Sources, 353, pp.152-166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.03.113.
  11. Xu, L., Rao, P. and Schaefer, L., 2016. A novel scheme for curved moving boundaries in the lattice Boltzmann method. International Journal of Modern Physics C, 27(12), p.1650144, https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129183116501448.
  12. Xu, H., Collinge, W.O., Schaefer, L.A., Landis, A.E., Bilec, M.M. and Jones, A.K., 2016. Towards a commodity solution for the internet of things. Computers & Electrical Engineering, 52, pp.138-156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2016.03.009.
  13. Collinge, W.O., DeBlois, J.C., Landis, A.E., Schaefer, L.A. and Bilec, M.M., 2016. Hybrid dynamic-empirical building energy modeling approach for an existing campus building. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 22(1), p.04015010.
  14. Whiston, M.W., Bilec, M.M., and Schaefer, L., 2015, “Influence of the charge double layer on solid oxide fuel cell stack behavior,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 293, pp. 767-777, doi:10.1016/j.powsour.2015.05.085.
  15. Whiston, M.W., Bilec, M.M., and Schaefer, L., 2015, “SOFC Stack Model for Integration into a Hybrid System,” ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, vol. 12, no. 3, p. 031006, doi: 10.1115/1.4029877.
  16. Tourkov, K., and Schaefer, L., 2015, “Performance evaluation of a PVT/ORC system with optimization of the ORC and evaluation of several PV materials,” Energy, vol. 82, pp. 839-849, doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.01.094.
  17. Tourkov, K., and Schaefer, L., 2015, “Effect of Regenerator Positioning on Thermoacoustic Effect in a Looped Tube Traveling Wave Thermoacoustic Engine,” Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 95, pp. 94-100, doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.02.027.
  18. Chen, L., and Schaefer, L., 2015, “A unified and preserved Dirichlet boundary treatment for the cell-centered finite volume discrete Boltzmann method,” Physics of Fluids, vol. 27, p. 027104, doi: 10.1063/1.4907782.
  19. Olinzock, M.A., Landis, A.E., Saunders, C.L., Collinge, W.O., Jones, A.K., Schaefer, L.A., and Bilec, M.M., 2015, “Life cycle assessment use in the North American building community: summary of findings from a 2011/2012 survey,” The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, vol. 20, pp. 318-331, doi: 10.1007/s11367-014-0834-y.
  20. Rao, P.R., and Schaefer, L., 2015, “Numerical Stability of Explicit Off-Lattice Boltzmann Schemes: A Comparative Study,” Journal of Computational Physics, in press, doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.01.017.
  21. Tourkov, K., Zink, F., and Schaefer, L., 2015, “Thermoacoustic Sound Generation Under the Influence of Resonator Curvature,” International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 88, pp. 158-163, doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.09.016.
  22. Collinge, W.O., Landis, A.E., Jones, A.K., Schaefer, L.A., and Bilec, M.M., 2014, “Productivity Metrics in Dynamic LCA for Whole Buildings: Using a Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Tradeoffs,” Building and Environment, vol. 82, pp. 339-348, doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.08.032.
  23. Ikeda, M.K., Rao, P.R, and Schaefer, L.A., 2014, “A Thermal Multicomponent Lattice Boltzmann Model,” Computers and Fluids, vol. 101, pp. 250-262, doi: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.06.006.
  24. Kimber, M., Clark, W.W., and Schaefer, L., 2014, “Conceptual Analysis and Design of a Partitioned Multifunctional Smart Insulation,” Applied Energy, vol. 114, pp. 310-319, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.067.
  25. Thiel, C.L., Campion, N, Landis, A.E., Jones, A.K., Schaefer, L.A., Bilec, M.M., 2013, “A Materials Life Cycle Assessment of a Net-Zero Energy Building,” Energies, vol. 6, pp. 1125-1141, doi: 10.3390/en6021125.
  26. Kim, G., Schaefer, L., Lim, T.S., and Kim, J.T., 2013, “Thermal Comfort Prediction of an Underfloor Air Distribution System in a Large Indoor Environment,” Energy and Buildings, vol. 64, pp. 323-331, doi: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.05.003.
  27. DeBlois, J., Bilec, M., and Schaefer, L., 2013, “Simulating Home Cooling Load Reductions for a Novel Opaque Roof Solar Chimney Configuration,” Applied Energy, vol. 112, pp. 142-151, doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.05.084.
