Minghan Xu

Ph.D. Candidate


[email protected]


Mining & Materials Eng.

McGill University



Publications


Peer-reviewed Journal Articles


Phase Change Materials


Kinetics formulation for Two-Dimensional Growth Behavior of Water/Ice Interface on Si Substrate


Yosuke Hanawa, Jianliang Zhang, Agus P. Sasmito, Minghan Xu, Saad Akhtar, Mohammaderfan Mohit, Junichi Yoshida, Koichi Sawada, Yuta Sasaki, Atsushi Sakuma

Langmuir, vol. 40, 2024, pp. 4033-4043


Asymptotic analysis of a two-phase Stefan problem in an annulus with the convective boundary


Minghan Xu, Saad Akhtar, Mohammaderfan Mohit, Ahmad F Zueter, Agus P Sasmito

International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 196, Elsevier, 2024, p. 108744


Multi-scale analysis for solidification of phase change materials (PCMs): Experiments and modeling


Minghan Xu, Yosuke Hanawa, Saad Akhtar, Atsushi Sakuma, Jianliang Zhang, Junichi Yoshida, Masakazu Sanada, Yuta Sasaki, Agus P Sasmito

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 212, Elsevier, 2023, p. 124182


Experimental and unified mathematical frameworks of water-ice phase change for cold thermal energy storage


Minghan Xu, Yuguo Gao, Fu Fang, Saad Akhtar, Benitta A Chaedir, Agus P Sasmito

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 187, Elsevier, 2022, p. 122536


Asymptotic analysis of a two-phase Stefan problem in annulus: Application to outward solidification in phase change materials


Minghan Xu, Saad Akhtar, Ahmad F Zueter, Mahmoud A Alzoubi, Laxmi Sushama, Agus P Sasmito

Applied Mathematics and Computation, vol. 408, Elsevier, 2021, p. 126343


Droplet and Spray Freezing


Development of a multi-stage model for freezing of a suspended binary solution droplet


Minghan Xu, Saad Akhtar, Mohammaderfan Mohit, Agus P. Sasmito

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 221, 2024, p. 125115


A comprehensive review of modeling water solidification for droplet freezing applications


Saad Akhtar, Minghan Xu, Mohammaderfan Mohit, Agus P Sasmito

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 188, Elsevier, 2023, p. 113768


A Novel Crystal Growth Model with Nonlinear Interface Kinetics and Curvature Effects: Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization


Saad Akhtar, Minghan Xu, Agus P Sasmito

Crystal Growth & Design, vol. 21, ACS Publications, 2021, pp. 3251--3265


Development and validation of a semi-analytical framework for droplet freezing with heterogeneous nucleation and non-linear interface kinetics


Saad Akhtar, Minghan Xu, Agus P Sasmito

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 166, Elsevier, 2021, p. 120734


Development and validation of an asymptotic solution for a two-phase Stefan problem in a droplet subjected to convective boundary condition


Saad Akhtar, Minghan Xu, Agus P Sasmito

International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 164, Elsevier, 2021, p. 106923


Artificial Ground Freezing


Seasonal ground cold energy storage potential for data center cooling using thermosyphon: A comparative study of five cities in Canada for carbon footprint reduction


Muhammad SK Tareen, Ahmad F Zueter, Mohammad Zolfagharroshan, Minghan Xu, Agus P Sasmito

Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 84, Elsevier, 2024, p. 111486


Development of conjugate reduced-order models for selective artificial ground freezing: Thermal and computational analysis


Ahmad F Zueter, Minghan Xu, Mahmoud A Alzoubi, Agus P Sasmito

Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 190, Elsevier, 2021, p. 116782


Artificial ground freezing: A review of thermal and hydraulic aspects


Mahmoud A Alzoubi, Minghan Xu, Ferri P Hassani, Sébastien Poncet, Agus P Sasmito

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, vol. 104, Elsevier, 2020, p. 103534


Development of analytical solution for a two-phase stefan problem in artificial ground freezing using singular perturbation theory


