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James E. Braun

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1986
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning TechnologiesBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationHeat Transfer and OptimizationHeat Transfer and Boiling StudiesAdvanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines

Publications

457

Citations

9,777

Est. group size

~19

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1986

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher works on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC&R) systems, with a focus on making buildings and cooling equipment more energy efficient. Recent work covers heat pump modeling (including frost and defrost cycles), membrane-based air dehumidification, fault detection in HVAC systems using machine learning, and optimization methods for calibrating thermal system models. Some publications also branch into electrochemical approaches to heat pumping and building energy control strategies.

HVAC and refrigeration systemsBuilding energy efficiency and controlHeat pump and dehumidification modelingFault detection and diagnosis using machine learningBayesian optimization for engineering systems

Publication output peaked around 2021-2022 (about 31 papers/year) and has gradually declined since, settling to roughly 14-18 papers/year in 2023-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 17.2/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 27 publications182019: 14 publications192020: 19 publications202021: 31 publications31212022: 31 publications31222023: 18 publications232024: 18 publications242025: 14 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Refrigeration×26
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System)×24
  • Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University)×20
  • Energy and Buildings×18
  • Science and Technology for the Built Environment×11
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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