ZHANG Yu is a Professor in Guangzhou Energy Conversion Institute (GIEC), Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Science and Technology of China. He is currently primarily engaged in research related to natural gas hydrates, encompassing experimental and theoretical studies on the fundamental physical properties of natural gas hydrates, the development of safe and efficient extraction technologies for natural gas hydrates, and the research and development of hydrate-related devices. He has successfully led and participated in numerous scientific research projects.

Selected Publications

1. Zhang Yu; Zhang Lei; Zhu Chuanyu; Xu Lixin; Li Xiaosen; Chen Zhaoyang; Formation Behaviors of Methane Hydrate in Partially Water- Saturated Porous Media with Different Particle Sizes, Energy Fuels, 2021,35: 19399~10409.

2. Zhang Yu; Cai Jing; Li Xiaosen; Chen Zhaoyang; Li Gang; Experimental Study of CO2 Hydrate Formation in Porous Media with Different Particle Sizes, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 101(2): 657~670.

3. Zhang, Yu; Zhang, Lei; Chen, Chang; Zeng, Hao-Peng; Xiao-Sen, Li; Yang, Bo; Role of Different Types of Water in Bentonite Clay on Hydrate Formation and Decomposition, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 50: 310~316.

4. Gao, Fei; Zhang, Yu*; Chen, Chang; Li, Xiaosen; Chen, Zhaoyang; Numerical Simulation of Hydrate Dissociation Behaviors in Hydrate Reservoir with Different Properties during Horizontal Well Drilling, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2024, 12(554).

5. Zhang Yu ; Li Xiao-Sen ; Chen Zhao-Yang; Xia Zhi-Ming; Wang Yi; Li Gang, Experimental and modeling study on controlling factor of methane hydrate formation in silica gels, Applied Energy, 2018, 225: 827~834.

6. Zhang, Yu ; Li, Xiao-Sen ; Chen, Zhao-Yang; Li, Gang; Wang, Yi, Effects of particle and pore sizes on the formation behaviors of methane hydrate in porous silica gels, Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2016, 35: 1463~1471.

7. Zhang, Yu ; Li, Xiao-Sen ; Wang, Yi; Chen, Zhao-Yang; Yan, Ke-Feng, Decomposition conditions of methane hydrate in marine sediments from South China Sea, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 2016, 413：110~115.

▪ Decomposition, multiphase fluid, heat transfer of natural gas hydrate

▪ Thermodynamic and kinetic of gas hydrates formation and dissociation

▪ Natural gas storage and transportation, CO₂ hydrate sequestration, etc.

▪ Safety control related to hydrate in deep sea strata, well drilling and oil-gas pipeline

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 2012- December 2014, Principal Investigator

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 2015 - December 2018, Principal Investigator

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China, January 2021 - December 2024, Principal Investigator

4. National Program on Key Basic Research Project, Principle Investigator

5. Knowledge Innovation Key Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Principle Investigator