Prof. Wei Wang has been working on multiscale modeling, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for multiphase flow and computerized tomography (CT) techniques for multiphase flow systems. He proposed the structure-dependent multi-fluid (SFM) model, on which he pointed out that the conventional two-fluid model (TFM) is not adequate to describe heterogeneous multiphase flows even with fine-grid resolution, whereas the SFM is intrinsically based on meso-scale structure and it enables one to correctly predict heterogeneous multiphase flow even with coarse-grid resolution. He extended the multiscale CFD from hydrodynamics to reactive flow problems. By proposing the EMMS/mass model for mass transfer, he pointed out that the traditional mass transfer correlations with Reynolds number are not sufficient and meso-scale structural parameters must be included for mass transfer and reactive modeling. He developed the commercial software EMMS, which has been licensed to many world-renowned organizations, including ALSTOM Power, NETL of DOE, CSIRO, CPFD Software, Tsinghua University and so on. In collaboration with SINOPEC, PetroChina, ALSTOM etc., his method has been applied successfully for troubleshooting/design in industrial processes of e.g. fluid catalytic cracking, coal gasification and combustion, polyethylene polymerization, kaolinite clay calcination and so on. For details please refer to (Google Scholar Account) http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=eorSSw0AAAAJ&hl=en or (Group URL:) http://www.emms.cn/wangwei.htm

1. Wei Wang*, Bona Lu, Jingwei Geng, Fei Li. Mesoscale drag modeling: a critical review. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 2020, 29: 96-103

2. Yujie Tian, Bona Lu, Fei Li, Wei Wang*. A steady-state EMMS drag model for fluidized beds. Chemical Engineering Science. 2020, 219: 115616

3. Yanpei Chen*, Wei Wang*. Reticulate collisional structure in boundary-driven granular gases. PHYSICAL REVIEW E. 2019, 100：042908

4. Haifeng Wang, Yanpei Chen*, Wei Wang*. Scale-Dependent Nonequilibrium Features in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed. AIChE Journal. 2018, 64: 2364-2378.

5. Hao Luo, Bona Lu, Jingyuan Zhang, Hao Wu*, Wei Wang*. A grid-independent EMMS/bubbling drag model for bubbling and turbulent fluidization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2017, 326: 47-57.

6. Yujie Tian, Jingwei Geng, Wei Wang*.Structure-dependent analysis of energy dissipation in gas-solid flows: Beyond nonequilibrium thermodynamics. Chemical Engineering Science. 2017, 171: 271-281.

7. Bona Lu, Jingyuan Zhang, Hao Luo, Wei Wang*, Hua Li, Mao Ye*, Zhongmin Liu, Jinghai Li.Numerical simulation of scale-up effects of methanol-to-olefins fluidized bed reactors. Chemical Engineering Science. 2017, 171: 244-255.

8. Bona Lu, Hao Luo, H.Li, Wei Wang*, Mao Ye*, Z.Liu, Jinghai Li.Speeding up CFD simulation of fluidized bed reactor for MTO by coupling CRE model. Chemical Engineering Science. 2016, 143: 341-350.

9. Feifei Song, Wei Wang*, Kun Hong, Jinghai Li.Unification of EMMS and TFM: structure-dependent analysis of mass, momentum and energy conservation. Chemical Engineering Science. 2014, 120: 112-116.

10. Cenfan Liu, Wei Wang*, Nan Zhang, Jinghai Li.Structure-dependent multi-fluid model for mass transfer and reactions in gas–solid fluidized beds. Chemical Engineering Science. 2015, 22: 114-129.