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Jie Bao

Jie Bao

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-4459

Biography

Dr. Bao joined PNNL in 2010. His previous work includes lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), multi-component multi-phase flow and applications of Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA) in computational fluid dynamics (CFD). In his role as a Research Engineer in PNNL, Dr. Bao is responsible for CFD analyses in fluid flow system, and continues the study in lattice Boltzmann method and related area.

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2010
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, China, 2004

PNNL Publications

2023

  • Chen Y., J. Bao, Z. Xu, P. Gao, L. Yan, S. Kim, and W. Wang. 2023. "A hybrid analytical and numerical model for cross-over and performance decay in a unit cell vanadium redox flow battery." Journal of Power Sources 578. PNNL-SA-181017. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2023.233210
  • Fu Y., J. Bao, C. Zeng, Y. Chen, Z. Xu, S. Kim, and W. Wang. 2023. "A Three-Dimensional Pore-scale Model for Redox Flow Battery Electrode Design Analysis." Journal of Power Sources 556. PNNL-SA-175492. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232329
  • Fu Y., R.K. Singh, S. Feng, J. Liu, J. Xiao, J. Bao, and Z. Xu, et al. 2023. "Understanding of Low-Porosity Sulfur Electrode for High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries." Advanced Energy Materials 13, no. 13:2203386. PNNL-SA-178343. doi:10.1002/aenm.202203386
  • Wang D., J. Bao, M. Zamarripa-Perez, B. Paul, Y. Chen, P. Gao, and T. Ma, et al. 2023. "A coupled reinforcement learning and IDAES process modeling framework for automated conceptual design of energy and chemical systems." Energy Advances 2, no. 10:1735-1751. PNNL-SA-178647. doi:10.1039/d3ya00310h

2022

  • Bao J., N.K. Karri, K.P. Recknagle, C. Wang, B.J. Koeppel, and O.A. Marina. 2022. "Modeling Framework to Analyze Performance and Structural Reliability of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 169, no. 5:Art. No. 054523. PNNL-SA-170581. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac6f87
  • Bao J., Y. Chen, Y. Fang, X. Song, W.A. Perkins, Z. Duan, and P. Shuai, et al. 2022. "Modeling framework for evaluating the impacts of hydrodynamic pressure on hydrologic exchange fluxes and residence time for a large-scale river section over a long-term period." Environmental Modelling & Software 148. PNNL-SA-152147. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105277
  • Bartoldson B., R. Wang, Y. Fu, D. Widemann, S. Nguyen, J. Bao, and Z. Xu, et al. 2022. "Latent Space Simulation for Carbon Capture Design Optimization." In Proceedings of the 36th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, February 22- March 1, 2022, Virtual, Online, 36, 12447-12453. Palo Alto, California:AAAI Press. PNNL-SA-166438. doi:10.1609/aaai.v36i11.21511
  • Chen Y., J. Bao, Y. Fang, W.A. Perkins, H. Ren, X. Song, and Z. Duan, et al. 2022. "Modeling of streamflow in a 30 km long reach spanning 5 years using OpenFOAM 5.x." Geoscientific Model Development 15, no. 7:2917-2947. PNNL-SA-151719. doi:10.5194/gmd-15-2917-2022
  • Feng S., R.K. Singh, Z. Li, Y. Wang, Y. Fu, J. Bao, and Z. Xu, et al. 2022. "Low-Tortuous and Dense Single-Particle-Layer Electrode for High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries." Energy & Environmental Science 15, no. 9:3842-3853. PNNL-SA-161239. doi:10.1039/D2EE01442D
  • Fu Y., J. Bao, R.K. Singh, R.F. Zheng, C. Anderson-Cook, S. Bhat, and Z. Xu. 2022. "The Influence of Random Packed Column Parameters on the Liquid holdup and Interfacial Area." AIChE Journal 68, no. 8:e17691. PNNL-SA-160943. doi:10.1002/aic.17691
  • Singh R.K., Y. Fu, C. Zeng, D.T. Nguyen, P. Roy, J. Bao, and Z. Xu, et al. 2022. "Hydrodynamics of countercurrent flow in an additive manufactured column with triply periodic minimal surfaces for carbon dioxide capture." Chemical Engineering Journal 450, no. 2:138124. PNNL-SA-171812. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.138124
  • Zeng C., S. Kim, Y. Chen, Y. Fu, J. Bao, Z. Xu, and W. Wang. 2022. "Characterization of electrochemical behavior for aqueous organic redox flow batteries." Journal of Electrochemical Society 169, no. 12:Art. No. 120527. PNNL-SA-178207. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/acadad
  • Zeng C., Y. Fu, R.K. Singh, J. Bao, and Z. Xu. 2022. "Differentiation of static and dynamic interfacial area in the structured packed column." Chemical Engineering Science 260. PNNL-SA-165106. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2022.117877

