Research Area:

Building Energy System and Efficiency; Cooling/Dehumidification Systems and Technologies, Co-generation/Tri-generation/Quad-generation, Membrane Technologies

Research Experience:

Publications (Selected)Oh, S. J., Choon Ng, K., Thu, K., Kum Ja, M., Islam, M. R., Chun, W., & Chua, K. J. E. (2016). Studying theperformance of a dehumidifier with adsorbent coated heat exchangers for tropical climate operations. Scienceand Technology for the Built Environment, 1-9.Oh, S. J., Ng, K. C., Thu, K., Chun, W., & Chua, K. J. E. (2016). Forecasting Long-term Electricity Demand forCooling of Singapore’s Buildings Incorporating an Innovative Air-conditioning Technology. Energy and Buildings,In-pressCui, X., Islam, M. R., Mohan, B., & Chua, K. J. (2016). Theoretical analysis of a liquid desiccant based indirectevaporative cooling system. Energy, 95, 303-312.Bui, D. T., Nida, A., Ng, K. C., & Chua, K. J. (2016). Water vapor permeation and dehumidification performanceof poly (vinyl alcohol)/lithium chloride composite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 498, 254-262.Chua, K. J. (2015). Heat and mass transfer of composite desiccants for energy efficient air dehumidification:

Modelling and experiment. Applied Thermal Engineering, 89, 703-716.