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Dr. Youyang Zhao joined NREL’s concentrating solar power (CSP) group as a postdoctoral researcher in 2018 after studying high-temperature thermoelectric conversion based on molten-sulfide semiconductors for his Ph.D. thesis. Because of the general lack of theory for liquid materials, his work focused on making the connection between thermophysical properties of molten semiconductors and their liquid structures.
After earning his Ph.D., Youyang began at NREL working on:
- Chemistry optimization and processing of molten chlorides as heat-transfer fluids for Gen3 CSP
- High-temperature corrosion behavior of molten chlorides
- The design of thermally insulated thermal energy storage tanks for both Gen2 nitrate and Gen3 chloride CSP plants.
Youyang is an avid cyclist, having raced for three years in graduate school and has continued his love of cycling in the challenging Colorado mountains.
Research Interests
Electrochemical and thermophysical properties of energy storage materials
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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An Innovative Design of High-Temperature, Sensible Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Systems With Geopolymer Insulation
Zhao, Y., Viverito, T., Bowers, R., Kimbal, C., Aytas, T. & Olivetti, E., 2024, 172 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Demonstrate and De-Risk an Internally Lined Tank Design for Molten-Salt Thermal Energy Storage Benefitting CSP and Nuclear-Energy Sectors
Turchi, C., Netter, J., Schreiber, C., Zhao, Y., Young, M., Rippy, K., Conmy, N., Martin, J., Saini, P. & Ndione, P., 2024, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).Research output: NREL › Poster
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Thermomechanical Behavior of Advanced Manufactured Parts, Subcomponents, and Their Weldments for Gen3 CSP
Augustine, C., Osorio, J., Vidal, J., Zhao, Y., Yu, Z., Pickle, T., Abdelmotagaly, A., Zhang, W., Gao, X., Vidal, E., Iten, J. & Rafferty, B., 2024, 291 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Re-Designing the CSP Thermal Energy Storage System to Enable Higher-Temperature Performance at Reduced Cost: Final Technical Report
Zhao, Y. & Bowers, R., 2023, 73 p.Research output: NREL › Technical Report
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Thermal Conductivity Measurement Using Modulated Photothermal Radiometry for Nitrate and Chloride Molten Salts: Article No. 124652
Chung, K. M., Feng, T., Zeng, J., Adapa, S., Zhang, X., Zhao, A., Zhang, Y., Li, P., Zhao, Y., Garay, J. & Chen, R., 2023, In: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 217, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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