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Zhongwei Chen is a researcher affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia, specializing in the field of engineering with a significant focus on materials and mechanical disciplines. Their body of work includes over 225 publications, predominantly in the subfields of mechanics of materials, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, materials chemistry, and aerospace engineering.

Their research explores a range of topics, notably coal properties and utilization, rock mechanics and modeling, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, drilling and well engineering, aluminum alloy microstructure properties, and mineral processing and grinding.

Chen has contributed to numerous scientific venues, frequently publishing in the Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering and the SSRN Electronic Journal, each featuring six publications. Other common outlets include the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, the Proceedings of the 2021 Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Among recent publications, key papers include:

  • "Effects of water content, water type and temperature on the rheological behaviour of slag-cement and fly ash-cement paste backfill" (2020) in the International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
  • "Generating pseudo density log from drilling and logging-while-drilling data using extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost)" (2020) in the International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Grain refinement of commercially pure aluminum with addition of Ti and Zr elements based on crystallography orientation" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Using Machine Learning Methods To Identify Coal Pay Zones from Drilling and Logging-While-Drilling (LWD) Data" (2020) in SPE Journal
  • "Free nitrous acid pre-treatment enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge and rheological properties of digested sludge: A pilot-scale study" (2020) in Water Research

Chen collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Yiran Zhu, Juncheng Jiang, Jimmy Xuekai Li, Chunshan Zheng, and Bingyou Jiang, with collaborations ranging from eight to ten joint publications.

Their research spans interdisciplinary aspects of engineering, with quantitative investigations typically involving experimental studies, machine learning applications, and materials characterization.

Best Publications

  • Interactions of multiple processes during CBM extraction: A critical review

    Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen;Derek Elsworth;Hongyan Qu

  • Dual poroelastic response of a coal seam to CO2 injection

    Yu Wu;Yu Wu;Jishan Liu;Derek Elsworth;Zhongwei Chen

  • Modelling and optimization of enhanced coalbed methane recovery using Co2/N2 mixtures

    Chaojun Fan;Chaojun Fan;Derek Elsworth;Sheng Li;Zhongwei Chen;Zhongwei Chen

  • Evolution of coal permeability from stress-controlled to displacement-controlled swelling conditions

    Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen;Derek Elsworth;Xiexing Miao

  • Linking gas-sorption induced changes in coal permeability to directional strains through a modulus reduction ratio

    Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen;Derek Elsworth;Xiexing Miao

  • A dual poroelastic model for CO2-enhanced coalbed methane recovery

    Yu Wu;Yu Wu;Jishan Liu;Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen;Derek Elsworth

  • Evaluation of stress-controlled coal swelling processes

    Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen;Derek Elsworth;Xiexing Miao

  • Coalbed methane emissions and drainage methods in underground mining for mining safety and environmental benefits: A review

    Chunshan Zheng;Bingyou Jiang;Sheng Xue;Zhongwei Chen

  • Impact of transition from local swelling to macro swelling on the evolution of coal permeability

    Jishan Liu;Jishan Liu;Jianguo Wang;Zhongwei Chen;Shugang Wang

  • Sensitivity analysis on the microwave heating of coal: A coupled electromagnetic and heat transfer model

    Baiquan Lin;He Li;He Li;Zhongwei Chen;Chunshan Zheng

  • Effect of the effective stress coefficient and sorption-induced strain on the evolution of coal permeability: Experimental observations

    Zhongwei Chen;Zhongwei Chen;Zhejun Pan;Jishan Liu;Luke D. Connell

  • Pore structure characterization of coal by synchrotron radiation nano-CT

    Yixin Zhao;Yingfeng Sun;Shimin Liu;Zhongwei Chen

  • Influence of the effective stress coefficient and sorption-induced strain on the evolution of coal permeability: Model development and analysis

    Zhongwei Chen;Zhongwei Chen;Jishan Liu;Zhejun Pan;Luke D. Connell

  • Effects of water content, water type and temperature on the rheological behaviour of slag-cement and fly ash-cement paste backfill

    Yue Zhao;Abbas Taheri;Murat Karakus;Zhongwei Chen

  • Effects of non-Darcy flow on the performance of coal seam gas wells

    Jian-Guo Wang;A. Kabir;Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen

  • Comparison of low-field NMR and microfocus X-ray computed tomography in fractal characterization of pores in artificial cores

    Yixin Zhao;Guangpei Zhu;Yanhui Dong;Nima Noraei Danesh

  • Impact of CO2 injection and differential deformation on CO2 injectivity under in-situ stress conditions

    Zhongwei Chen;Jishan Liu;Derek Elsworth;Luke D. Connell

  • Complex evolution of coal permeability during CO2 injection under variable temperatures

    Hongyan Qu;Jishan Liu;Zhongwei Chen;Jianguo Wang

  • A Coupled Electromagnetic Irradiation, Heat and Mass Transfer Model for Microwave Heating and its Numerical Simulation on Coal

    Jinxin Huang;Guang Xu;Guang Xu;Guozhong Hu;Mehmet Kizil

  • Impact of creep on the evolution of coal permeability and gas drainage performance

    Nima N. Danesh;Zhongwei Chen;Zhongwei Chen;Saiied M. Aminossadati;Mehmet S. Kizil

  • Impact of coal matrix strains on the evolution of permeability

    Yan Peng;Yan Peng;Jishan Liu;Jishan Liu;Jishan Liu;Zhejun Pan;Luke D. Connell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jishan Liu
Jishan Liu University of Western Australia
Zhejun Pan
Zhejun Pan Northeast Petroleum University
Saiied M. Aminossadati
Saiied M. Aminossadati University of Queensland
Derek Elsworth
Derek Elsworth Pennsylvania State University
Luke D. Connell
Luke D. Connell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Victor Rudolph
Victor Rudolph University of Queensland
Yixin Zhao
Yixin Zhao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jian-Guo Wang
Jian-Guo Wang China University of Mining and Technology
Yujing Jiang
Yujing Jiang Nagasaki University
Ling Li
Ling Li University of Queensland

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