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)

41 - 60 of 206 works

2023

Journal Article

Insight into Gas Threshold Pressure Gradient and Permeability of Coal Seam: Principle and Method for Field Test

Yu, Shiyao, Su, Xianbo, Song, Jinxing, Wang, Qian and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Insight into Gas Threshold Pressure Gradient and Permeability of Coal Seam: Principle and Method for Field Test. Journal of Energy Engineering, 149 (6) 04023044, 1-10. doi: 10.1061/jleed9.eyeng-4946

Insight into Gas Threshold Pressure Gradient and Permeability of Coal Seam: Principle and Method for Field Test

2023

Journal Article

Experimental study on the mechanical controlling factors of fracture plugging strength for lost circulation control in shale gas reservoir

Xu, Chengyuan, Zhu, Lingmao, Xu, Feng, Kang, Yili, Jing, Haoran and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Experimental study on the mechanical controlling factors of fracture plugging strength for lost circulation control in shale gas reservoir. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 231 (Part A) 212285, 212285. doi: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.212285

Experimental study on the mechanical controlling factors of fracture plugging strength for lost circulation control in shale gas reservoir

2023

Journal Article

A critical review of capillary pressure behavior and characterization in fractional-wet reservoirs

Xiao, Yihang, You, Zhenjiang, Wang, Lei and Du, Zhengtong (2023). A critical review of capillary pressure behavior and characterization in fractional-wet reservoirs. Capillarity, 10 (1), 12-21. doi: 10.46690/capi.2024.01.02

A critical review of capillary pressure behavior and characterization in fractional-wet reservoirs

2023

Journal Article

A new volumetric strain-based method for determining the crack initiation threshold of rocks under compression

Li, Hao, Zhong, Ruizhi, Pel, Leo, Smeulders, David and You, Zhenjiang (2023). A new volumetric strain-based method for determining the crack initiation threshold of rocks under compression. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 57 (2), 1329-1351. doi: 10.1007/s00603-023-03619-2

A new volumetric strain-based method for determining the crack initiation threshold of rocks under compression

2023

Journal Article

Advancements, challenges, and perspectives of flue gas injection in subsurface formations: a comprehensive review

Nassabeh, Mehdi, Iglauer, Stefan, Keshavarz, Alireza and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Advancements, challenges, and perspectives of flue gas injection in subsurface formations: a comprehensive review. Energy and Fuels, 37 (21), 16282-16310. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02401

Advancements, challenges, and perspectives of flue gas injection in subsurface formations: a comprehensive review

2023

Conference Publication

A sequentially coupled chemical-mechanical damage constitutive model for carbonate rocks

Li, Hao, Pel, Leo, Smeulders, David, Zhong, Ruizhi and You, Zhenjiang (2023). A sequentially coupled chemical-mechanical damage constitutive model for carbonate rocks. 2023: Symposium on Energy Geotechnics, Delft, Netherlands, 3-5 October 2023. Delft, Netherlands: TU Delft OPEN Publishing. doi: 10.59490/seg.2023.639

A sequentially coupled chemical-mechanical damage constitutive model for carbonate rocks

2023

Journal Article

Editorial: Lost circulation control during drilling and completion in complex formations

Lin, Chong, Dahi Taleghani, Arash, Xu, Chengyuan and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Editorial: Lost circulation control during drilling and completion in complex formations. Frontiers in Physics, 11 1293208, 11. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2023.1293208

Editorial: Lost circulation control during drilling and completion in complex formations

2023

Journal Article

Experimental study on the influence of hydrochemical properties on the migration of coal fines containing kaolinite in propped fractures

Liu, Ziliang, Wei, Yingchun, Shi, Xueming, Meng, Tao, Wang, Anmin, Cao, Daiyong and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Experimental study on the influence of hydrochemical properties on the migration of coal fines containing kaolinite in propped fractures. Energy and Fuels, 37 (16), 12007-12017. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c02155

Experimental study on the influence of hydrochemical properties on the migration of coal fines containing kaolinite in propped fractures

2023

Journal Article

Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of nanocrystalline U-10Mo alloys by molecular dynamics simulation

Ou, Xuelian, Shen, Yanxin, Yang, Yue, You, Zhenjiang, Wang, Peng, Yang, Yexin and Tian, Xiaofeng (2023). Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of nanocrystalline U-10Mo alloys by molecular dynamics simulation. Materials, 16 (13) 4618, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/ma16134618

Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of nanocrystalline U-10Mo alloys by molecular dynamics simulation

2023

Journal Article

Experimental study on fracture plugging effect of irregular-shaped lost circulation materials

Xu, Chengyuan, Zhang, Honglin, She, Jiping, Jiang, Guobin, Peng, Chi and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Experimental study on fracture plugging effect of irregular-shaped lost circulation materials. Energy, 276 127544, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127544

Experimental study on fracture plugging effect of irregular-shaped lost circulation materials