  28. Collinge, W.O., Landis, A.E., Jones, A.K., Schaefer, L.A., Bilec, M.M., 2013, “Indoor Environmental Quality in a Dynamic Life Cycle Assessment Framework for Whole Buildings: Focus on Human Health Chemical Impacts,” Building and Environment, vol. 62, pp. 182-190, doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.01.015.
  29. Saunders, C.L., Landis, A.E., Mecca, L.P., Jones, A.K., Schaefer, L.A., and Bilec, M.M., 2013, “Analyzing the Practice of Life Cycle Assessment: Focus on the Building Sector,” Journal of Industrial Ecology, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 777-788, doi: 10.1111/jiec.12028.
  30. Bao, J., and Schaefer, L., 2013, “Lattice Boltzmann Equation Model for Multi-Component Multi-Phase Flow with High Density Ratios,” Journal of Applied Mathematical Modelling, vol. 37, no. 4, doi:10.1016/j.apm.2012.04.048.
  31. DeBlois, J., Bilec, M., and Schaefer, L., 2013, “Design and Zonal Building Information Modeling of a Roof Integrated Solar Chimney,” Renewable Energy, vol. 52, pp. 241-250, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.023.
  32. Kim, G., Lim, H.S., Schaefer, L., and Kim, J.T., 2013, “Overall Environmental Modelling of Newly Designed Curtain Wall Façade Configurations,” Indoor and Built Environment, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 168-179, doi:10.1177/1420326X12470281.
  33. Kim, G., Schaefer, L., and Kim, J.T., 2013, “Development of a Double-Skin Façade for Sustainable Renovation of Old Residential Buildings,” Indoor and Built Environment, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 180-190, doi:10.1177/1420326X12469533.
  34. Kerzmann, T., and Schaefer, L., 2013, “Flowrate Optimization of a Linear Concentrating Photovoltaic System,” Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, vol. 135,  no. 2, 021010(7), doi:10.1115/1.4023006.
  35. Collinge, W.O., Landis, A.E., Jones, A.K., Schaefer, L.A., and Bilec, M.M., 2013, “Dynamic life cycle assessment: framework and application to an institutional building,” International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, doi:10.1007/s11367-012-0528-2 (erratum).
  36. Kerzmann, T., and Schaefer, L., 2012, “System simulation of a linear concentrating photovoltaic system with an active cooling system,” Renewable Energy, vol. 41, pp. 254-261, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2011.11.004.
  37. Kim, G., Kim, H.S., Lim, T.S., Schaefer, L., and Kim, J.T., 2012, “Comparative advantage of an exterior shading device in thermal performance for residential buildings,” Energy and Buildings, vol. 46, pp. 105-111, doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.10.040.
  38. Lim, T.S., Schaefer, L., Kim, J.T., and Kim, G., 2011, “Energy Benefit of the Underfloor Air Distribution System for Reducing Air-Conditioning and Heating Loads in Buildings,” Indoor and Built Environment, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 62-70, doi:10.1177/1420326X11419345.
  39. Ikeda, M., and Schaefer, L.A., 2011, “Examining the Effect of Binary Interaction Parameters on VLE Modelling using Cubic Equations of State,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, vol. 305, no. 2, pp. 233-237.
  40. Trapp, A., Zink, F., Prokopyev, O., and Schaefer, L., 2011, “Thermoacoustic Heat Engine Modeling and Optimization,” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 31, nos. 14-15, pp. 2518-2528.
  41. Miller, V., Landis, A.E., and Schaefer, L.A., 2011, “A Benchmark for Life Cycle Air Emission and Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Hydrokinetic Energy Extraction Using Life Cycle Assessment,” Renewable Energy, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 1040-1046.
  42. Miller, V., Ramde, E., Gradoville, R. Jr., and Schaefer, L., 2011, “Hydrokinetic Power for Energy Access in Rural Ghana,” Renewable Energy, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 671-675.
  43. Miller, V., and Schaefer, L., 2010, “Dynamic Modeling of Hydrokinetic Energy Extraction,” Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol. 132, no. 9, article 091102.
  44. Zink, F., Vipperman, J., and Schaefer, L., 2010, “CFD Simulation of Thermoacoustic Cooling,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 53, nos. 19-20, pp. 3940-3946.
