CURRENT WEBSITE (http://homepage.hit.edu.cn/lilifeng)

EDUCATION BACKGROUND AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2020–2021, Research officer, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia
• 2015–2020, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), The Australian National University (ANU), Australia
• 2012–2014, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany & Uppsala University (UU), Sweden
• 2008–2012, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Zhejiang University (ZJU), China

Research Interests

• Optics, transport phenomena and chemical reaction engineering applied to solar thermal and thermochemical systems;
• In particular, numerical and experimental studies of optics and solar receiver–reactors for high-temperature solar thermochemical processing;
• Radiative transfer, transport phenomena and cell growth kinetics of photobioreactor systems for cultivation of microalgae.

Research Highlights

• Ongoing project (2021.11–present) on Design, Modelling and Optimisation of Photobioreactor (PBR) Systems for Cultivation of Microalgae

Figure 1: Optimisation of photobioreactor (PBR) systems via a combined methodology of numerical modelling and experimental testing.

• Research project (2020.11–2021.11) on Experimental Evaluation of a High-Temperature Solar Calcination–Carbonation Reactor Using Simulated High-Flux Solar RadiationA packed-bed solar thermochemical reactor was experimentally tested for solar energy storage and carbon dioxide (CO2) capture using calcination–carbonation chemical-looping cycling of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃). The reactor was driven by simulated high-flux solar irradiation provided by the ANU high-flux solar simulator (HFSS).

• Doctoral work (2015.04–2020.11) on Design, Modelling and Optimisation of Optical Systems for High-Temperature Concentrating Solar Applications

Optical studies were conducted for a high-flux solar simulator (HFSS) based experimental system and commercial-scale solar central receiver systems (CRSs). Optical studies of a compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) and reflective optics were performed to aid in solving the limitations and problems of the HFSS-based experimental system. Commercial-scale solar CRSs were investigated for a wide range of receiver temperatures in a low and a high power level. A proposed novel solar beam-down system with a rotating tower reflector was proposed and optically investigated.

Publications

ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS:

