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Xiaoke Ku
Fluid Engineering
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang
Language: Chinese, English
Multiphase
Reaction
Flows
Low-Carbon
Fuels
Biomass
Thermochemical
Conversion
Energy
Engineering
Areas of Focus
- Multiphase reaction flows
- Low-carbon fuels
- Biomass thermochemical conversion
Work Experience
- 2015-10 to present - Researcher at Zhejiang University
- 2012-01 - 2015-09 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- 2011-09 - 2011-12 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology
- 2009-08 - 2011-08 Researcher, Chemical Engineering Fundamentals and Engineering Fluid Dynamics Group, University of Twente
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2004-09 - 2009-07 PhD in Fluid Mechanics, Zhejiang University (Supervisor: Professor Jianzhong Lin)
- 2001-09 - 2004-07 Bachelor in Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University
- 2000-09 - 2004-07 Bachelor in Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University
Publications
- Efficient Pyrolysis Model for Large Biomass Particles with Arbitrary Shapes Based on a Composed-Sphere Concept and Voronoi Tessellation, R. Zhang, X. Ku, J. Lin, et al., 2023
- Three-Dimensional Simulation of the Pyrolysis of a Thermally Thick Biomass Particle, J. Wang, X. Ku, Z. Liu, 2023
- Numerical simulation of biomass steam gasification in an internally interconnected fluidized bed using a two-grid MP-PIC model, J. Wang, X. Ku, 2023
- Impact of Particle Size Polydispersity on Chemical Looping Combustion of Biomass under a Continuous Injection Mode, Z. Wang, X. Ku, J. Lin, et al., 2022
- Numerical investigation of biomass pyrolysis performance in a fluidized-bed reactor by a TFM-DEM hybrid model, J. Wang, X. Ku, J. Lin, 2022
- Bubble Dynamics and Particle Orientation in a Binary Fluidized Bed Containing Spherocylinders and Spheres, R. Zhang, X. Ku, K. Luo, et al., 2022
Awards
- 2021: Xu Zhilun Mechanics Excellent Teacher Award, Chinese Society of Mechanics
- 2021: Zhejiang Outstanding Young Scientist
- 2016: National Overseas High-Level Young Talents
- 2015: Hundred Talents Program, Zhejiang University
