Shin and Chiyu presented at 2023 Summer Heat Transfer Conference
July 2023
Dr. Zhang with his students Shin Young Jeong and Chiyu Yang attended 17th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and 2023 Summer Heat Transfer Conference. Shin Young Jeong presented on the topic of “Heat Transfer Models of High-Temperature Gravity-Driven Granular Flows Between Vertical Parallel Plates for Solar Thermal Energy Storage and Transport”. Chiyu Yang presented on the topic of “Full-Stokes Thermal Emission Control by Twisted Grating Structure”.
Chiyu and Preston to give IMECE Presentation
October 2022
Dr. Zhang with his students Chiyu Yang and Preston Bohm attended 2022 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Chiyu Yang presented on the topic of “Polarimetric Thermal Emission Analysis Described by Stokes Parameters Based on Fluctuational Electrodynamics” and his poster session “Direct Thermal Emission Calculation and Validation of Kirchhoff’s Law for Nonreciprocal Material Using Fluctuational Electrodynamics” has won the “Best Poster Award – Second Place”; Preston Bohm presented on the topic of “Optimization techniques for 1D Tungsten Grating design”.
Shin Young Jeong gives an Oral Presenation for his Ph.D. Proposal
October 21, 2022
Title: STUDY OF GRANULAR FLOW AND RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF BAUXITE PARTICLES FOR SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS
Short summary: Particulate-based solar thermal energy storage (TES) and transport media provide a pathway for sensibly storing solar energy to produce on-demand electricity in concentrated solar power applications. The thermal radiative properties and light scattering of particles are important in understanding energy transfer processes in solar energy conversion by particulate media. Single particle scattering properties were measured by the unique taped particle method with a light scatterometer. Also, modeling granular flow is necessary for delivering mass transport information in heat transfer models to optimize solar particle receivers. Measured flow properties up to 800 °C were used as inputs to model granular flow of various configurations used in concentrated solar power (CSP) systems. Along with simulation, series of experiments including high temperature flow in a parallel plates configuration and inclined flow with external concentrated solar irradiation will be performed. Measured particle radiative properties and flow models will be adopted to improve the performance of heat transfer models.
Shin Young Jeong gives Oral Presentation at the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES) 2022, Albuquerque
September 29, 2022
Title: Experimental study of concentrated radiative heat fluxes on an inclined granular flow
Dr. Zhang to Give Presentation at E-MRS Conference
May 31, 2021
Dr. Zhang honored with AIAA and ASME Awards
April 19, 2021
Dr. Zhang Named J. Erskine Love, Jr. Professor
January 22, 2021