Modelling of Flow and Transport in Fractal Porous Media

Jianchao Cai received his B.Sc in Physics from Henan Normal University and MSc and Ph.D in Condensed Matter Physics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He is currently a professor at the Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics at the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). Meanwhile, he serves as Associate Editor or Editorial member for several journals including Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering, International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, Fractals. He has published more than 130 journal articles, two books, and numerous book chapters. Lie-hui Zhang is a Professor of the College of Petroleum Engineering and the Vice-president at Southwest Petroleum University (SPWU). He has published over 260 articles, has authored or co-edited eight books, and serves on numerous editorial boards. He is the 2012 recipient of China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists, awarded by the NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China) and 2014 recipient of the Cheung Kong Scholars’ distinguished professor, awarded by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Wei received his B.Sc in Geophysics from Guilin University of Technology in 2012, MSc in Geological Engineering from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) in 2015. Now he is PhD candidate in Institute of Geophysics and Geomatics of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan). His research focuses on modeling for electrical properties of porous media and thermal conduction characteristic of nanofluid, and fractal theory and its application. Wei has published 10 journal articles, which the total citation is 150 from Web of Science.

• 1. Introduction to Modelling of Flow and Transport in Fractal Porous Media2. Methods for calculating fractal dimension of porous media3. Numerical study for tortuosity in two-dimensional and three-dimensional fractal porous media4. Modeling gas and vapor transport in fibrous materials based on fractal approach5. Transport Phenomena in Tree-like Networks6. Flow and Transport in Porous Crystal Layer and Process Optimization with Fractal Based Approach7. Saturation Dependent Transport Modes in Porous Media: Percolation Theory and Effective-Medium Approximation Applications8. Capillary-driven flow in Fractal Porous Media9. Application of Fractal Theory in Transient Pressure Properties of Hydrocarbon Reservoir10. Hydrodynamics of flow in fractally permeable media11. Modeling for Mass transfer of porous nanofibers using a fractal approach12. Electrokinetic Effect in Fractal Porous Media13. Soil Particle Size Distribution: From Modelling to Influence in the Void Space Configuration and Other Soil Properties14. A fractal model of effective thermal conductivity for porous media with various liquid saturation