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Brief
Dr. Xiao obtained her double Bachelor degrees in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) Engineering and Marketing from Xi'an Jiao Tong University in 1998, her Master degree in Refrigeration and Cryogenics Engineering from Shang Hai Jiao Tong University in 2001, and her PhD in Building Services Engineering from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2004. She worked in Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. from 2005 to 2006. She returned to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in March 2006 and became a lecture in July 2006.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
| MASHRAE (2006-Now) |
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| PhD (2001-2004) | Department of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| MSc(Eng) (1998-2001) | Department of Refrigeration and Cryogenics Engineering Shang Hai Jiao Tong University, Shang Hai, China (http://www.sjtu.edu.cn/english/) |
| BSc(Eng) (1994-1998) | Department of Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning Engineering, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, China (http://www.xjtu.edu.cn/en ) |
| BA (1994-1998) | Department of Marketing, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, China (http://www.xjtu.edu.cn/en ) |
Career
| 07/2006-Now | Lecturer, Department of Building Services Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| 03/2006-06/2006 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Building Services Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| 03/2005-03/2006 | Consultant Engineer, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd |
Research Interests
- Optimal control of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems
- Fault detection and diagnosis of HVAC systems and components
- Dynamic simulation of building systems, modeling of heat and mass transfer in energy-related equipments
- Building automation and diagnostics
- Building energy efficiency and heat recovery in air-conditioning systems
Research Funding
- PI. "Modeling and Control of a Novel Independent Fresh Air Conditioning System with Membrane-Based Enthalpy Recovery". (External competitive funding, Edward Sai Kim Hotung Fund, 357.2K, 03/2008-02/2011)
- PI. "Automatic Active Commissioning of Air-Conditioning Systems for Enhancing Building Lifecycle Performance". (2007 RGC/CERG fundable project, 180K, 05/2008-02/2009)
- PI. "Automatic Fault Diagnosis of Air Handling Units with Low Quality Measurements". (PolyU Internal Competitive Research Grants 06-07, 217K, 09/2007-08/2008)
- Co-I. "Development of A Sensor-based Adaptive Demand-Controlled Ventilation Strategy for Multi-zone VAV Air-conditioning Systems". (RGC/CERG grant, 507.4K, 01/2008-12/2009)
Consultancy and Industrial sponsored research
2007-2009
HVAC System Control and Optimization Strategies in the Retrofit Project of Bei Jing's Jing Yan Hotel for Energy Conservation, Beijing Building Technology Development Co. Ltd.
2005-2010
Building Energy Efficiency through Intelligent Control and Diagnosis, ICC, SHK.
Selected Recent Publications
- 2008 Xu, X.H., Xiao, F., and Wang, S.W. "Enhanced Chiller Sensor Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Estimation Using Wavelet Analysis and Principal Component Analysis Methods". Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 28(2-3), pp. 226-237. (SCI Cited)
- 2008 Xiao, F. and Zhang, L.Z. "Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer In Plate-Fin Triangular Ducts: Effects of Finite Fin Conductance". International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, May 11-16 2008, Marrakech, Morocco.
- 2007 Zhang L.Z. and Xiao, F., "Simultaneous Heat and Moisture Transfer through a Composite Supported Liquid Membrane". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. In print. (SCI Cited)
- 2007 Xiao, F. and et al., "Automatic Commissioning of HVAC Systems for Enhancing Building Life-Cycle Performance", HKIE Transactions. In print.
- 2007 Xiao, F. Wang, S.W., Xu, X.H. and Ge, G.M., "Automatic Commissioning of AHU Sensors Using Principle Component Analysis". Building Science. In print.
- 2006 Wang, S.W. and Xiao, F. "Sensor Fault Detection and Diagnosis Using Condition-Based Adaptive Statistical Analysis". HVAC&R Research, Vol. 12(1), pp. 127-150. (SCI Cited)
- 2006 Xiao, F., Wang, S.W. and Zhang, J.P. "A Diagnostic Tool for Online Sensor Health Monitoring in Air-Conditioning Systems". Automation in Construction, Vol. 15, pp. 489-503. (SCI Cited)
- 2006 Xiao, F. and Wang, S.W. "Automatic Continuous Commissioning of Measurement Instruments in Air Handling Units". Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology (New Series), Vol.13B, pp. 179-185.
- 2005 Wong, W. and Xiao, F. "Comparison of Control Strategies of Underfloor Air Conditioning Systems and Overhead Air Conditioning Systems ". The proceedings of Hubei – Hong Kong Joint Symposium on Building Services Design, System Control and Value Evaluation, July 1-2 2005, Wu Han, China.
- 2004 Wang, S.W. and Xiao, F. "AHU Sensor Fault Diagnosis Using Principal Component Analysis Method". Energy and Buildings, Vol. 36(2), pp.147-160. (SCI Cited)
- 2004 Wang, S.W. and Xiao, F. "Detection and Diagnosis of AHU Sensors Faults Using Principal Component Analysis Method". Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 45(17), pp. 2667-2686. (SCI Cited)
- 2003 Xiao, F. and Wang, S.W. "Commissioning of AHU Sensors Using Principal Component Analysis Method". Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, Vol. 24(3), pp.179-189. (Best Paper Award in International Conference of System Simulation in Buildings, Belgium, 2002.)
- 2003 Wang, S.W. and Xiao, F. "Sensor Fault Diagnosis in HVAC Systems". The 4th International Symposium on Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning, October 9-11 2003, Beijing China.