2021

  • Chen Y., J. Bao, Z. Xu, P. Gao, L. Yan, S. Kim, and W. Wang. 2021. "A two-dimensional analytical unit cell model for redox flow battery evaluation and optimization." Journal of Power Sources 506. PNNL-SA-159241. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230192
  • Chen Y., Z. Xu, C. Wang, J. Bao, B.J. Koeppel, L. Yan, and P. Gao, et al. 2021. "Analytical modeling for redox flow battery design." Journal of Power Sources 482. PNNL-SA-150736. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2020.228817
  • Song X., Y. Fang, J. Bao, H. Ren, Z. Duan, W.A. Perkins, and H. Zhou, et al. 2021. "Scale-dependent spatial variabilities of hydrological exchange flows and transit time in a large regulated river." Journal of Hydrology 598. PNNL-SA-152146. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126283
  • Wang D., J. Bao, Z. Xu, B.J. Koeppel, O.A. Marina, A. Noring, and M. Zamarripa-Perez, et al. 2021. "Machine Learning Tools Set for Natural Gas Fuel Cell System Design." In 17th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOF-XVII) July 18, 2021 - July 23, 2021 Stockholm, Sweden. ECS Transactions, 103, Paper No. 2283. PNNL-SA-162378. doi:10.1149/10301.2283ecst

2020

  • Bao J., V. Murugesan, C.J. Kamp, Y. Shao, L. Yan, and W. Wang. 2020. "Machine learning coupled multi-scale modeling for redox flow batteries." Advanced Theory and Simulations 3, no. 2:Article No. 1900167. PNNL-SA-148857. doi:10.1002/adts.201900167
  • Fang Y., X. Song, H. Ren, W.A. Perkins, P. Shuai, M.C. Richmond, and Z. Hou, et al. 2020. "High-performance simulation of dynamic hydrologic exchange and implications for surrogate flow and reactive transport modeling in a large river corridor." Frontiers in Water 2. PNNL-SA-153319. doi:10.3389/frwa.2020.564211
  • Fu Y., J. Bao, C. Wang, R.K. Singh, and Z. Xu. 2020. CFD Study of Countercurrent Flow in Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces with CO2BOL Solvent. PNNL-29590. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1691506.CFD Study of Countercurrent Flow in Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces with CO2BOL Solvent
  • Fu Y., J. Bao, C. Wang, R.K. Singh, D. Barpaga, R.F. Zheng, and Z. Xu, et al. 2020. Absorber Column CFD model validation against PNNL's device-scale absorber column on the LCFS unit. PNNL-29828. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1691502.Absorber Column CFD model validation against PNNL's device-scale absorber column on the LCFS unit
  • Fu Y., J. Bao, R.K. Singh, C. Wang, and Z. Xu. 2020. "Investigation of Countercurrent Flow Profile and Liquid Holdup in Random Packed Column with Local CFD Data." Chemical Engineering Science 221. PNNL-SA-148356. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2020.115693
  • Singh R.K., J. Bao, C. Wang, Y. Fu, and Z. Xu. 2020. "Hydrodynamics of countercurrent flows in a structured packed column: effects of initial wetting and dynamic contact angle." Chemical Engineering Journal 398. PNNL-SA-149254. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.125548

2019

  • Xu Z., R.K. Singh, J. Bao, and C. Wang. 2019. "Direct Effect of Solvent Viscosity on the Physical Mass Transfer for Wavy Film Flow in a Packed Column." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 58, no. 37:17524-17539. PNNL-SA-139101. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01226

