Wenbo Gong Assistant Professor Department of Ocean Engineering China University of Petroleum Beijing E-mail: wenbog@163.com

Education

· Ph.D. study (2015-2021)

Department of Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing

Supervisor: Prof. Yang Ju

Dissertation Title: “Lattice Boltzmann Method-Based Simulation and Experimental Investigation of the Immiscible Fluid Displacement Dynamics in the Porous Structures of Rocks”

· Bachelor of Engineering (2011-2015)

Department of Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing

Experiences

· Postdoctoral Fellow (2021-2023) Tsinghua University

Supervisor: Prof. Moran Wang

· Joint Ph.D. Program (2018.11-2019.10), The University of Arizona

Supervisor: Prof. Mark Brusseau, Bo Guo

Research Interests

· Multiphase flow in porous media

· Pore-scale modeling

· Displacement experiments in 3D-printed porous models

· Interfacial dynamics in the high water-cut rock

Recent Awards/Honors

· Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation, 2022

Publications

In Journal

1. W.B. Gong, W.H. Lei, T. Tian, J. T. Zheng, Y. Liu, Y. Wang, Y. Ju and M. Wang*. A dynamic network model for forced imbibition considering local interplay of capillary and viscous forces. Water Resource Research In Press, 2025

2. W.H. Lei, W. Gong, X. Lu, M. Wang*. 3D-geometry-triggered transition from monotonic to nonmonotonic wettability dependency on multiphase displacement in homogeneous disordered media. Journal of Fluid Mechanics-Rapids, 2025

3. C.D. Xi, W. Gong, X.K. Lu, G. Yang, Y. Ju, M. Wang*. Wettability evolution of sand packs with clay content during long-term waterflooding: a pore-scale contact angle characterization. SPE Journal 30: 180-197, 2025

4. W.B. Gong, Z. Chen, W.H. Lei, J. T. Zheng, Y. Ju and M. Wang*. Spontaneous imbibition in dual permeable media using dynamic pore network model. Journal of Geophysical Research -Solid Earth 129: e2024JB029002, 2024

5. W.B. Gong, Y. Liu, C.D. Xi, G. Yang, Y. Ju and M. Wang*. Dynamic characterization of residual oil during long-term waterflooding experiments in heterogeneous porous structures. Fuel 356: 129567, 2024

6. W.H. Lei, W. Gong, X. Lu, M. Wang*. Fluid entrapment during forced imbibition in multi-depth microfluidic chip with complex porous geometry. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 987: A3, 2024

7. Y. Liu, W. Gong, H. Xiao, M. Wang*. A pore-scale numerical framework for solute transport and dispersion in porous media. A pore-scale numerical framework for solute transport and dispersion in porous media. Advances in Water Resources 183: 104602, 2024

8. Y. Liu, W. Gong, H. Xiao, M. Wang*. Non-monotonic effect of compaction on dispersion coefficient of porous media. Non-monotonic effect of compaction on dispersion coefficient of porous media. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 988: R2, 2024

9. W.H. Lei, X. Lu, W. Gong, M. Wang*. Triggering interfacial instabilities during forced imbibition by depth variation in microfluidic porous media. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120(50): e2310584120, 2023

10. W.B. Gong, Y. Liu, W. Lei, Y. Ju and M. Wang*. Viscous coupling effect on hydraulic conductance in a square capillary tube. Advances in Water Resources 182: 104568, 2023

11. W.H. Lei, W. Gong, M. Wang*. Wettability effect on displacement in disordered media under preferential flow condition. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 975: A33, 2023

12. W. Zhu, Z. Chen, Y. Yang, W. Gong, M. Wang*. Impacts of T-type Intersections on the Connectivity and Flow in Complex Fracture Networks. Engineering Geology 320: 107122, 2023

13. Y. Liu, W. Gong, Y. Zhao, X. Jin, and M. Wang. A pore-throat segmentation method based on local hydraulic resistance equivalence for pore-network modeling. Water Resources Research 58, e2022WR033142, 2022

14. Y. Hu, J. Wei, T. Li, W. Zhu, W. Gong, D. Hui, M. Wang*. Numerical simulation of fluid flow in carbonate rocks based on digital rock technology. Energies 15: 3748, 2022

15. Y. Ju, W. Gong, J. Zheng. Effects of pore topology on immiscible fluid displacement: Pore-scale lattice Boltzmann modelling and experiments using transparent 3D printed models. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 152: 104085, 2022.

16. Y. Ju, W. Gong, W. Chang, M. Sun. Effects of pore characteristics on water-oil two-phase displacement in non-homogeneous pore structures: A pore-scale lattice Boltzmann model considering various fluid density ratios. International Journal of Engineering Science, 154: 0-103343, 2020.

17. J. Liu, Y. Ju, Y. Zhang, W. Gong, W. Chang. Thermal-hydro coupling model of immiscible two-phase flow in heterogeneous porous structures at high temperatures. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 156:106465, 2020.

18. Y. Ju, W. Gong and J. Zheng, Characterization of immiscible phase displacement in heterogeneous pore structures: Parallel multicomponent lattice Boltzmann simulation and experimental validation using three-dimensional printing technology. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 114: 50-65, 2019.

19. J. Liu, Y. Ju, Y.Zhang, W. Gong. Preferential Paths of Air-water Two-phase Flow in Porous Structures with Special Consideration of Channel Thickness Effects. Scientific Reports, 9:16204, 2019.

20. Y. Ju, Y. Huang, W. Gong, J. Zheng, H. Xie, L. Wang, X. Qian. 3-D reconstruction method for complex pore structures of rocks using a small number of 2-D X-ray computed tomography images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(4):1873-1882, 2019.

21. Y. Ju, W. Gong, H.P. Xie, C. Chang, L.Xie, P. Liu. Three-dimensional characterisation of multi-scale structures of the Silurian Longmaxi shale using focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy and reconstruction technology. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 46:26-37, 2017.

22. J. Zheng, Z. Wang, W. Gong, Y. Ju, M. Wang. Characterization of nanopore morphology of shale and its effects on gas permeability. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 47:83-90, 2017.

23. X. Zhao, Y. Ju, Y. Yang, S. Su, W. Gong. Impact of hydraulic perforation on fracture initiation and propagation in shale rocks. Science China-Technological Sciences, 59(5):756-762, 2016.

Patent

Three-dimensional Pore Structure Model and Method for Fabricating the Same, Experiment System and Transparent Experiment Method for Replicating Fluid Displacement Process within Rock Pore Structure. Patent: US201816753806