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Hunan, CN

Beijing, Bachelor, 2008

France, Master, 2010

US, PhD, 2016

CH, Postdoc 2018 +ABB 2020

Yinglu Tang

Assistant professor at NovAM

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Research:

Materials for space applications

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Previously: from mission to material

Y.Tang-5@tudelft.nl

473-873 K

LaTex

Metal Interconnect / Hot Shoe

Zintl

873-1273 K

Hot side

Cold side

skutterudite

skutterudite

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Research topics

1. Ultra High Temperature Ceramics (UHTC) with thermal optical control

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2. Regolith based construction material for future extraterrestrial habitat

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1. Ultra High Temperature Ceramics (UHTC)

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TBC

TBC

UHTC borides

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TBC

UHTC

Material

YZT (ZrO2)

ZrB2

T_application

<1300C

> 1500C

λ at 25C (W/m/K)

7-10

80-135

ε at 1200C

0.4

0.75 (ZrB2 + 15%SiC)

Application:

gas-turbine engine, hypersonic engines, rocket engines, re-entry systems, solar energy collector

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Nitin P. Padture, Nature Materials 15, 804–809 (2016)

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1.Ultra High Temperature Ceramics (UHTC)

TBC

TBC

UHTC borides

T = 1200C

TBC

UHTC

Material

YZT (ZrO2)

ZrB2

T_m (C)

2720

3245

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2

80

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~0

~80

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2

0

α (10-6C-1)

10

5,9

E (Gpa)

200

489

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27,7

Nitin P. Padture, Nature Materials 15, 804–809 (2016)

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Scientific/societal impact

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Application:

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  • High T metal processing

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  • Hypersonic vehicle/rocket engine

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  • Solar energy collector

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  • Nuclear reactor

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Research topics

1. Ultra High Temperature Ceramics (UHTC) with thermal optical control

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2. Regolith based construction material for future extraterrestrial habitat

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2. Regolith based construction material for future extraterrestrial habitat�

Future Martian Habitat

Regolith

Binder

Energy

Selection:

MGS-1, MGS-1C (with clay)

Size distribution, shape

+ reduces processing energy

  • mass transport

? Water or not

+ reduces mass transport in the long run

- Initial stage infrastructure building

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Imagine a future habitat (1br) with 150m3

 

In 30days: solar energy: 60m * 60m, 20 tons, 0,233 kW/m2

nuclear: 46,5 tons

C.P. Spedding et al. / Advances in Space Research 65 (2020) 2467–2474

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Future Martian Habitat

Regolith

Binder

Energy

Regolith content > 95%

Binder content < 5%

Focus on radiation property improvement

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Liquid (water) assisted low T sintering

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Sintering atmosphere: Vacuum; CO2

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2. Regolith based construction material for future extraterrestrial habitat�

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Current research

  • Low temperature sintering of zirconium hydroxide for thermal barrier coatings
  • Thermal insulation modeling of 3d printed ceramic parts with porous structures

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  • 3d printing of regolith composites with polymer binder with radiation protection
  • Low temperature sintering of Martian regolith simulant with metal binder
  • Impact cratering on Regolith-based materials

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Thank you very much!

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Y.Tang-5@tudelft.nl