Xuhui Liu, Ph.D. Professor School of Petroleum Mechanical Engineering Yangtze University (formerly Jianghan Petroleum University) , Province, 434023, P. R. Phone: (86)189-86660078 Email: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, June 2009 Ph.D. Dissertation Title: “Study on the Flow Mechanism in Water-Assisted Melt Filling”

Master of Science in Mining Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China, May 1998

Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Machinery Engineering, Jianghan Petroleum University, Jingzhou, China, July 1988

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Professor, Head of Department of Industrial Design 2012 - Present School of Petroleum Mechanical Engineering Yangtze University, China

Associate Professor 1998 – 2011 Department of Petroleum Mechanical Engineering Yangtze University, China

Lecturer, Head of Engineering Drawing Section 1988 – 1995 Department of Petroleum Mechanical Engineering, Jianghan Petroleum University, China

RESEARCH INTERESTS Mechanics of tubular and drill strings, viscous fluid flow and rheology in oil and gas application, wellbore hydraulics, directional and horizontal drilling, well completions

RESEARCH EXPERIENCES (SINCE 2006) 1. “Study on mechanical behavior of tubing strings and associated well completion technology used in multi-stage hydraulic fracturing system for directional wells and deep wells in Tarim basin,” China National Petroleum Corporation, 2011 - 2013, Principal Investigator. Developed multi-stage hydraulic fracturing system and associated downhole completion tools for Tahe Oilfield in Tarim basin, China. The fluid-solid heat coupling theory is used to perform theoretical analysis and simulation on the tubing string used in hydraulic fracturing. Tubing string

1 is analyzed based on a suitable physical model in which the parameters, boundary condition and constraints are defined to reflect its actual conditions using the Finite Element method.

2. “Study on the separate layer water injection technology, tubing string and tools for ultra deep open hole wells,” China Petrochemical Corporation, 2011 - 2012, Principal Investigator. Developed separate layer water injection technology for ultra deep open hole wells. Conducted the mechanical analysis of water injection tubing and tools to understand the behavior of axial stress, axial deformation and the relationship between axial stress and circumferential stress.

3. “Research on the well trajectory control technology for high build-up rate wellbores,” National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, 2008 - 2011, Principal Investigator. Investigated the mechanism to control the direction for rotary drilling. Designed and built a novel rotary steerable drilling system prototype (Point-the-Bit Mode).

4. “The flow behavior and interface evolution of polymer melt in water-assisted injection molding,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2007 - 2009, Principal Investigator. Developed a laboratory dynamic visualization system to obtain the motion process of the water/melt interface in two-phase flow system. Conducted analytical study using mechanics of viscous fluids and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation on two-phase interaction of liquid-liquid, in which one phase is a highly viscous thermo-dependent liquid (polymer phase) and the second phase is a low viscosity low temperature fluid (water). The water turbulent jet was also investigated.

5. “Hierarchical morphologies and structures and their formation mechanism in water-assisted injection molded parts,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2009 - 2011, Principal Investigator. Investigated the dispersed phase morphology of WAIM polypropylene (PP) / polyamids-6 (PA6) blends and the effects of processing conditions on the morphology. The mechanism of morphology evolution, water penetration, and melt flow were studied using theory of viscous fluid flow.

6. “Study on the water-assisted melt filling mechanism in water-assisted injection molding,” Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China, 2007 - 2009, Principal Investigator. An emulated mold was designed and built to investigate the melt flow patterns during water- assisted melt filling. Tracer technique was used for showing the melt flow history, which offered the information on the melt flow process and behavior. The effect of water-assisted injection molding conditions on melt flow was investigated based on the flow patterns.

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7. Principal researcher, the Research Team of Petroleum Equipment, Tools and Technology Development, Simulation and Engineering Application, Yangtze University, research proposals since 2009 -

• “Mechanics analysis of a high build-up rate wellbore trajectory control tool during downhole working process,” Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Scientific and Technological Innovation Group Team Program for Colleges and Universities of Hubei Province, China, Aug. 2012, submitted

• “Underground spindle mechanics study for the trajectory control tool in complex and harsh condition,” the Major Program of Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation (the Innovation Team), China, Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2015, Accepted

• “Research on wellbore trajectory control underground spindle mechanics in high build-up rate wells,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Jan. 2013 - Dec. 2016, Accepted

• “Investigation on the defects formation mechanism of water-assisted injection molding parts,” National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Jan. 2012, submitted

• “Investigation on theory and prototype for the trajectory control tool of high build-up rate wellbore,” the Major Research Plan of China (973 Plan) , Mar. 2011, submitted

• “Measurement and control system for well trajectory of drilling,” the National Special Project of the Key Scientific Research Apparatus and Equipments Development, China, Mar. 2011, submitted

ARTICLES IN PEER REVIEWED JOUNRALS 1. Liu, Xuhui, Huang, Hanxiong, “Effect of processing conditions on the melt flow of water assisted melt filling,” CIESC Journal, 62 (2), pp. 520 – 524, 2011. 2. Liu, Xuhui, Huang, Hanxiong, “Melt flow patterns in water-assisted melt filling,” CIESC Journal, 61 (10), pp. 2523 - 2528, 2010. 3. Liu, Xuhui, Huang, Hanxiong, “Fountain flow in water- assisted melt filling,” SPE ANTEC Tech, Vol. 6, pp. 671 - 674, 2007. 4. Liu, Xuhui, Huang, Hanxiong, “Flow patterns and water penetration in water assisted melt filling using an emulated mold,” AIChE Annual, 2006. 5. Liu, Xuhui, Shao, Shi-huang, Yu, Guangzhu, “Motivation-based association rule mining,” Journal of Computer Applications, 29 (1), pp. 189 – 192, 2009. 6. Liu, Xuhui, Huang, Hanxiong, “Visualization analysis of water penetration behavior in water- assisted injection molding,” China Plastics, 23 (3), pp. 58 - 61, 2009. 7. Liu, Xuhui, Huang, Hanxiong, “Effects of processing parameters on inner diameter of water-

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PATENT

4 Ding Feng, Yongxin Yuan, Peng Wang and Xuhui Liu, “A Well Trajectory Control Tool of Stepless Adjustable,” Chinese Patent Number: ZL201020175722.8, May, 2011

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Science & Technology Advancement Award by the People's Government of Hubei Province, , P.R. China, 2011

• Science & Technology Advancement Award by the China's Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Beijing, P.R. China, 2011

• Award for Supervisor of Outstanding Bachelor’s Thesis by Hubei Province, P. R. China, 2008 and 2010

• Award for Outstanding Teaching Quality, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 2009

• Outstanding Teaching Award, Jianghan Petroleum University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 2000 and 2002

• Outstanding Class Supervisor, Jianghan Petroleum University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 1995 and 2002

• Award for Outstanding Teaching Quality, Department of Petroleum Mechanical Engineering, Jianghan Petroleum University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 1999

• Outstanding Cadre of Graduate Student, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, P.R. China, 1996 and 1997

HONORARY SOCIETIES

• Full member, the Engineering Graphics Society of Hubei Province, Wuhan, P.R. China, 1991 -

• Member of School Affairs Committee, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 2012 -

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

• Member of Academic Committee, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 2009 -

• Member of Teaching Committee, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 2012 -

• Backbone Member of The Institute of Petroleum Equipment and Tools’ Development Simulation and Engineering Application, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, P.R. China, 2009 -

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