2023

Journal Article

Prediction of drilling fluid lost-circulation zone based on deep learning

Kang, Yili, Ma, Chenglin, Xu, Chengyuan, You, Lijun and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Prediction of drilling fluid lost-circulation zone based on deep learning. Energy, 276 127495, 1-33. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127495

Prediction of drilling fluid lost-circulation zone based on deep learning

2023

Journal Article

A review of hydrogen/rock/brine interaction: Implications for Hydrogen Geo-storage

Aslannezhad, Masoud, Ali, Muhammad, Kalantariasl, Azim, Sayyafzadeh, Mohammad, You, Zhenjiang, Iglauer, Stefan and Keshavarz, Alireza (2023). A review of hydrogen/rock/brine interaction: Implications for Hydrogen Geo-storage. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 95 101066, 1-35. doi: 10.1016/j.pecs.2022.101066

A review of hydrogen/rock/brine interaction: Implications for Hydrogen Geo-storage

2023

Journal Article

Experimental study on the effect of fracture surface morphology on plugging zone strength based on 3D printing

Kang, Yili, Zhou, Hexiang, Xu, Chengyuan, Yang, Xinglin and You, Zhenjiang (2023). Experimental study on the effect of fracture surface morphology on plugging zone strength based on 3D printing. Energy, 262 125419, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.125419

Experimental study on the effect of fracture surface morphology on plugging zone strength based on 3D printing

2022

Journal Article

Magnetized inulin by Fe3O4 as a bio-nano adsorbent for treating water contaminated with methyl orange and crystal violet dyes

Valizadeh, Kamran, Bateni, Amir, Sojoodi, Nazanin, Ataabadi, Maryam Rostami, Behroozi, Amir Hossein, Maleki, Ali and You, Zhenjiang (2022). Magnetized inulin by Fe3O4 as a bio-nano adsorbent for treating water contaminated with methyl orange and crystal violet dyes. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 22034, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-26652-7

Magnetized inulin by Fe3O4 as a bio-nano adsorbent for treating water contaminated with methyl orange and crystal violet dyes

2022

Journal Article

The hole sealing technology of solid–liquid materials with three pluggings and two injections for gas extraction hole in the coal mine

Yu, Shiyao, Su, Xianbo, Song, Jinxing, Wang, Qian and You, Zhenjiang (2022). The hole sealing technology of solid–liquid materials with three pluggings and two injections for gas extraction hole in the coal mine. ACS Omega, 7 (48), 43847-43855. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c05001

The hole sealing technology of solid–liquid materials with three pluggings and two injections for gas extraction hole in the coal mine

2022

Journal Article

Fractal pore and its impact on gas adsorption capacity of outburst coal: geological significance to coalbed gas occurrence and outburst

Feng, Guangjun, Zhao, Xinzhuo, Wang, Meng, Song, Yu, Zheng, Sijian, He, Ye and You, Zhenjiang (2022). Fractal pore and its impact on gas adsorption capacity of outburst coal: geological significance to coalbed gas occurrence and outburst. Adsorption Science and Technology, 2022 4273900, 1-19. doi: 10.1155/2022/4273900

Fractal pore and its impact on gas adsorption capacity of outburst coal: geological significance to coalbed gas occurrence and outburst

2022

Journal Article

3D fracture propagation simulation and pressure decline analysis research for I-shaped fracture of coalbed

Wang, Chengwang, Guo, Zixi, Zhang, Lifeng, Kang, Yunwei, You, Zhenjiang, Li, Shuguang, Wang, Yubin and Zhen, Huaibin (2022). 3D fracture propagation simulation and pressure decline analysis research for I-shaped fracture of coalbed. Energies, 15 (16) 5811, 1-20. doi: 10.3390/en15165811

3D fracture propagation simulation and pressure decline analysis research for I-shaped fracture of coalbed

2022

Journal Article

Modeling and economic analyses of graded particle injections in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing of coal seam gas reservoirs

Santiago, Vanessa, Ribeiro, Ayrton, Johnson, Raymond, Hurter, Suzanne and You, Zhenjiang (2022). Modeling and economic analyses of graded particle injections in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing of coal seam gas reservoirs. SPE Journal, 27 (3), 1633-1647. doi: 10.2118/208404-PA

Modeling and economic analyses of graded particle injections in conjunction with hydraulic fracturing of coal seam gas reservoirs

2022

Journal Article

Physical plugging of lost circulation fractures at microscopic level

Xu, Chengyuan, Zhang, Honglin, Kang, Yili, Zhang, Jingyi, Bai, Yingrui, Zhang, Juan and You, Zhenjiang (2022). Physical plugging of lost circulation fractures at microscopic level. Fuel, 317 123477, 123477. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.123477

Physical plugging of lost circulation fractures at microscopic level

2022

Journal Article

Review on physical and chemical factors affecting fines migration in porous media

Yang, Yulong, Yuan, Weifeng, Hou, Jirui and You, Zhenjiang (2022). Review on physical and chemical factors affecting fines migration in porous media. Water Research, 214 118172, 118172. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118172

Review on physical and chemical factors affecting fines migration in porous media

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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