武汉理工大学汽车工程学院讲师，先进燃烧实验室Co-PI。主要研究相变材料蓄热、温差发电、燃料电池水热管理、太阳能热利用等领域的能量转换及流动、传热传质问题。主持和参与中央高校基本业务项目、国家自然科学基金、国家重点研发计划等多个项目，在相关领域发表SCI论文25篇。
教育背景
博士：重庆大学 能源与动力工程学院 (动力工程及工程热物理)
本科：重庆大学 能源与动力工程学院（热能与动力工程)
代表性论文
[1] Z. Shen, S. Chen, X. Liu, B. Chen. A review on thermal management performance enhancement of phase change materials for vehicle lithium-ion batteries. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2021; 148: 111301. link
[2] B. Huang, Z. Shen*. Performance assessment of annular thermoelectric generators for automobile exhaust waste heat recovery. Energy 2022; 246, 123375. link
[3] Z. Shen, X. Liu*, S. Chen, S. Wu, L. Xiao, Z. Chen. Theoretical analysis on a segmented annular thermoelectric generator. Energy 2018,157: 297-313. link
[4] Z. Shen, B. Huang*, X. Liu. Effect of structure parameters on the performance of an annular thermoelectric generator for automobile exhaust heat recovery. Energy Conversion and Management 2022; 256, 115381. link
[5] Z. Shen, Li. Tian, X. Liu*. Automotive exhaust thermoelectric generators: Current status, challenges and future prospects. Energy Conversion and Management 2019;195: 1138-1173. link
[6] L. Tian, X. Liu, S. Chen, Z. Shen*. Effect of fin material on PCM melting in a rectangular enclosure. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020;167: 114764. link
[7] Z. Shen, S. Chen, B. Chen. Heat transfer performance of a finned shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage unit in the presence of thermal radiation. Journal of Energy Storage 2022, 45: 103724. link
[8] B. Huang, L. Tian, Q. Yu, X. Liu, Z. Shen*. Numerical analysis of melting process in a rectangular enclosure with different fin locations. Energies 2021;14(14): 4091. link