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Wenhai Lei Postdoc Email: leiwenhai12@gmail.com
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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
Publications
In Journal
1.
W.H.
Lei
et al. Advancing sustainable energy solutions with microfluidic porous media. LoC
2.
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. WRR
3.
X.K. Lu, Q. Li, J. Chen, T. J. Wu, W.H. Lei and M. Wang*. Pore-Scale Study of Inertial
Accumulation Effects on Microgel Particle Transport and Multiphase
Displacements in Porous Media. WRR
4.
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, Under Review, 2025
5.
W.H.
Lei,
X. Lu, G. Yang, S. Bagheri, M. Wang. Reverse capillary trapping of nonaqueous fluid
from dead-end structures by nanoparticle suspension. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, In Press, 2025
6.
X.K. Lu, Q. Li, G. Yang, Y.F. Huang, W.H. Lei and M. Wang*. Inertial accumulation effect on
microgel particle transport and preferential flow control in disordered media. JFM Under Review
7.
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
8.
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
9.
W.B. Gong, Y. Liu, C.D. Xi, W. Lei, Y. Ju and M. Wang*. Dynamic
characterization of remaining oil during long-term waterflooding experiments in
heterogeneous porous structures. Fuel
356: 129567, 2024
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,
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
12.
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
13.
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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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)
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21.
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
22.
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
23.