Minghan Xu, Saad Akhtar, Ahmad F Zueter, Victor Auger, Mahmoud A Alzoubi, Agus P Sasmito

Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 142, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection, 2020


Geothermal Energy


Thermal and hydraulic analysis of a novel double-pipe geothermal heat exchanger with a controlled fractured zone at the well bottom


Putra H Agson-Gani, Ahmad F Zueter, Minghan Xu, Seyed Ali Ghoreishi-Madiseh, Jundika C Kurnia, Agus P Sasmito

Applied Energy, vol. 310, Elsevier, 2022, p. 118407


A 3D space-marching analytical model for geothermal borehole systems with multiple heat exchangers


Mohammed A Hefni, Minghan Xu, Ahmad F Zueter, Ferri Hassani, Mohamed A Eltaher, Haitham M Ahmed, Hussein A Saleem, Hussin AM Ahmed, Gamal SA Hassan, Khaled I Ahmed, others

Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 216, Elsevier, 2022, p. 119027


An analytical model for transient heat transfer with a time-dependent boundary in solar-and waste-heat-assisted geothermal borehole systems: From single to multiple boreholes


Mohammed A Hefni, Minghan Xu, Ferri Hassani, Seyed Ali Ghoreishi-Madiseh, Haitham M Ahmed, Hussein A Saleem, Hussin AM Ahmed, Gamal SA Hassan, Khaled I Ahmed, Agus P Sasmito

Applied Sciences, vol. 11, MDPI, 2021, p. 10338


Ice Slurry


Development of a novel continuous nanofluid ice slurry generator: Experimental and theoretical studies


Yuguo Gao, Mohammaderfan Mohit, Jiaqi Luo, Minghan Xu, Fu Fang, Arun S. Mujumdar, Agus P. Sasmito

Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 244, 2024, p. 122667


On the stability of nanofluid ice slurry produced via impinging stream method under thermal and phase-change cycles


Yuguo Gao, Jiaqi Luo, Fu Fang, Minghan Xu, Mohammaderfan Mohit, Tariq Shamim, Agus P Sasmito

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, Elsevier, 2023, p. 103725


Experimental investigation of producing ice slurry with water using opposed-nozzle impinging jet method


Yuguo Gao, Yilin Ning, Chengzhen Wu, Minghan Xu, Saad Akhtar, Arun S Mujumdar, Agus P Sasmito

Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 219, Elsevier, 2023, p. 119568


Influence of thermal cycling on stability and thermal conductivity of nanofluid ice slurry


Yuguo Gao, Yitao Ren, Minghan Xu, Junjun Liu, Arun S Mujumdar, Agus P Sasmito

International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 185, Elsevier, 2023, p. 108113


Numerical investigation of aqueous graphene nanofluid ice slurry passing through a horizontal circular pipe: Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics


Yuguo Gao, Yilin Ning, Minghan Xu, Chengzhen Wu, Arun S Mujumdar, Agus P Sasmito

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 134, Elsevier, 2022, p. 106022


Sustainability and Safety in Mines


A real-time monitoring temperature-dependent risk index for predicting mine water inrush from collapse columns through a coupled thermal--hydraulic-mechanical model


Jiyuan Zhao, Weitao Liu, Jianjun Shen, Minghan Xu, Agus P Sasmito

Journal of Hydrology, vol. 607, Elsevier, 2022, p. 127565


Numerical analysis of permeability rebound and recovery during coalbed methane extraction: implications for CO2 injection methods


Erlei Su, Yunpei Liang, Quanle Zou, Minghan Xu, Agus P Sasmito

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, vol. 149, Elsevier, 2021, pp. 93--104


Effects of cyclic saturation of supercritical CO2 on the pore structures and mechanical properties of bituminous coal: An experimental study


Erlei Su, Yunpei Liang, Xianyin Chang, Quanle Zou, Minghan Xu, Agus P Sasmito

Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 40, Elsevier, 2020, p. 101208

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