主要从事纳米能源与高效节能节水传热装备基础理论和关键技术研究,涉及纳米流体多相流与三维变空间余热余能高效回收集成、热泵储能技术、气体净化技术和节能节水高效换热设备等。

获授权专利109项，其中发明专利33项，实用新型专利76项。获得科研鉴定成果13项，其中11项达国际先进水平，2项处于国际领先水平。共发表论文400余篇，著作5部。2013年获上海市技术发明奖二等奖1项，获中国石化化工集团科技进步三等奖1项。2012年获广东省科技奖励二等奖1项，上海市技术发明奖二等奖1项;2011年获中国机械工程学会节能及绿色工业科研成果三等奖1项;2010年获广东省科技奖二等奖1项，中国石油和化学工业联合会技术发明奖三等奖1项;2009年获全球可再生领域最具投资价值十大领先技术蓝天奖1项，国际铜业协会（中国）技术项目三等奖1项;2008年获第三届“中国制冷学会科学技术奖-青年奖”1项、国际铜业协会（中国）三等奖1项。2007年获高等学校科学技术奖专利二等奖1项。

1. 论著：
[1] 微小流道（槽道）传热强化与节能, 朱冬生 罗小平 钱颂文,科学出版，321千字，2014.1

[2] 换热器（第二版），兰州石油机械研究所主编（朱冬生主要第三编写），中国石化出版社，2013年1月 北京
[3] “管壳式换热器”，马晓明，钱颂文，朱冬生，江楠，方江敏，郭崇志，杨丽明 ， 中国石化出版社，2010年1月 北京
[4] 换热器技术及进展，朱冬生，钱颂文，马小明，孙萍，罗小平，王杨君.，中国石化出版社，08年8月 北京
[5] 管式换热器强化传热技术，钱颂文 朱冬生 李庆领，杨丽明，化学工业出版社2003年4月 北京

2.    论文：
[1] Li XZ，Zhu, DS，Yin YD，Tu AM，Liu, SJ，Parametric study on heat transfer and pressure drop of twisted oval tube bundle with in line layout， INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER，JUN 2019，v135,P860-872

[2] Li XZ,Zhu DS,Sun JF,Mo X,Yin YD,，Air side heat transfer and pressure drop of H type fin and tube bundles with in line layouts，EXPERIMENTAL THERMAL AND FLUID SCIENCE，SEP 2018,V96,P146-153

[3]Sun JF,Zhu DS,Yin YD,Li XZ, Experimental investigation of the heating performance of refrigerant injection heat pump with a single-cylinder inverter-driven rotary compressor,JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY,SEP 2018,V133,P1579-1588

[4] Yin, YD,Zhu, DS, Sun, JF,Li, XZ, Zhang, JN, Lin, CD (Lin, C. D.),Comparison of a novel un-baffled and a conventional shell-and-tube dry-expansion evaporator,APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING, FEB 25 2017，V11，P1137-1145 

[5] ZHU Dong-sheng, SHI Zhong-jing, QIAN Tai-lei, TAN Xiang-hui, XIAO Jing-mei ,Numerical Simulation and Field Synergy Analysis of Twisted Oval Tube Heat Exchanger，Journal of Chemical Engineering of Chinese Universities,2015 V29 n1,P64-71

[6]Zhu DS, Zheng WY, Zhou GY, et.al Computational analysis of closed wet cooling towers. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 2013, 63(5): 396-409.
[7] 朱冬生,周吉成,霍正齐,李军,李燕. 满液式蒸发器中螺旋扁管的池沸腾传热[J]. 化工学报,2013,04:1151-1156.
[8] ZHU Dong-sheng, TAN Xiang-hui, ZENG Li-ding ,Heat transfer and pressure drop performances of twisted oval tubes,Chemical Engineering, 2013年1期9-14
[9]TANG Xinyi and ZHU Dongsheng Experimental and Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Enhancement of a Rectangular Channel with Discontinuous Crossed Ribs andGrooves Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2012，20(2) :220—230
[10] Wei-Biao Ye，Dong-Sheng Zhu，Nan Wang. Effect of the inclination angles on thermal energy storage in a quadrantal cavity Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, In Press (Online First),2012，110期: 3页: 1487-1492
[11] Ye, Wei-Biao; Zhu, Dong-Sheng; Wang, Nan ，Fluid flow and heat transfer in a latent thermal energy unit with different phase change material (PCM) cavity volume fractions，APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING ，2012，42：49-57
[12]Zheng WY, Zhu DS, Song J, Zeng LD, Zhou HJ，Experimental and computational analysis of thermal performance of the oval tube closed wet cooling tower. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2012, 35: 233-239.
[13]Zheng WY, Zhu DS, Zhou GY, et.al Thermal performance analysis of closed wet cooling towers under both unsaturated and supersaturated conditions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012, 55(25-26): 7803-7811.
[14]Tan Xiang-hui, Zhu Dong-sheng, Zhou Guo-yan, Zeng Li-ding. Experimental and numerical study of convective heat transfer and fluid flow in twisted oval tubes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012, 55(17-18): 4701-4710.
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[17]J. W. Gao, R. T. Zheng, H. Ohtani,D. S. Zhu, G. Chen，Experimental Investigation of Heat Conduction Mechanisms in Nanofluids. Nano Letters 2009, 9 (12), pp 4128–4132
[18]Dongsheng Zhu,Xinfang Li, Nan Wang, et al.Dispersion behavior and thermal conductivity characteristics of Al2O3–H2O nanofluids.
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[19] Dongsheng Zhu, Huijun Wu, Shengwei, Wang. Experimental study on composite silica gel supported CaCl2 sorbent for low grade heat storage. International Journal of Thermal Sciences.2006,45:804-813