Dr Zhenjiang You
Dr

Zhenjiang You

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Background

Dr Zhenjiang You is a Senior Lecturer within the School of Chemical Engineering. He holds a PhD in Fluid Mechanics. He conducts research on mathematical modelling, numerical simulation and experimental study of flows in porous media, and their applications in petroleum/chemical/mechanical/mining/civil engineering, energy, environment and water resources. He develops new theories and models for colloidal/suspension transport in porous media, innovative technologies for enhanced gas/oil production, and applicable tools for reservoir engineering, production engineering and geothermal industry. He has received research funding support from ARC, NERA, DMITRE, ARENA and a range of Australian and international companies. He collaborates with researchers in Australia, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, China, Russia, USA, Brazil and Iran.

His teaching contributions include Reservoir Engineering, Well Test Analysis, Reservoir Simulation, Field Design Project, Mathematical Modelling and Fluid Mechanics for Petroleum Engineers, Formation Damage, Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery, Unconventional Resources and Recovery, etc.

Availability

Dr Zhenjiang You is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Applied mathematics Classical physics Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics) Engineering Environmental engineering Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering not elsewhere classified Mathematical Sciences Mathematical physics Numerical analysis Numerical and computational mathematics Numerical solution of differential and integral equations Petroleum and reservoir engineering Physical Sciences Resources engineering and extractive metallurgy Theoretical and applied mechanics

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Zhejiang University

Research interests

  • Theoretical development and mathematical modelling of flow in porous media

    Transport phenomena in porous media: Multiphase flows; Hydraulic fracturing; Population balance models for suspension transport; Stochastic modelling of flow in rocks; Analytical and numerical methods; Exact and asymptotic solutions

  • Engineering applications

    Proppant injection in unconventional reservoirs; Fines migration induced formation damage in oil/gas/geothermal reservoirs and aquifers; Drilling fluid invasion and external cake formation; Well injectivity/productivity analysis; Low-salinity waterflooding; Unconventional resources and recovery; Propagation of bacteria, viruses and contaminants in groundwater; Underground CO2 and H2 storage

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206 works between 2001 and 2025
All (206) Journal Article (161) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (42)

21 - 40 of 206 works

2024

Journal Article

Review on spontaneous imbibition mechanisms in gas-water systems: Impacts on unconventional gas production and CO2 geo-sequestration

Xiao, Yihang, You, Zhenjiang, Du, Zhengtong, He, Yongming, Zheng, Jun, Yuan, Yujie and Wang, Lei (2024). Review on spontaneous imbibition mechanisms in gas-water systems: Impacts on unconventional gas production and CO2 geo-sequestration. Gas Science and Engineering, 131 205466, 205466. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205466

Review on spontaneous imbibition mechanisms in gas-water systems: Impacts on unconventional gas production and CO2 geo-sequestration

2024

Journal Article

Enhancing coal seam gas pressure measurement accuracy and preventing leakage through dual chamber pressure balancing in borehole

Wang, Zhiming, Sun, Yuning, Li, Zhenhua, Sun, Zhidong, Zhang, Shuo, Ding, Lipei and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Enhancing coal seam gas pressure measurement accuracy and preventing leakage through dual chamber pressure balancing in borehole. Gas Science and Engineering, 129 205413, 205413. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205413

Enhancing coal seam gas pressure measurement accuracy and preventing leakage through dual chamber pressure balancing in borehole

2024

Journal Article

Fracture pre-propping and temporary plugging for formation damage control in deep naturally fractured tight reservoirs

Xu, Chengyuan, Xie, Jun, Kang, Yili, Liu, Lei, Guo, Kun, Xue, Dan and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Fracture pre-propping and temporary plugging for formation damage control in deep naturally fractured tight reservoirs. SPE Journal, 29 (09) SPE-221489-PA, 4737-4752. doi: 10.2118/221489-pa

Fracture pre-propping and temporary plugging for formation damage control in deep naturally fractured tight reservoirs

2024

Journal Article

Recent progress in microencapsulation technology and its applications in petroleum industry

Zhu, Jingyi, He, Jiayu, Zhou, Jie, Yang, Zhaozhong, Li, Xiaogang, Li, Ying and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Recent progress in microencapsulation technology and its applications in petroleum industry. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 407 125162, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2024.125162

Recent progress in microencapsulation technology and its applications in petroleum industry

2024

Journal Article

Evolution mechanism of organic macromolecular structure during lignite pyrolysis

Shi, Ying, Zhu, Yanming, You, Zhenjiang, Li, Wu, Wang, Yang and Song, Yu (2024). Evolution mechanism of organic macromolecular structure during lignite pyrolysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 181 106643, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jaap.2024.106643

