Dr. DONG Kaijun is a distinguished expert in energy efficiency and refrigeration. He received his Ph.D. from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2000. He is currently a professor and doctoral supervisor in Guangzhou Institute of Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences (GIEC, CAS), where he is leading of the Built Environment and Energy Conservation Research Group.

He is the principal investigator of the Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Energy-Saving Data Centers. He is also the chairman of the Guangdong Green Data Center Industry Technology Innovation Alliance and is the membership of the Data Center Working Group of the Chinese Society of Refrigeration.

His research focuses on refrigeration and air-conditioning technologies, thermal management of electronic devices and energy storage batteries, high-density cold and thermal energy storage, and energy system optimization. In the field of energy-efficient data center technologies, he has conducted systematic studies on liquid cooling techniques, airflow organization optimization, utilization of natural cooling sources, high-density cold energy storage, and large temperature difference liquid-cooling heat exchangers. He has been the principal investigator for numerous research projects, including the National 863 Program and the National Key R&D Program of China, with the resulting technologies widely applied to industrial energy-saving demonstration projects.

Selected Publications

1. Dongji Wu, Xiaobin Gu*, Qin Sun, Weimin Luo, Bobo Zhang, Jiangang Peng, Liang Bian, Kaijun Dong*. Thermal conductivity enhancement of diatomite-based composite phase change materials by interfacial reduction deposition of Cu nanoparticles. Journal of Energy Storage. 2023, 61: 106861.

2. Yunxiang Cai, Qin Sun*, Xiaobin Gu, Yuping Li, Weimin Luo, Yanjun Zhang, Bobo Zhang, Gongsheng Huang, Kaijun Dong**. Multi-objective optimization of battery thermal management system based on a novel embedded hybrid cooling plate considering time-based early shutdown strategy. Energy. 2024, 312: 133419.

3. Sun Qin, Wang Hao, Dong Kaijun*, Lv Tai, Kang Zhibo, Experimental study on the thermal performance of a novel physically separated chilled water storage tank. Journal of energy storage. 2021.40: 102628-102636

4. Kaijun Dong, Xiaobin Gu, Lihua Peng*, Peng Liu, Shuai Jiang, Liang Bian*. Recent advancements in typical mineral-encapsulated form-stable phase change materials for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 2022.52:104931-58

5. Kaijun Dong, Jun Zhang, Weimin Luo. Catalytic conversion of carbohydrates into 5-hydroxymethyl furfural over sulfonated hyper-cross-linked polymer in DMSO. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2018.334:1055-1064.

▪ Energy-Efficient Cooling and Refrigeration Technologies

▪ Thermal Management for Electronics, Data Centers, and Energy Storage Systems

▪ Advanced Cold and Thermal Energy Storage Technologies

▪ Energy System Integration and Optimization

1. National Key R&D Program of China, Efficient Medium-Temperature Chilled Water Central Air-Conditioning System and Key Equipment, Dec 2023–Nov 2027, 3.8 million yuan, Principal Investigator.

2. Chinese Academy of Sciences Science and Technology Service Network Initiative (STS) – Dongguan Special Project, Development and Industrialization of Novel High-Strength, High-Toughness, and High-Thermal-Conductivity Aluminum Alloys, Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 0.46 million yuan, Principal Investigator.

3. Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Program, Research and Demonstration of Key Energy-Saving and Carbon-Reduction Technologies for Large-Scale Data Centers, Apr 2022–Mar 2025, 0.5 million yuan, Principal Investigator.

4. Foshan Key Area Science and Technology Project, Research and Development of Key Technologies and Equipment for Ultra-Efficient Fluorine Pump Natural Cooling in Data Centers, Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 0.4 million yuan, Principal Investigator.

5. National High-Tech R&D Program of China (863 Program), Key Technologies for Refrigeration and Thermal (Including Phase Change) Energy Storage, 2012–2014, Principal Investigator.