2018

  • Bao J., T. Zhou, M. Huang, Z. Hou, W.A. Perkins, S.F. Harding, and P. Titzler, et al. 2018. "Modulating factors of hydrologic exchanges in a large-scale river reach: Insights from three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulations." Hydrological Processes 32, no. 23:3446-3463. PNNL-SA-123673. doi:10.1002/hyp.13266
  • Bao J., Z. Hou, J. Ray, M. Huang, L.P. Swiler, and H. Ren. 2018. "Soil moisture estimation using tomographic ground penetrating radar in a MCMC-Bayesian framework." Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 32, no. 8:2213-2231. PNNL-SA-116707. doi:10.1007/s00477-018-1571-8
  • Singh R.K., J. Bao, C. Wang, and Z. Xu. 2018. Device-scale CFD study for mass transfer coefficient and effective mass transfer area in packed column. PNNL-28161. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1492447.Device-scale CFD study for mass transfer coefficient and effective mass transfer area in packed column
  • Zhou T., J. Bao, M. Huang, Z. Hou, E.V. Arntzen, X. Song, and S.F. Harding, et al. 2018. "Riverbed Hydrologic Exchange Dynamics in a Large Regulated River Reach." Water Resources Research 54, no. 4:2715-2730. PNNL-SA-123666. doi:10.1002/2017WR020508

2017

  • Devaraj A., V. Murugesan, J. Bao, M.F. Guo, M.A. Derewinski, Z. Xu, and M.J. Gray, et al. 2017. "Nanoscale Compositional Mapping of Spent HZSM-5: An Atom Probe Tomography Study." In Proceedings of the North American Catalysis Society Meeting (NAM25), June 4-9, 2017, Denver, CO. PNNL-SA-122368.
  • Ling B., J. Bao, M. Oostrom, I. Battiato, and A.M. Tartakovsky. 2017. "Modeling Variability in Porescale Multiphase Flow Experiments." Advances in Water Resources 1005. PNNL-SA-122395. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.04.005
  • Pan W., X. Yang, J. Bao, and M. Wang. 2017. "Optimizing Discharge Capacity of Li-O2 Batteries by Design of Air-electrode Porous Structure: Multifidelity Modeling and Optimization." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 164, no. 11:E3499-E3511. PNNL-SA-123847. doi:10.1149/2.0511711jes
  • Ren H., J. Ray, Z. Hou, M. Huang, J. Bao, and L.P. Swiler. 2017. "Bayesian Inversion of Seismic and Electromagnetic Data for Marine Gas Reservoir Characterization Using Multi-chain Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling." Journal of Applied Geophysics 147. PNNL-SA-121160. doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.10.004
  • Wang C., J. Bao, W. Pan, and X. Sun. 2017. "Modeling Electrokinetics in Ionic Liquids." Electrophoresis 38, no. 13-14:1693-1705. PNNL-SA-121684. doi:10.1002/elps.201600455
  • Zhou T., M. Huang, J. Bao, Z. Hou, E.V. Arntzen, R.D. Mackley, and A.R. Crump, et al. 2017. "A New Approach to Quantify Shallow Water Hydrologic Exchanges in a Large Regulated River Reach." Water 9, no. 9:703. PNNL-SA-123562. doi:10.3390/w9090703

2016

  • Devaraj A., V. Murugesan, J. Bao, M.F. Guo, M.A. Derewinski, Z. Xu, and M.J. Gray, et al. 2016. "Discerning the Location and Nature of Coke Deposition from Surface to Bulk of Spent Zeolite Catalysts." Scientific Reports 6. PNNL-SA-113562. doi:10.1038/srep37586
  • Ren H., Z. Hou, M. Huang, J. Bao, Y. Sun, T.K. Tesfa, and L. Leung. 2016. "Classification of hydrological parameter sensitivity and evaluation of parameter transferability across 431 US MOPEX basins." Journal of Hydrology 536. PNNL-SA-105598. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.02.042

2015

  • Bao J., W. Xu, P. Bhattacharya, M.L. Stewart, J. Zhang, and W. Pan. 2015. "Discharge Performance of Li-O2 Batteries Using a Multiscale Modeling Approach." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119, no. 27:14851-14860. PNNL-SA-107643. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b01441
  • Bao J., Z. Hou, M. Huang, and Y. Liu. 2015. "On Approaches to Analyze the Sensitivity of Simulated Hydrologic Fluxes to Model Parameters in the Community Land Model." Water 7, no. 12:6810-6826. PNNL-SA-115624. doi:10.3390/w7126662
  • Bao J., Z. Hou, Y. Fang, H. Ren, and G. Lin. 2015. "Uncertainty quantification for evaluating the impacts of fracture zone on pressure build-up and ground surface uplift during geological CO2 sequestration." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 5, no. 3:254-267. PNNL-SA-101583. doi:10.1002/ghg.1456
  • Bao J., Z. Xu, and Y. Fang. 2015. "A coupled discrete element and finite element model for multiscale simulation of geological carbon sequestration." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 5, no. 4:474-486. PNNL-SA-96622. doi:10.1002/ghg.1491
  • Bao J., Z. Xu, and Y. Fang. 2015. "Uncertainty Quantification for the Reliability of the Analytical Analysis for the Simplified Model of CO2 Geological Sequestration." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 5, no. 1002:141-151. PNNL-SA-100416. doi:10.1002/ghg.1436
  • Madaan N., J. Bao, M.I. Nandasiri, Z. Xu, S. Thevuthasan, and A. Devaraj. 2015. "Impact of Dynamic Specimen Shape Evolution on the Atom Probe Tomography Results of Doped Epitaxial Oxide Multilayers: Comparison of Experiment and Simulation." Applied Physics Letters 107, no. 9:Article No. 091601. PNNL-SA-109596. doi:10.1063/1.4929705

