Dr Bo Zhang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
Publications
Journal Articles
Zhang, Bo, Gamage, Ranjith Pathegama, Kong, Lie and Zhang, Chengpeng (2025). Cross-scale proppants transport in the shale hydraulic fracture network: a hybrid CFD-DEM investigation. Engineering Geology, 354 108160, 108160-354. doi: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.108160
Zhang, Bo, Gamage, Ranjith Pathegama, Zhang, Chengpeng and Ma, Tianshou (2023). On the correlation between proppant addition strategy and distribution. Gas Science and Engineering, 117 205060, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.205060
Zhang, B., Zhang, C. P., Ma, Z. Y., Zhou, J. P., Liu, X. F., Zhang, D. C. and Ranjith, P. G. (2023). Simulation study of micro-proppant carrying capacity of supercritical CO2 (Sc-CO2) in secondary fractures of shale gas reservoirs. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 224 211636, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.geoen.2023.211636
Wu, Xiaomin, Zhao, Yuan, Yu, Yongjun, Zhang, Bo, Jia, Li and Du, Xidong (2022). Study on Distribution Law of Stress and Permeability around Hydraulic Fracturing Borehole in Coal and Rock. Energies, 15 (12) 4210, 1-11. doi: 10.3390/en15124210
Zhang, Bo, Gamage, Ranjith Pathegama, Zhang, Chengpeng and Wanniarachchi, Ayal (2022). Hydrocarbon recovery: Optimized CFD-DEM modeling of proppant transport in rough rock fractures. Fuel, 311 122560, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122560
Zhang, Bo, Li, Yong, Fantuzzi, Nicholas, Zhao, Yuan, Liu, Yan-Bao, Peng, Bo and Chen, Jie (2019). Investigation of the Flow Properties of CBM Based on Stochastic Fracture Network Modeling. Materials, 12 (15) 2387, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/ma12152387
Zhao, Yuan, Cao, Shugang, Shang, Delei, Yang, Hongwei, Yu, Yongjun, Li, Yong, Liu, Jinquan, Wang, Hui, Pan, Ruikai, Yang, Hongyun, Zhang, Bo and Tu, Huaijian (2019). Crack propagation and crack direction changes during the hydraulic fracturing of coalbed. Computers and Geotechnics, 111, 229-242. doi: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.03.018