1. L. Li, Z.M.H Mohd Shafie, T. Huang, R. Lau, and C.-H. Wang, 2023. Multiphysics simulations of concentric-tube internal loop photobioreactors for microalgae cultivation. Chemical Engineering Journal 457, 141342, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141342.
2. L. Li, X. Xu, W. Wang, R. Lau, and C.-H. Wang, 2022. Hydrodynamics and mass transfer of concentric-tube internal loop airlift reactors: A review. Bioresource Technology 359, 127451, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127451.
3. L. Li, A. Rahbari, M. Taheri, R. Pottas, A. Rahbari, L. Reich, L. Yue, J. Zapata, P. Kreider, A. Bayon, B. Wang, C.-H. Wang, J. Coventry, and W. Lipiński, 2022. Experimental evaluation of an indirectly-irradiated packed-bed solar thermochemical reactor for calcination–carbonation chemical looping. Submitted to Chemical Engineering Journal, under revision.
4. J. Pottas¹, L. Li¹, M. Habib, B. Wang, J. Coventry, C.-H. Wang, and W. Lipiński, 2021. Optical alignment and radiometry flux characterization of a multi-source high-flux solar simulator. Solar Energy 236, 434–444, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.02.026.
5. S. Yang, L. Li, B. Wang, S. Li, J. Wang, P. Lund, and W. Lipiński, 2021. Thermodynamic analysis of a conceptual fixed-bed solar thermochemical cavity receiver–reactor array for water splitting via ceria redox cycling. Frontiers in Energy Research 9, 253, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.565761.
6. B. Wang, L. Li, F. Schäfer, J. Pottas, A. Kumar, V. M. Wheeler, and W. Lipiński, 2021. Thermal reduction of iron–manganese oxide particles in a high-temperature packed-bed solar thermochemical reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal 410(C), 128255, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.128255.
7. W. Lipiński, E. Abbasi-Shavazi, J. Chen, J. Coventry, M. Hangi, S. Iyer, A. Kumar, L. Li, S. Li, J. Pye, J. F. Torres, B. Wang, Y. Wang, and V. Wheeler, 2020. Progress in heat transfer research for high-temperature solar thermal applications. Applied Thermal Engineering 184(C), 116137, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.116137.
8. L. Li, B. Wang, J. Pye, R. Bader, W. Wang, and W. Lipiński, 2020. Optical analysis of a multi- aperture solar central receiver system for high-temperature concentrating solar applications. Optics Express 28(25), 37654–37668, https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.404867.
9. B. Wang, L. Li, R. Bader, J. Pottas, V. Wheeler, P. Kreider, and W. Lipiński, 2020. Thermal model of a solar thermochemical reactor for metal oxide reduction. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 142, 051002, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046229.
10. L. Li, B. Wang, J. Pye, and W. Lipiński, 2020. Temperature-based optical design, optimization and economics of solar polar-field central receiver systems with an optional compound parabolic concentrator. Solar Energy 206, 1018–1032, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.05.088.
11. L. Li, S. Yang, B. Wang, J. Pye, and W. Lipiński, 2020. Optical analysis of a solar thermochemical system with a rotating tower reflector and a receiver–reactor array. Optics Express 28(13), 19429–19445, https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.389924.
12. L. Li, B. Wang, R. Bader, J. Zapata, and W. Lipiński, 2019. Reflective optics for redirecting convergent radiative beams in concentrating solar applications. Solar Energy 191, 707–718, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.08.077.
13. L. Li, B. Wang, J. Pottas, and W. Lipiński, 2019. Design of a compound parabolic concentrator for a multi-source high-flux solar simulator. Solar Energy 183, 805–811, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.03.017.
14. W. Wang, B. Wang, L. Li, B. Laumert, and S. Torsten, 2016. The effect of the cooling nozzle arrangement to the thermal performance of a solar impinging receiver. Solar Energy 131, 222– 234, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.02.052.
15. L. Li, J. Coventry, R. Bader, J. Pye, and W. Lipiński, 2016. Optics of solar central receiver systems: A review. Optics Express 24(14), A985–A1007, https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.24.00A985.

BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS:

1. L. Li, B. Wang, R. Bader, T. Cooper, and W. Lipiński, 2021, Concentrating collector systems for high-temperature solar thermal and thermochemical applications, in: W. Lipiński (Ed.), Advances in Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, volume 58, pp: 1–53, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ache.2021.10.001.
2. X. Wang, F. Zhang, L. Li, H. Zhang, and S. Deng, 2021, Carbon dioxide capture, in: W. Lipiński (Ed.), Advances in Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, volume 58, pp: 297–348, https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ache.2021.10.005.

ABSTRACTS AND EXTENDED ABSTRACTS IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (SELECTED):

1. L. Li, Z.M.H. Mohd Shafie, T. Huang, Y.-C. Wang, R. Lau, and C.-H. Wang. Multiphysics simulation of internal loop airlift photobioreactors for microalgae cultivation. In Proceedings of the 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, 13–18 November 2022.
2. L. Li, X. Xu, W. Wang, R. Lau, and C.-H. Wang. Concentric-tube internal loop airlift reactors for microalgae cultivation: A review. In Proceedings of the 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting, Phoenix, 13–18 November 2022.
3. L. Li, B. Wang, J. Pye, and W. Lipiński. Concentrating collector systems for high-temperature solar thermal applications. In Proceedings of the OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, virtual, 26–30 July 2021. Extended abstract.
4. L. Li, B. Wang, R. Bader, W. Wang, J. Pye and W. Lipiński. Optical analysis of multi-aperture solar central receiver systems for high-temperature concentrating solar applications. In Proceedings of the 2020 SolarPACES International Symposium on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy, virtual, 29 September–2 October 2020.
5. L. Li, B. Wang, J. Pottas, and W. Lipiński. Application of a compound parabolic concentrator to a multi-source high-flux solar simulator. In Proceedings of the OSA 2018 Light, Energy and the Environment Congress, Sentosa Island, Singapore, 5–8 November 2018. Extended abstract.