2014

  • Bao J., Y. Chu, Z. Xu, A.M. Tartakovsky, and Y. Fang. 2014. "Uncertainty quantification for the impact of injection rate fluctuation on the geomechanical response of geological carbon sequestration." International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 20. PNNL-SA-93937. doi:10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.10.023
  • Bao J., Z. Xu, and Y. Fang. 2014. "A Finite-Element Model for Simulation of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration." Environmental Geotechnics 1, no. 3:152-160. PNNL-SA-88505. doi:10.1680/envgeo.13.00024
  • Lin G., J. Bao, and Z. Xu. 2014. "A three-dimensional phase field model coupled with lattice kinetics solver for modeling crystal growth in furnaces with accelerated crucible rotation and traveling magnetic field." Computers & Fluids 103. PNNL-SA-98927. doi:10.1016/j.compfluid.2014.07.027
  • Lin G., J. Bao, Z. Xu, A.M. Tartakovsky, and C.H. Henager. 2014. "A phase-field model coupled with lattice kinetics solver for modeling crystal growth in furnaces." Communications in Computational Physics 15, no. 1:76-92. PNNL-SA-89043. doi:10.4208/cicp.300612.210313a
  • Pan W., J. Bao, and A.M. Tartakovsky. 2014. "Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Continuous Boundary Force method for Navier-Stokes equations subject to Robin boundary condition." Journal of Computational Physics 259. PNNL-SA-97729. doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2013.12.014

2013

  • Bao J., Z. Hou, Y. Fang, H. Ren, and G. Lin. 2013. "Uncertainty quantification for evaluating impacts of caprock and reservoir properties on pressure buildup and ground surface displacement during geological CO2 sequestration." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 3, no. 5:338-358. PNNL-SA-94881.
  • Bao J., Z. Hou, Y. Fang, H. Ren, and G. Lin. 2013. "Uncertainty quantification for evaluating impacts of caprock and reservoir properties on pressure buildup and ground surface displacement during geological CO2 sequestration." Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology 3, no. 5:338-358. PNNL-SA-95799. doi:10.1002/ghg.1362
  • Bao J., Z. Xu, and Y. Fang. 2013. "A Finite Element Model for Simulation of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration." Environmental Geotechnics 1, no. 3:152-160. PNNL-SA-97945. doi:10.1680/envgeo.13.00024
  • Bao J., Z. Xu, G. Lin, and Y. Fang. 2013. "Evaluating the impact of aquifer layer properties on geomechanical response during CO2 geological sequestration." Computers & Geosciences 54. PNNL-SA-92354. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2013.01.015
  • Kim S., E.C. Thomsen, G. Xia, Z. Nie, J. Bao, K.P. Recknagle, and W. Wang, et al. 2013. "1 kW / 1kWh Advanced Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Utilizing Mixed Acid Electrolytes." Journal of Power Sources 237. PNNL-SA-92689. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.02.045
  • Pan W., J. Bao, C. Lo, C. Lai, K. Agarwal, B.J. Koeppel, and M.A. Khaleel. 2013. "A general approach to develop reduced order models for simulation of solid oxide fuel cell stacks." Journal of Power Sources 232. PNNL-SA-90310. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.01.057
  • Zhao C., X. Liu, Y. Qian, J. Yoon, Z. Hou, G. Lin, and S.A. McFarlane, et al. 2013. "A Sensitivity Study of Radiative Fluxes at the Top of Atmosphere to Cloud-Microphysics and Aerosol Parameters in the Community Atmosphere Model CAM5." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13. PNNL-SA-94914. doi:10.5194/acp-13-10969-2013

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