Chao-Zhong Qin (秦朝中)

Chao-Zhong Qin (秦朝中)

Porous media research
Flow and transport in porous media

Publications

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Journal Articles

Visualization of imbibition front stability in hybrid wire-mesh media with grooved structures
干道吸液芯中自发渗吸前缘稳定性可视化研究

Published in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2026

Hybrid porous media; Wicking structures; Metal wire mesh; Interfacial instability; Horizontal imbibition

Recommended citation: Jian Tian, Yugao Ma, Haonan Hou, Suyi Zhang, Chaozhong Qin, Visualization of imbibition front stability in hybrid wire-mesh media with grooved structures, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 179, Part 2, 112238, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2026.112238
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Pore‐Scale Rock‐Typing and Upscaling of Relative Permeability on a Laminated Sandstone Through Minkowski Measures
基于闵可夫斯基度量的层状砂岩孔隙尺度岩石分型与相对渗透率升尺度研究

Published in Water Resources Research, 2025

Laminated sandstone; rock‐typing; Minkowski measures; upscaling of relative permeability

Recommended citation: Jiang, H., Shi, B., Qin, C.‐Z., Arns, C., & Hassanizadeh, S. M. (2026). Pore‐scale rock‐typing and upscaling of relative permeability on a laminated sandstone through Minkowski measures. Water Resources Research, 62, e2025WR041036. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR041036
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The pore-network-continuum modeling of two-phase flow properties for multiscale digital rocks
孔隙网络-连续介质模拟多尺度数字岩心两相渗流参数研究

Published in Advances in Water Resources, 2025

Multiscale porous media; digital rocks; pore-network-continuum model; two-phase flow; microporosity; relative permeability

Recommended citation: Bowen Shi, Jianqi Rong, Han Jiang, Bo Guo, S. Majid Hassanizadeh, Chao-Zhong Qin, The pore-network-continuum modeling of two-phase flow properties for multiscale digital rocks, Advances in Water Resources, 2025, 105138, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2025.105138.
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The pore-network-continuum hybrid modeling of nonlinear shale gas flow in digital rocks of organic matter

Published in Physics of Fluids, 2025

Pore-network-continuum modeling; Shale gas; Organic matter; nonlinear compressible flow

Recommended citation: Dongchen Liu, Xuefeng Yang, Deliang Zhang, Shan Huang, Rui Jiang, Jianqi Rong, Zhiwei Wang, Bowen Shi, Chao-Zhong Qin, The pore-network-continuum hybrid modeling of nonlinear shale gas flow in digital rocks of organic matter, Physics of Fluids, 37, 063608, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0265700.
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Modeling of permeability and formation factor of carbonate digital rocks: dual-pore-network and pore-network-continuum models

Published in Transport in Porous Media, 2025

Multiscale pore structures；Permeability and formation factor；Multiscale-pore-network model；Pore-network-continuum model；Microporosity

Recommended citation: Zhao, X., Shi, B., Wang, X. et al. Modeling of Permeability and Formation Factor of Carbonate Digital Rocks: Dual-Pore-Network and Pore-Network-Continuum Models. Transp Porous Med 152, 37 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-025-02177-1
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Three-dimensional reconstruction and connectivity analysis of REV-size organic matter in shales

Published in Frontiers in Earth Science, 2025

3D reconstruction of digital rocks; MAPS images; REV size; Connectivity; Organic matter

Recommended citation: Liu D, Yang X, Zhao S, Zhang D, Huang S, Zhu N, Rong J, Shi B, Wang Z and Qin C-Z. Three-dimensional reconstruction and connectivity analysis of REV-size organic matter in shales. Front. Earth Sci. 13:1537217, 2025. doi: 10.3389/feart.2025.1537217.
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Experimental validation of an image-based dynamic pore-network model for spontaneous imbibition in sandstones

Published in Advances in Water Resources, 2024

Spontaneous imbibition; Pore-network modeling; Effective contact angles; Model validation

Recommended citation: Xin Wang, Chaozhong Qin, Bo Guo, Sorin Pop, Jian Tian, Experimental validation of an image-based dynamic pore-network model for spontaneous imbibition in sandstones, Advances in Water Resources, 195, 104859, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2024.104859.
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Microenvironment design strategies for enhanced CO 2 electroreduction with a 60 % full-cell energy efficiency

Published in Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024

Electrochemical CO2 reduction; Ni single atom catalyst; Catalyst layer; Mass transport

