Overview
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
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Zhejiang University
Research interests
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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
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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
Works
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2012
Conference Publication
Effect of nanoparticle transport and retention in oilfield rocks on the efficiency of different nanotechnologies in oil industry
You, Z., Aji, K., Badalyan, A. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2012). Effect of nanoparticle transport and retention in oilfield rocks on the efficiency of different nanotechnologies in oil industry. SPE International Oilfield Nanotechnology Conference and Exhibition, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 12-14 June 2012. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/157097-MS
2012
Conference Publication
Study of particle straining effect on produced water management and injectivity enhancement
Aji, K., You, Z., Badalyan, A. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2012). Study of particle straining effect on produced water management and injectivity enhancement. SPE International Production and Operations Conference & Exhibition, Doha, Qatar, 4-16 May 2012. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/157399-MS
2012
Conference Publication
Improved determination of well rate from temperature and pressure distributions along the well
Barrett, E., Abbasy, I., Wu, C. R., You, Z. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2012). Improved determination of well rate from temperature and pressure distributions along the well. North Africa Technical Conference and Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt, 20-22 February 2012. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/150868-MS
2012
Conference Publication
Treatment of temperature and pressure profiles along the wellbore to determine gas rate
Barrett, E., Abbasy, I., Wu, C. R., You, Z. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2012). Treatment of temperature and pressure profiles along the wellbore to determine gas rate. SPE International Production and Operations Conference & Exhibition, Doha, Qatar, 14-16 May 2012. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/152039-MS
2012
Conference Publication
A new mathematical model for colloidal flow in rocks: accounting for pore geometry and network topology in bimodal media
You, Z. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2012). A new mathematical model for colloidal flow in rocks: accounting for pore geometry and network topology in bimodal media. SPE International Oilfield Nanotechnology Conference and Exhibition, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 12-14 June 2012. Richardson, TX, United States: OnePetro. doi: 10.2118/152026-MS
2012
Journal Article
Pore size distribution from challenge coreflood testing by colloidal flow
Chalk, P., Gooding, N., Hutten, S., You, Z. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2012). Pore size distribution from challenge coreflood testing by colloidal flow. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 90 (1), 63-77. doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.08.018
2012
Conference Publication
Colloidal-suspension flow in rocks: a new mathematical model, laboratory study, IOR
Aji, K., McLindin, C., Saha, A., Le, K., You, Z., Badalyan, A. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2012). Colloidal-suspension flow in rocks: a new mathematical model, laboratory study, IOR. SPE EOR Conference at Oil and Gas West Asia, Muscat, Oman, 16-18 April 2012. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/152025-MS
2012
Conference Publication
Formation damage in geothermal wells (Salamander field case)
Bedrikovetsky, P., You, Z., Badalyan, A., Hand, M., Matthews, C. and Jenson, D. (2012). Formation damage in geothermal wells (Salamander field case). SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia, 22-24 October 2012. Richardson, TX United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/158739-MS
2011
Conference Publication
Laboratory and theoretical investigation of size exclusion suspension flow in rocks
Chalk, P., Gooding, N., Hutten, S., You, Z. and Bedrikovetsky, P. (2011). Laboratory and theoretical investigation of size exclusion suspension flow in rocks. SPE European Formation Damage Conference, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 7-10 June 2011. Richardson, TX, United States: OnePetro. doi: 10.2118/144219-ms
2010
Journal Article
New expression for collision efficiency of spherical nanoparticles in Brownian coagulation
Chen, Zhong-Li and You, Zhen-Jiang (2010). New expression for collision efficiency of spherical nanoparticles in Brownian coagulation. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 31 (7), 851-860. doi: 10.1007/s10483-010-1319-6
2009
Journal Article
Prolegomena to variational inequalities and numerical schemes for compressible viscoplastic fluids
Huilgol, R. R. and You, Z. (2009). Prolegomena to variational inequalities and numerical schemes for compressible viscoplastic fluids. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 158 (1-3), 113-126. doi: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2008.07.005
2008
Journal Article
Research on the specific viscosity of semi-concentrated fiber suspensions
Wan, Zhanhong, Lin, Jianzhong, You, Zhenjiang and Ding, Hai (2008). Research on the specific viscosity of semi-concentrated fiber suspensions. Modern Physics Letters B, 22 (29), 2857-2868. doi: 10.1142/S0217984908017333
2008
Conference Publication
Operator-splitting schemes for the flows of compressible viscoplastic fluids
Huilgol, R. R. and You, Z. (2008). Operator-splitting schemes for the flows of compressible viscoplastic fluids. 15th International Congress on Rheology, , , August 3, 2008-August 8, 2008. AIP. doi: 10.1063/1.2964656
2008
Journal Article
Application of the Lambert W function to steady shearing flows of the Papanastasiou model
You, Z., Huilgol, R. R. and Mitsoulis, E. (2008). Application of the Lambert W function to steady shearing flows of the Papanastasiou model. International Journal of Engineering Science, 46 (8), 799-808. doi: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2008.02.002
2008
Journal Article
Large eddy simulation of sediment-laden turbulent flow in an open channel
Wan, Zhanhong, Sun, Zhilin, You, Zhenjiang and Zhang, Qiyan (2008). Large eddy simulation of sediment-laden turbulent flow in an open channel. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 22 (16), 2517-2527. doi: 10.1142/S0217979208039666
2007
Journal Article
The effects of closure model of fiber orientation tensor on the instability of fiber suspensions in the taylor-couette flow
Wan, Z. H., Lin, J. Z. and You, Z. J. (2007). The effects of closure model of fiber orientation tensor on the instability of fiber suspensions in the taylor-couette flow. Modern Physics Letters B, 21 (24), 1611-1625. doi: 10.1142/S0217984907014000
2007
Journal Article
Primary instabilities and bicriticality in fiber suspensions between rotating cylinders
Wan, Zhan-Hong, Sun, Zhi-Lin and You, Zhen-Jiang (2007). Primary instabilities and bicriticality in fiber suspensions between rotating cylinders. Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A, 8 (9), 1435-1442. doi: 10.1631/jzus.2007.A1435
2007
Journal Article
Three-dimensional modes of fiber suspensions in the Taylor-Couette flow
Wan, Zhan-Hong, Lin, Jian-Zhong and You, Zhen-Jiang (2007). Three-dimensional modes of fiber suspensions in the Taylor-Couette flow. Journal of Donghua University (English Edition), 24 (1), 57-63.
2006
Journal Article
On the importance of the pressure dependence of viscosity in steady non-isothermal shearing flows of compressible and incompressible fluids and in the isothermal fountain flow
Huilgol, R. R. and You, Z. (2006). On the importance of the pressure dependence of viscosity in steady non-isothermal shearing flows of compressible and incompressible fluids and in the isothermal fountain flow. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 136 (2-3), 106-117. doi: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2006.03.011
2005
Journal Article
Non-axisymmetric instability in the Taylor-Couette flow of fiber suspension
Wan, Zhan-Hong, Lin, Jian-Zhong and You, Zhen-Jiang (2005). Non-axisymmetric instability in the Taylor-Couette flow of fiber suspension. Journal of Zhejiang University: Science, 6 A (SUPPL.), 1-7. doi: 10.1631/jzus.2005.AS0001
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Zhenjiang You is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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