Evolution mechanism of organic macromolecular structure during lignite pyrolysis

2024

Journal Article

Upscaling relative permeability and capillary pressure from digital core analysis in otway formation: considering the order and size effects of facies

Aslannezhad, Masoud, Sayyafzadeh, Mohammad, Tang, David, Iglauer, Stefan, Keshavarz, Alireza and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Upscaling relative permeability and capillary pressure from digital core analysis in otway formation: considering the order and size effects of facies. Gas Science and Engineering, 128 205363, 205363. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205363

Upscaling relative permeability and capillary pressure from digital core analysis in otway formation: considering the order and size effects of facies

2024

Journal Article

Experimental study of coal fines migration characteristics in reservoirs with diverse coal structures: influence on reservoir behavior

Wei, Yingchun, Liu, Ziliang, Xiong, Xianyue, Xie, Tiancheng, Li, Biao, Wang, Anmin, Cao, Daiyong and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Experimental study of coal fines migration characteristics in reservoirs with diverse coal structures: influence on reservoir behavior. Gas Science and Engineering, 130 205438, 205438. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2024.205438

Experimental study of coal fines migration characteristics in reservoirs with diverse coal structures: influence on reservoir behavior

2024

Journal Article

Assessing the impact of geochemical mechanism and interpolation factor selection on the precision of low-salinity waterflooding modelling: a comparative study

Jalilian, Malek, Mahdavi, Sedigheh, Pourafshary, Peyman, You, Zheinjiang and Mohammadi, Amir H. (2024). Assessing the impact of geochemical mechanism and interpolation factor selection on the precision of low-salinity waterflooding modelling: a comparative study. Geosystem Engineering, 27 (6), 304-318. doi: 10.1080/12269328.2024.2382735

Assessing the impact of geochemical mechanism and interpolation factor selection on the precision of low-salinity waterflooding modelling: a comparative study

2024

Journal Article

Hybrid EOR performance optimization through flue gas-water alternating gas (WAG) injection: investigating the synergistic effects of water salinity and flue gas incorporation

Nassabeh, Mehdi, You, Zhenjiang, Keshavarz, Alireza and Iglauer, Stefan (2024). Hybrid EOR performance optimization through flue gas-water alternating gas (WAG) injection: investigating the synergistic effects of water salinity and flue gas incorporation. Energy and Fuels, 38 (15), 13956-13973. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c00757

Hybrid EOR performance optimization through flue gas-water alternating gas (WAG) injection: investigating the synergistic effects of water salinity and flue gas incorporation

2024

Journal Article

Effect of flow velocity on clogging induced by coal fines in saturated proppant packs: a transition from surface deposition to bridging

Huang, Fansheng, Wang, Fengbin, Sang, Shuxun, Liu, Shiqi and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Effect of flow velocity on clogging induced by coal fines in saturated proppant packs: a transition from surface deposition to bridging. ACS Omega, 9 (29), 32066-32079. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c04121

Effect of flow velocity on clogging induced by coal fines in saturated proppant packs: a transition from surface deposition to bridging

2024

Journal Article

Transport and retention of coal fines in proppant packs during gas–water two-phase flow: insights from interface, pore, to laboratory scales

Huang, Fansheng, Wang, Fengbin, Chen, Fei, Sang, Shuxun, Liu, Shiqi and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Transport and retention of coal fines in proppant packs during gas–water two-phase flow: insights from interface, pore, to laboratory scales. Energy and Fuels, 38 (14), 12672-12683. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c02255

Transport and retention of coal fines in proppant packs during gas–water two-phase flow: insights from interface, pore, to laboratory scales

2024

Journal Article

Effects of operating parameters and particle friction on water usage of deep-sea manganese nodules hydraulic conveying equipment

Chen, Jian, Tian, Tao, Li, JieJie and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Effects of operating parameters and particle friction on water usage of deep-sea manganese nodules hydraulic conveying equipment. Powder Technology, 442 119850, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.119850

Effects of operating parameters and particle friction on water usage of deep-sea manganese nodules hydraulic conveying equipment

2024

Journal Article

Enhanced Hoek-Brown (H-B) criterion for rocks exposed to chemical corrosion

Li, Hao, Pel, Leo, You, Zhenjiang and Smeulders, David (2024). Enhanced Hoek-Brown (H-B) criterion for rocks exposed to chemical corrosion. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 34 (5), 609-630. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2024.05.002

