Lecturers

Wei Zhu

Name:Wei Zhu
Date of Birth:October 23, 1982
Nationality:China
Institution:College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University
Address:222 Tinashe Road, Lanzhou 730000, China
Tel:+86-139-931-12382
Fax: +86-931-891-5336
Email:zhuwei@lzu.edu.cn
Education
Sep 2004-Jun 2011 Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, China. Supervisor: Prof. Xiaojing Zheng
Sep 2000-Jun 2004 B.E. in in Theoretical and Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Lanzhou University, China.
Appointments
Jul 2011-present Lecturer, College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics,
Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
Research Areas
High-Reynolds Number Wall Turbulence
PIV measurement techniques and Data analysis methods
Mechanics of Wind-blown Sand Movements
Visiting Positions
Members and Activities
Awards
Main Courses
Research Grants

2015-2019 Turbulent Structure and Dynamical Mechanisms of Wind-Blown Sand Movement at High Reynolds Number. NSFC, Co

2013-2017 Measurement and analysis of flow features and turbulent structures in wind-blown sand flows / sandstorms. NSFC, Co

2017-2018 Investigation on the 3D evolution of aeolian sand ripples and its effect on wind-blown sand transport. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, PI

Refereed Publications
  1. Zheng, X., Wang, G., Bo, T., & Zhu, W. Field observations on the turbulent features of the near-surface flow fields and dust transport during dust storms. Procedia Iutam, 2015, 17, 13-19.
  2. Wang G H, Bo T L, Zhang J H, Zhu W, Zheng, X J, Transition region where the Large and Very Large Scale Motions coexist in Atmospheric Surface Layer: Wind Tunnel Investigation. Journal of Turbulence, 2014, 15 (3).
  3. Shao Zhen Duan, Wei Zhu, Xiao Jing Zheng, Numerical investigation on two-grain-bed collisions in windblown sand transport, Powder Technology, 2013, Vol. 235, 431-436.
  4. Bo T L, Zhang H, Zhu W, Zheng X J, Theoretical prediction of electric fields in wind-blown sand. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 2013, 118: 4494-4502.
  5. Zheng X J, Zhang J H, Wang G H, Liu H Y, Zhu W, Investigation on Very Large Scale Motions (VLSMs) and their influence in a dust storm, Science in China, 2013, Vol.56, No.2: 306–314.
  6. Zheng X J, Bo T L, Zhu W, A scale-coupled method for simulation of the formation and evolution of aeolian dune field, International Journal of Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 2009, 10(3): 387-395.
  7. Zheng X J, Zhu W, Xie L, A probability density function of liftoff velocities in mixed-size wind sand flux, Science in China (Series G), 2008, 51(8): 976-985.