Kexin Chen陈可心
Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of
Engineering Mechanics
Tsinghua
University
Beijing 100084,
China
E-mail:
chenkexin@zju.edu.cn
Education
Department
of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang
University
Dissertation Title:
Multiphase displacement in porous media: From interfacial dynamic evolution to flow pattern control mechanisms
Supervisor:
Prof. Bate Bate
l
Bachelor of
Engineering (2016-2020)
Department of Civil Engineering,
Wuhan University
Research
Interests
l Microfluidics
l Mechanics of Cerebrovascular Flow and Transport
l Interfacial and Colloidal Mechanics
l Mechanics of Brain Health
Honors and
Awards
l 2019-2020 Wuhan University Luojia Scholar
l 2018-2019
Wuhan University National Scholarship
Publications
In Journal
1.
K.X. Chen, et al.
Surfactant-regulated silica nanofluids control interface activation and stabilization during multiphase displacement in porous media. Under Review
2.
K.X. Chen, et al.
Capillary Valve Effects on Water Invasion and Gas Trapping in Heterogeneous Porous Media: A Pore-to-Network Microfluidic Study. Under
Review
3.
K.X. Chen, W. Wang, P.
Liu, Y. Chen and B. Bate*. How Physicochemical Properties of CNT-OH, SiO2, and TiO2 Manipulate Multiphase Displacement: From Interfacial Behavior to Macroscopic Flow Patterns. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.
723: 140886, 2026
4.
K.X. Chen, P.
Liu, W. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. Chen and B. Bate*. Corner film flow during forced imbibition in porous media: Insights from microfluidics experiment and phase-field simulation. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.
201: 106463, 2026
5.
K.X. Chen, W. Wang, P.
Liu, Y. Chen and B. Bate*. Pore-scale gravity-viscous-capillary competition during drainage: A microfluidics approach. Journal of Rock and Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
2026
6. P. Liu,
K.X Chen, W. Wang, Y. Chen and B. Bate. Synergy of injection velocity, hypergravity, and porous medium skeleton for particle migration and distribution characteristics: Insights from CFD-DEM investigations. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.
2026
7. W. Wang,
P. Liu, Z. Chen, K.X Chen, S. Suo, Y. Chen and B. Bate. Gravity effects on two-phase displacement in scaled geotechnical centrifuge
models: insights from two-dimensional CFD-VOF simulations and
microfluidic experiments. Computers and Geotechnics.
200: 108471, 2026
8.
K.X. Chen, P.
Liu, W. Wang, L. Wang, Y. Wang, H. Liu, Z. Yan, Y. Zhao, K. Song, Y. Chen and B. Bate*. Hypergravity experimental study on immiscible fluid-fluid displacement in micromodels. Fuel.
391: 134776, 2025
9. Y. Yang,
P. Liu, K.X Chen, S. Zhou, L. Meng, C. Zhang, J. Cao and B. Bate. Geochemical influences on carbon nanotubes transport in subsurface environments: Integrating millifluidics, spectral induced polarisation and machine learning. Geophysical Research Letters.
52: e2025GL116768, 2025
10. W. Wang,
P. Liu, K.X Chen, Y. Chen and B. Bate. Hypergravity effects on immiscible two-phase displacement processes via CFD simulation and an analytical bi-channel model. Computers and Geotechnics.
186: 107417, 2025
11. P. Liu,
W. Wang, K.X Chen, Y. Chen and B. Bate. A kernel function-based CFD-DEM simulation of fines retention at tight reservoirs. Computers and Geotechnics.
179: 106990, 2024
12. Z. Yang,
K.X Chen, X. Fu and Z. Zou. Effects of cement-enhanced soil on the ultimate lateral resistance of composite pile in clayey soil. Journal of Rock and Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
16(1): 183, 2024
13. S. Nie,
P. Liu, K.X Chen, W. Wang, Y. Chen and B. Bate. Permeability of structured porous media: Numerical simulations and microfluidic models. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A.
25(12): 1018, 2024
14.
K.X. Chen, P.
Liu, W. Wang, Y. Chen and B. Bate*. Effects of capillary and viscous forces on two-phase fluid displacement in the microfluidic model. Energy & Fuels.
37(22): 17263, 2023
15. B. Bate,
C. Chen, P. Liu, C. Zhou, S. Nie, K.X Chen*, Y. Chen and S. Zhang. The migration and deposition behaviours of montmorillonite and kaolinite particles in a two-dimensional micromodel. Materials.
15(3): 855, 2022