Recommended citation: Pengtao Yue, Junjun Wu, Chaozhong Qin, Bowen Shi, Yang Wang, Yue Zhang, Yanan Zou, Jun Li, Liang Zhang, Xun Zhu, Miao Zhong, Qian Fu, Qiang Liao, Microenvironment design strategies for enhanced CO2 electroreduction with a 60% full-cell energy efficiency, Chemical Engineering Journal, 497, 154607, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154607.
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Modeling of flow and transport in multiscale digital rocks aided by grid coarsening of microporous domains

Published in Journal of Hydrology, 2024

Subsurface porous media; Permeability; Breakthrough curve; Multiscale digital rock; Pore-network-continuum hybrid model; Microporosity

Recommended citation: Bowen Shi, Han Jiang, Bo Guo, Jian Tian, Chao-Zhong Qin, Modeling of flow and transport in multiscale digital rocks aided by grid coarsening of microporous domains, Journal of Hydrology, 633, 131003, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131003.
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SVM-based fast 3D pore-scale rock-typing and permeability upscaling for complex rocks using Minkowski functionals

Published in Advances in Water Resources, 2023

Pore-scale rock-typing and upscaling; Min- kowski functionals; Fast Fourier transform; Support vector machine; Gaussian mixture model

Recommended citation: Han Jiang, Christoph Arns, Yujie Yuan, Chao-Zhong Qin, SVM-based fast 3D pore-scale rock-typing and permeability upscaling for complex rocks using Minkowski functionals, Advances in Water Resources, 183, 104605, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104605.
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Limiting pathways and breakthrough pressure for CO2 flow in mudstones

Published in Journal of Hydrology, 2023

Breakthrough pressure; Multiscale porous structures; Pore-network modeling; Mudstones

Recommended citation: Dai Jianwen, Li Li, Shi Lei, Jiang Yuting, Chai Yukun, Wang Shenghao, Tian Jian, Gan Quan, Chen Qiang, Qin Chaozhong, Limiting pathways and breakthrough pressure for CO2 flow in mudstones, Journal of Hydrology, 625, 129998, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129998.
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Image-based modeling of spontaneous imbibition in porous media by a dynamic pore network model

Published in Advances in Water Resources, 2021

Spontaneous imbibition; Dynamic pore-network modeling; Model validation

Recommended citation: Chao-Zhong Qin, Harald van Brummelen, Mahmoud Hefny, Jianlin Zhao, Image-based modeling of spontaneous imbibition in porous media by a dynamic pore network model, Advances in Water Resources, 152, 103932, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.103932.
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A dynamic pore-network model for spontaneous imbibition in porous media

Published in Advances in Water Resources, 2019

Spontaneous imbibition; Pore-network model; Porous media; Capillary force; Sharp wetting front; Single-phase imbibition model

Recommended citation: Chao-Zhong Qin, Harald van Brummelen, A dynamic pore-network model for spontaneous imbibition in porous media, Advances in Water Resources, 133, 103420, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.103420.
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Dynamic pore-network modeling of air-water flow through thin porous layers

Published in Chemical Engineering Science, 2019

Thin porous media; Pore-network modeling; Two-phase flow; Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC); Water and heat management; Phase change

Recommended citation: Chao-Zhong Qin, Bo Guo, Michael Celia, Rui Wu, Dynamic pore-network modeling of air-water flow through thin porous layers, Chemical Engineering Science, 202, 194-207, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2019.03.038.
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Pore‐scale network modeling of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation: Insight into scale dependence of biogeochemical reaction rates

Published in Water Resources Research, 2016

Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation; Reactive pore-network model; biogeochemical reaction rates

Recommended citation: Qin, C.Z., S.M. Hassanizadeh, and A. Ebigbo (2016), Pore-scale network modeling of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation: Insight into scale dependence of biogeochemical reaction rates, Water Resour. Res., 52, 8794–8810, doi:10.1002/2016WR019128.
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Multiphase flow through multilayers of thin porous media: General balance equations and constitutive relationships for a solid–gas–liquid three-phase system

Published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013

Multiphase/two-phase flow; Thin porous medium; Numerical modeling; Fuel cells/PEFC; Filters; Hygiene products; Paper

Recommended citation: C.Z. Qin, S.M. Hassanizadeh, Multiphase flow through multilayers of thin porous media: General balance equations and constitutive relationships for a solid–gas–liquid three-phase system, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 70: 693-708, 2014, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2013.11.059.
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Dissertation