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Wenhai Lei

Postdoc

Email: leiwenhai21@gmail.com

 

 

Education

l  Ph. D study (2016- 2022)

      Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University

      Supervisor: Prof. Moran Wang

l  Bachelor of Engineering (2012-2016)

      School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing

      Thesis: Complex fluids through micro porous media: pore-scale experiments and simulation

 

Research Interests

l  Micromodel (microfluidics) experiments of multi-phase flow through porous media

l  Characterization of complex fluids and its flow in porous media

l  Simulation of deformable particle transport in porous media

l  Multiphase algorithm of LBM & IBM

 

Honors and Awards

l 2023  Tsinghua University Scholarship (1st award)

l 2022  Tsinghua University Scholarship (1st award)

l 2020  Tsinghua University Laboratory Contribution Prize (2nd award)

l 2017  Tsinghua University Laboratory Contribution Prize (3rd award)

l 2015  National Endeavor Scholarship

l  2014  National Scholarship

l  2013  National Endeavor Scholarship

 

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Publications

In Journal

1.         W.H. Lei, X. Lu, G. Yang, M. Wang. Reversing capillary trapping of nonaqueous fluid from dead-end structures by nanoparticle suspension. Under Review

2.         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

3.         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

4.         W. Lei, X.K. Lu and M. Wang*. Multiphase displacement mechanism by micro/nanoparticle suspension in porous media via microfluidic experiments: From interface science to multiphase flow patterns. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 311: 102826, 2023

5.         W. Lei, X. Lu, F. Liu and M. Wang*. Non-monotonic wettability effects on displacement in heterogeneous porous media. Journal Fluid Mechanics –Rapids 942: R5, 2022

6.         W. Lei, X.K. Lu, T.J. Wu, W. Lv, H.E. Yang and M. Wang*. High-performance displacement by microgel-in-oil suspension in heterogeneous porous media: microscale visualization and quantification. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 627: 848-861, 2022

7.         W.H. Lei, Q. Li, H.E. Yang, T. Wu, and M. Wang*. Preferential flow suppression in heterogeneous porous media by concentration-dependent rheology of microgel particle suspension Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 212: 110275, 2022

8.         C.Y. Xie, W. Lei, M. Balhoff, M. Wang* and S. Chen. Self-adaptive preferential flow control using dispersed polymers in heterogeneous porous media. Journal Fluid Mechanics 906: A10, 2021 (cover page)

9.         J.T. Zheng W.H. Lei, Y. Ju and M. Wang*. Investigation of spontaneous imbibition behavior in a 3D pore space under reservoir condition by lattice Boltzmann method. Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 126: e2021JB021987, 2021

10.     F. Wang, T. Liu, W. Lei, Y. Zhao, B. Li, G. Yang, Y. Liu, M. Wang*. Dynamic analysis of deformation and start-up process of residual-oil droplet on wall under shear flow. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 199: 108335, 2021

11.     W.H. Lei, T. Liu, C.Y. Xie, H.E. Yang, T.J. Wu and M. Wang*. EOR Mechanism and recovery performance of micro-gel particle suspensions by microfluidic experiments. Energy Science and Engineering 8: 986-998, 2020

12.     M. Huang, W.H. Lei, M. Wang, S. Zhao; C. Li, M. Wang, H.W. Zhu*. Large Area High-Performance Bismuth Vanadate Photoanode for Efficient Solar Water Splitting. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 8, 3845-3850, 2020

13.     W.H. Lei, C. Xie, T.J. Wu, X.C. Wu and M. Wang*. Transport mechanism of deformable micro-gel particle through micropores with mechanical properties characterized by AFM. Scientific Reports 9: 1453, 2019

14.     C. Xie, W.H. Lei & M. Wang*. Lattice Boltzmann model for three-phase viscoelastic fluid flow. Physical Review E 97, 023312, 2018

15.     S. Lin, Y. Zhong, X. Zhao, T. Sawada, X. Li, W. Lei, M. Wang, T. Serizawa, Hongwei Zhu*. Synthetic Multifunctional Graphene Composites with Reshaping and Self-Healing Features via a Facile Biomineralization-Inspired Process. Advanced Materials. 30: 1803004, 2018

 

In Conference

l  Lei W, Xie C., Liu T., Zhou J. & Wang M. Microfluidics investigation on micro-gel particle-based EOR mechanisms. 11th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting, May 6-10, 2019, Valencia, Spain. (Presentation)

l  Lei W, Moran Wang. Transport mechanism of deformable micro-gel particle through micropores. 10th International Conference on Porous Media & Annual Meeting, May 13-19, 2018, New Orleans, USA. (Presentation)

 

Patent

l  Fixing lamp for microfluidic chip. Patent: US-2021-0060570-A1

l  Reservoir Chip and Method for Producing. Patent: US-2021-0001332-A1

Plus 10 China patents