The University of Western Australia

W/Prof Hui Tong Chua

Winthrop Professor/Research Theme Leader (Geothermal Energy and Waste Heat Utilisation)
UWA Centre for Energy

Contact details

Address

UWA Centre for Energy
The University of Western Australia (M050)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 1828

Email

huitong.chua@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

BEng MEng PhD N.U. Singapore, CEng, CSci, MIChemE

Publications

Journal Article (Schol Refereed Journal)
Gao, LZ, Chua, HT, Kawi, S 2008, 'The direct decomposition of NO over the La2CUO4 nanofiber catalyst', JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY, 181, pp. 2804-2807. Detail

Wang, X., Chua, H.T., Gao, L. 2007, 'A Thermogravimetric Analyzer For Condensable Gas Adsorption Under Subatmospheric Conditions ', Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 90, pp. 935-940. Detail

Tay, A., Chua, H.T., Wu, X. 2007, 'A lamp thermoelectricity based integrated bake/chill system for photoresist processing', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50, pp. 580-594. Detail

Wang, X., Chua, H.T. 2007, 'Two bed silica gel - water adsorption chillers: An effectual lumped parameter model', International Journal of Refrigeration, 30, 8, pp. 1417-1426. Detail

Wang, X., Chua, H.T. 2007, 'A comparative evaluation of two different heat-recovery schemes as applied to a two-bed adsorption chiller', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50, pp. 433-443. Detail

Gao, L., Wang, X., Chua, H.T., Kawi, S. 2006, 'Growth of La2CuO4 Nanofibers under a Mild Condition by using Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes as Templates', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 179, pp. 2036-2040. Detail

Tay, E.H., Iliescu, C., Chua, H.T. 2006, 'Nanotips Array for Thermoelectric Coolers Fabricated using Notching Effect of Reflected Charges on Mask', Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology, 9, 2, pp. 99-106. Detail

Chua, H.T., Wang, X., Teo, H.Y. 2006, 'A numerical study of the Hampson-type miniature Joule-Thomson cryocooler', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 49, pp. 582-593. Detail

Wang, X., Chua, H.T., Ng, K.C. 2005, 'Experimental investigation of silica gel-water adsorption chillers with and without a passive heat recovery scheme', International Journal of Refrigeration, 28, pp. 756-765. Detail

Tan, K.L., Illiescu, C., Tay, F., Chua, H.T., Miao, J. 2005, 'Nanotips cold-end contact for microcooling systems', International Journal of Nanoscience, 4, 4, pp. 701-7107. Detail

Chua, H.T., Wang, X. 2004, 'Thermionic and tunneling cooling thermodynamics', Applied Physics Letters, 84, 20, pp. 3999-4001. Detail

Chua, H.T., Ng, K.C., Wang, W., Yap, C., Wang, X. 2004, 'Transient modeling of a two-bed silica gel-water adsorption chiller', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 47, pp. 659-669. Detail

Ng, T.W., Sasaki, O., Chua, H.T. 2004, 'Resolution analysis of atomic force microscopy using temporal phase modulation interferometry', Optical Engineering, 43, 1, pp. 75-78. Detail

Saha, B.B., Koyama, S., Kashiwagi, T., Akisawa, A., Ng, K.C., Chua, H.T. 2003, 'Waste heat driven dual-mode, multi-stage, multi-bed regenerative adsorption system', International Journal of Refrigeration, 26, pp. 749-757. Detail

Ng, K.C., Chua, H.T., Wang, J.B., Wang, X., Kashiwagi, T., Akisawa, A., Saha, B.B. 2003, 'Experimental investigation on a novel four-bed adsorption chiller', Transactions of Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers, 20, 3, pp. 429-435. Detail

Saha, B.B., Koyama, S., Alam, K.C.A., Hamamoto, Y., Akisawa, A., Kashiwagi, T., Ng, K.C., Chua, H.T. 2003, 'Isothermal adsorption measurement for the development of high performance solid sorption cooling system', Transactions of Japan society of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Engineers, 20, 3, pp. 421-427. Detail

Chua, H.T., Toh, H.K., Ng, K.C. 2002, 'Thermodynamic modeling of an ammonia-water absorption chiller', International Journal of Refrigeration, 25, pp. 896-906. Detail

Chua, H.T., Ng, K.C., Chakraborty, A., Oo, N.M., Othman, M.A. 2002, 'Adsorption characteristics of silica gel + water systems', Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 47, pp. 1177-1181. Detail

Xuan, X.C., Ng, K.C., Yap, C., Chua, H.T. 2002, 'Optimization and thermodynamic understanding of conduction-cooled Peltier current leads', Cryogenics, 42, pp. 141-145. Detail

Xuan, X.C., Ng, K.C., Yap, C., Chua, H.T. 2002, 'Optimization of two-stage thermoelectric coolers with two design configurations', Energy Conversion and Management, 43, pp. 2041-2052. Detail

Xuan, X.C., Ng, K.C., Yap, C., Chua, H.T. 2002, 'A general model for studying effects of interface layers on thermoelectric devices performance', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 45, pp. 5159-5170. Detail

Xuan, X.C., Ng, K.C., Yap, C., Chua, H.T. 2002, 'The maximum temperature difference and polar characteristic of two-stage thermoelectric coolers', Cryogenics, 42, pp. 273-278. Detail

Chua, H.T., Ng, K.C., Malek, A., Oo, N.M. 2001, 'General thermodynamic framework for understanding temperature-entropy diagram of batchwise operating thermodynamic cooling cycles', Journal of Applied Physics, 89, 9, pp. 5151-5158. Detail

Chua, H.T., Ng, K.C., Malek, A., Kashiwagi, T., Akisawa, A., Saha, B.B. 2001, 'Multi-bed regenerative adsorption chiller - improving the utilization of waste heat and reducing the chilled water outlet temperature fluctuation', International Journal of Refrigeration, 24, pp. 124-136. Detail

Chua, H.T., Ng, K.C., Xuan, X.C., Yap, C., Gordon, J.M. 2001, 'Temperature-entropy formulation of thermoelectric thermodynamic cycles', Physical Review E, 65, 056111, pp. 1-6. Detail

Ng, K.C., Chua, H.T., Chung, C.Y., Loke, C.H., Kashiwagi, T., Akisawa, A., Saha, B.B. 2001, 'Experimental investigation of the silica gel-water adsorption isotherm characteristics', Applied Thermal Engineering, 21, pp. 1631-1642. Detail

Wee, T.H., Zhu, J., Chua, H.T., Wong, S.F. 2001, 'Resistance of Blended Cement Pastes to Leaching in Distilled Water at Ambient and Higher Temperatures', ACI Materials Journal, 98, 2, pp. 184-193. Detail
Full Refereed Conference Publication
Tay, A., Wang, Y., Chua, H.T. 2007, 'Equipment design and control of advanced thermal processing system in lithography', 33rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, USA , n/a, pp. n/a. Detail

Tay, A., Chua, H.T., Ho, W.S., Zhou, Y. 2005, 'A thermoelectricity-lamp based integrated bake/chill system for photoresist processing', IECON 2005, USA, 1, pp. 153-158. Detail

Tay, F.E.H., Iliescu, C., Chua, H.T. 2005, 'FABRICATION NANOTIPS ARRAY FOR THERMOELECTIC COLLERS USING NERCOM PROCESS', 2005 International Semiconductor Conference, Romania, 1, pp. 285-288. Detail

Research profile

Research profile and publications