Enhanced Hoek-Brown (H-B) criterion for rocks exposed to chemical corrosion

2024

Journal Article

Radiation damage simulation using molecular dynamics in Ni-based alloy

Shen, Yanxin, Yang, Yue, Ou, Xuelian, Wang, Peng, You, Zhenjiang and Tian, Xiaofeng (2024). Radiation damage simulation using molecular dynamics in Ni-based alloy. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2755 (1) 012029, 1-9. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2755/1/012029

Radiation damage simulation using molecular dynamics in Ni-based alloy

2024

Journal Article

Atomistic simulation of deformation twinning in nanocrystalline body-centered cubic U–Mo alloys

Ou, Xuelian, Yang, Yue, Shen, Yanxin, Wang, Peng, You, Zhenjiang and Tian, Xiaofeng (2024). Atomistic simulation of deformation twinning in nanocrystalline body-centered cubic U–Mo alloys. CrystEngComm, 26 (21), 2818-2828. doi: 10.1039/d4ce00100a

Atomistic simulation of deformation twinning in nanocrystalline body-centered cubic U–Mo alloys

2024

Journal Article

Improved Esmaeilzadeh-Roshanfekr equation of state for ionic liquids

Heidari, Samira, Esmaeilzadeh, Feridun and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Improved Esmaeilzadeh-Roshanfekr equation of state for ionic liquids. Ionics, 30 (5), 2851-2868. doi: 10.1007/s11581-024-05411-w

Improved Esmaeilzadeh-Roshanfekr equation of state for ionic liquids

2024

Journal Article

An innovative fracture plugging evaluation method for drill-in fluid loss control and formation damage prevention in deep fractured tight reservoirs

Xu, Chengyuan, Liu, Lei, Yang, Yang, Kang, Yili and You, Zhenjiang (2024). An innovative fracture plugging evaluation method for drill-in fluid loss control and formation damage prevention in deep fractured tight reservoirs. Fuel, 358 130123, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130123

An innovative fracture plugging evaluation method for drill-in fluid loss control and formation damage prevention in deep fractured tight reservoirs

2024

Journal Article

Permeability enhancement and coal fines removal through oxidation treatment in coalbed methane reservoirs

Lu, Yu, Kang, Yili, Bu, Chengzhong, Li, Ying, Lin, Chong and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Permeability enhancement and coal fines removal through oxidation treatment in coalbed methane reservoirs. Fuel, 358 130320. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130320

Permeability enhancement and coal fines removal through oxidation treatment in coalbed methane reservoirs

2024

Conference Publication

Constitutive characteristics of relative permeability of tight sandstone gas reservoirs based on data-driven analyses

Xiao, Yihang, Du, Zhengtong, Wang, Lei, He, Yongming, Rojas-Solórzano, Luis R. and You, Zhenjiang (2024). Constitutive characteristics of relative permeability of tight sandstone gas reservoirs based on data-driven analyses. 2023 International Conference on Energy Engineering, Xi'an, China, 15-17 December 2023. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-7146-2_23

Constitutive characteristics of relative permeability of tight sandstone gas reservoirs based on data-driven analyses

2023

Journal Article

Primary controlling factors of coalbed methane well productivity and high productive well patterns in Eastern Yunnan and Western Guizhou, China

Zhang, Zhengguang, Qin, Yong, Yang, Zhaobiao, Li, Geng and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Primary controlling factors of coalbed methane well productivity and high productive well patterns in Eastern Yunnan and Western Guizhou, China. Natural Resources Research, 32 (6), 2711-2726. doi: 10.1007/s11053-023-10260-x

Primary controlling factors of coalbed methane well productivity and high productive well patterns in Eastern Yunnan and Western Guizhou, China

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2021
    Prediction of coal seam gas production based on deep learning
    Southwest Petroleum University
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    New nanotechnology controlling wettability in unconventional gas reservoirs (ARC Linkage Project administered by The University of Adelaide)
    University of Adelaide
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Zhenjiang You is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Graded proppant injection for coal seam gas productivity enhancement

  • Modelling of reservoir stimulation for low permeability coals

  • Stochastic models on particle transport and retention in fractured media

  • Flow modelling coupled with geomechanical models in coals

  • Fines generation and migration in coal fracture system

  • Improved leak-off modelling in fractured porous media

  • Improved relative permeability models for fractured rocks

  • Analytical models of gas-water two-phase flow during micro-particle injection in coals

  • Two-phase flow in non-circular capillary networks: percolation and effective media models

  • Produced water re-injection and disposal in low permeable reservoirs

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multiscale modelling for characterisation of particle transport and retention in porous media

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Geoff Wang

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Multiscale modelling for characterisation of particle transport and retention in porous media

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Geoff Wang

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