  45. Zink, F., Vipperman, J., and Schaefer, L., 2010, “CFD Simulation of a Thermoacoustic Engine with Coiled Resonator,” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 226-229.
  46. Zink, F., Vipperman, J., and Schaefer, L., 2010, “Environmental Motivation to Switch to Thermoacoustic Refrigeration,” Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 30, nos. 2-3, pp. 119-126.
  47. Zink, F., Waterer, H., Archer, R., and Schaefer, L., 2009, “Geometric Optimization of a Thermoacoustic Refrigerator,” International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 48, no. 12, pp. 2309-2322.
  48. Bao, J., Yuan, P., and Schaefer, L., 2008, “A Mass Conserving Boundary Condition for the Lattice Boltzmann Method,” Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 227, no. 18, pp. 8472-8487.
  49. Maina, J. Y., Mickle, M. H., Lovell, M. R., and Schaefer, L. A., 2008, “Complex Radio Frequency (RF) Communications with Virtual Pulses,” Computers and Electrical Engineering, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 423-437.
  50. Li, P.-W., Schaefer, L., and Chyu, M. K., 2007, “Three-Dimensional Model for the Conjugate Heat and Gas Species Transport in a Planar Type Solid Oxide Fuel Cell,” International Journal of Transport Phenomena, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-18.
  51. Maina, J. Y., Mickle, M. H., Lovell, M. R., and Schaefer, L., 2007, “Application of CDMA for Anticollision and Increase Read Efficiency of Multiple RFID Tags,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 37-43.
  52. Zink, F., Lu, Y., and Schaefer, L., 2007, “A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System for Buildings,” Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 809-818.
  53.  Lu, Y., and Schaefer, L., 2006, “Numerical Study of a Flat-Tube High Power Density Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: Part II. Cell Performance and Stack Optimization,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 153, no. 1, pp. 68-75.
  54.  Yuan, P., and Schaefer, L., 2006, “Equations of State in a Lattice Boltzmann Model,” Physics of Fluids, vol. 18, no. 4, article 042101.
  55. Yuan, P., and Schaefer, L., 2006, “A Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Two-Phase Flow Model and its Application to Heat Transfer Problems – Part 2. Integration and Validation,” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 151-156.
  56. Yuan, P., and Schaefer, L., 2006, “A Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Two-Phase Flow Model and its Application to Heat Transfer Problems – Part 1. Theoretical Foundation,” ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 142-150.
  57. Lu, Y., Schaefer, L., and Li, P.-W. 2005, “Numerical Simulation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow of a Flat-Tube Type High Power Density Solid Oxide Fuel Cell,” ASME Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 65-69.
  58. Lu, Y., Schaefer, L., and Li, P.-W., 2005, “Numerical Study of a Flat-Tube High Power Density Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: Part I. Heat/Mass Transfer and Fluid Flow,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 140, no. 2, pp. 331-339.
  59. Li, P.-W., Schaefer, L., and Chyu, M. K., 2004, “A Numerical Model Coupling the Heat and Gas Species’ Multiple Transport Processes in a Tubular SOFC,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 219-229.
  60. Lu, Y., and Schaefer, L., 2004, “A SOFC System Fed with Hydrogen Sulfide and Natural Gas,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 135, pp. 184-191.
  61. Schaefer, L. A., and Schaefer, A. J., 2004, “Locating Hybrid Fuel Cell-Turbine Power Generation Under Uncertainty,” Annals of Operations Research, vol. 132, pp. 301-322.
  62. Li, P.-W., Schaefer, L., Wang, Q.-M., Zhang, T., and Chyu, M. K., 2003, “Multi-gas Transportation and Electrochemical Performance of a Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell with Complex Flow Channels,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 90-100.
  63. Li, P.-W., Zhang, T., Wang, Q.-M., Schaefer, L., and Chyu, M. K., 2003, “The Performance of PEM Fuel Cells Fed with Oxygen through the Free-Convection Mode,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 114, pp. 63-69.
  64. Cain, J. T., Clark, W. C., Schaefer, L. A., Mandecki, W., Ulinski, D., and Mickle, M. H., 2001, “Energy Harvesting for DNA Gene Sifting and Sorting,”International Journal of Parallel and Distributed Systems and Networks, Special Issue on Energy Harvesting, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 140-149.
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