Henk Laubscher

R&D, Mechanical Engineering

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R&D, Mechanical Engineering

hlaubsc@sandia.gov

Biography

Henk Laubscher is a young and creative mechanical engineer with a strong practical background and a passion for sustainability. His field of expertise is solar thermal energy and he holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering (thermal energy storage) that he obtained at Stellenbosch University, South Africa in 2017. He has industry experience in the construction and commissioning of a 100 MW CSP parabolic trough plant, which provides him with the insights of large system integration. He enjoys working with a team of people and can seamlessly take the role of leader as well as team player. He believes that good interpersonal relationships and communication, combined with a positive can-do attitude results in success. He joined Sandia National Laboratories in April of 2019 and is currently working at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) in Albuquerque, NM. Henk applies his logical reasoning skills to solve engineering problems at the simplest way required to solve the problem.

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 2014
  • Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Stellenbosch University, 2017

Publications

Kevin Albrecht, Hendrik Laubscher, Christopher Bowen, Clifford Ho, (2022). Performance Evaluation of a Prototype Moving Packed-Bed Particle/sCO2 Heat Exchanger https://doi.org/10.2172/1887943 Publication ID: 80217

Hendrik Laubscher, Clifford Ho, Kyle Guin, Gordon Ho, Steve Willard, (2021). Defining a Business Model for Utility-Scale Thermal Energy Storage ? Value Proposition, Needs, and Opportunities https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1892465 Publication ID: 76288

Clifford Ho, Nathan Schroeder, Hendrik Laubscher, Lindsey Yue, Brantley Mills, Reid Shaeffer, Joshua Christian, Kevin Albrecht, (2021). Receiver Design and On-Sun Testing for G3P3-USA (full paper) https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1862190 Publication ID: 77941

Nathan Schroeder, Hendrik Laubscher, Clifford Ho, Brantley Mills, (2021). RECEIVER OUTLET TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR FALLING PARTICLE RECEIVER APPLICATIONS https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1862640 Publication ID: 77960

Hendrik Laubscher, Kevin Albrecht, (2021). Particle-to-sCO2 Heat Exchanger Experimental Test Station Design and Construction https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1856314 Publication ID: 77712

Nathan Schroeder, Hendrik Laubscher, Brantley Mills, Clifford Ho, (2021). Receiver outlet temperature control for falling particle receiver applications Proceedings of the ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2021 https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1854681 Publication ID: 75069

Kevin Albrecht, Hendrik Laubscher, Matthew Carlson, Clifford Ho, (2021). Development and Testing of a 20 kW Moving Packed-Bed Particle-to-sCO2 Heat Exchanger and Test Facility https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2021-64050 Publication ID: 75088

Kevin Albrecht, Hendrik Laubscher, Matthew Carlson, Clifford Ho, (2021). Development and testing of a 20 KW moving packed-bed particle-to-SCO2 heat exchanger and test facility Proceedings of the ASME 2021 15th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2021 https://doi.org/10.2172/1868439 Publication ID: 78459

Matthew Carlson, Kevin Albrecht, Clifford Ho, Hendrik Laubscher, Francisco Alvarez, (2020). High-Temperature Particle Heat Exchanger for sCO2 Power Cycles [Award 30342] https://doi.org/10.2172/1817287 Publication ID: 72392

Hendrik Laubscher, Kevin Albrecht, (2020). Particle-to-sCO2 Heat Exchanger Experimental Test Station Design and Construction https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1826442 Publication ID: 71273

Hendrik Laubscher, Miriam Ebert, Matti Lubkoll, (2020). Project Development for Testing a High Temperature Full Load Centrifugal Particle Receiver at the NSTTF https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1826999 Publication ID: 71346

Hendrik Laubscher, (2020). Particle-to-sCO2 Heat Exchanger Experimental Test Station Design and Construction https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1820303 Publication ID: 74826

Clifford Ho, Nathan Schroeder, Hendrik Laubscher, Lindsey Yue, Brantley Mills, Reid Shaeffer, Joshua Christian, Kevin Albrecht, (2020). Receiver Design and On-Sun Testing for G3P3-USA (presentation) https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1822649 Publication ID: 70993

Kevin Albrecht, Matthew Carlson, Hendrik Laubscher, Nicolas Delovato, Clifford Ho, (2020). Performance Testing and Lessons Learned from the Development of a Prototype 100 kWt Moving Packed-Bed Particle-to-sCO2 Heat Exchanger https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1787449 Publication ID: 73637

Kevin Albrecht, Matthew Carlson, Hendrik Laubscher, Robert Crandell, Nicolas Delovato, Clifford Ho, (2020). Testing and Model Validation of a Prototype Moving Packed-Bed Particle-to-sCO2 Heat Exchanger https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1771941 Publication ID: 73086

Hendrik Laubscher, Kevin Albrecht, Clifford Ho, (2020). High-temperature particle flow testing in parallel plates for particle-to-supercritical Co2 heat exchanger applications ASME 2020 14th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2020 https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2020-1664 Publication ID: 73038

Matthew Carlson, Hendrik Laubscher, Kevin Albrecht, (2019). Control and Operation of a Single-Pressure sCO2 Heat Removal System https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1643410 Publication ID: 66840

Kevin Albrecht, Matthew Carlson, Hendrik Laubscher, Robert Crandell, Nicolas Delovato, Clifford Ho, (2019). Testing and Model Validation of a Prototype Moving Packed-Bed Particle-so-sCO2 Heat Exchanger https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1642135 Publication ID: 65230

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Patents & Trademarks

  • Thermal energy storage
  • High temperature fluids (up to 1000 °C)
  • Sustainability
  • Concentrated Solar Power
  • Renewable energy