Professor Yu Yongzhang was born in Yixing, Jiangsu in 1934. He was the founder and doctoral supervisor of Chemical Engineering School of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, and a famous expert in compressor field in China. He died at nine o'clock today.
Prof. Yu Yongzhang, an expert in mourning for the famous compressor expert (1934-2017)
Professor Yu Yongzhang is one of the most influential figures in Chinese professional compressor compressor industry, Xi'an Jiao Tong University professor and doctoral tutor; his book "typecompressor technical manual", has become the compressor industry essential reference books, provides a strong theoretical and academic support for the Chinese compressor technology development.
Life story:
Professor Yu Yongzhang in 1957 graduated from the University Department of power machinery transportation of internal combustion engine, after school to teach with the school and moved to Xi'an, served as Dean of Xi'an Jiao Tong University, director of the compressor and refrigeration Department Director, Department of Chemical Engineering Department of chemical engineering.
1957-1958 years with the former Soviet experts to study the teaching and research work of compressor and refrigeration.
1985-1986 years as a visiting scholar at Purdue University Department of mechanical engineering holicon laboratory study and work.
1988 in the first half of the work at Purdue University regeneration energy laboratory, was hired as a member of the Advisory Committee on international compressor engineering conference. As the chairman of the sponsor and the organizing committee, the first, Second International Conference on compressor technology was held in Xi'an and Chengdu.
Since 1994, he has been appointed senior consultant of general machinery compressor technology committee, senior member of China Refrigeration society, and Professor, Department of refrigeration engineering, School of mechanical engineering, Wuxi light industry university.
The "compressor technology" editorial consultant; senior member of Chinese Institute of refrigeration compressor; served as a number of business consultants; won the National Science Conference award and the outstanding contribution award; CO editor; technical manual, volume compressor co written; natural gas station equipment and operation, CO editor; Compressor Engineering Handbook and research; the Tongren together to complete 863 project; natural gas station development of variable frequency drive, won the two prize of Zhejiang province and the society of mechanical science and technology; cooperation with domestic compressor company research and development; high pressure polyethylene two compressor.
In 2015, in order to better promote the development of chemical education, to cultivate more talents in the field of chemical industry, Professor Yu Yongzhang set up in Xi'an Jiao Tong University; Yu Yongzhang education development fund. The fund aims to help students with financial difficulties and to reward individual students with excellent performance.
Now, although Yu Lao has gone away, his academic spirit and works still play a light and hot work in the compressor industry.
The man has gone, and the spirit is long. Professor Yu Yongzhang, we should always miss it!