Mengmeng Cui

Research Scientists (RS)

Research Scientist

Current

Location:

Building 3, Level 4, Area 3, Workspace: 4287-WS12

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Biography

BE and PhD degrees in Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering from Southwest Petroleum University (China) in 2011, 2016, respectively. The managing editor of an international academic journal named Petroleum sponsored by Southwest Petroleum University from July, 2016. An assistant research fellow with focus on pore scale modeling of multiphase flow in porous media (CFD), micro-scale thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling simulation of rock (CFD), design and optimization of process (ASPEN HYSYS), as well as the optimization of compact heat exchangers with offset strip fins and wavy fins (CFD, MATLAB).

Research Interests

My research interests focus on the computational particle fluid dynamic simulations with particle image velocimetry experiments to design, model, optimize, scale-up and -down the catalytic reactors for crude to chemicals applications.

Selected Publications

Cui, M., Kulkarni, S., Wagner, S., Berger-Karin, C., Nagy, A., Castaño, P., Hydrodynamic Characteristics of an Internal Recycle Berty Catalytic Reactor in the Batch/Continuous or Packed/Fluidized Bed Modes, ACS Eng. Au, In Press, DOI: 10.1021/acsengineeringau.1c00026. Open Access.

Cui, M., & Song, R. (2021). Comprehensive performance investigation and optimization of a plate fin heat exchanger with wavy fins. Thermal Science, In Press, DOI: 10.2298/TSCI210718322C.

Song, R., & Cui, M.* (2019). Single-and multi-objective optimization of a plate-fin heat exchanger with offset strip fins adopting the genetic algorithm. Applied Thermal Engineering, 113881. DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113881.

Song, R., Cui, M.*, & Liu, J. (2017). A correlation for heat transfer and flow friction characteristics of the offset strip fin heat exchanger. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 115, 695-705. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.08.054.

Song, R., Cui, M.*, & Liu, J. (2017). Single and multiple objective optimization of a natural gas liquefaction process. Energy, 124, 19-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.02.073. 

Education

  • PhD, Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, China, 2016
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, China, 2011
  • Bachelor of Arts, English (Double degree), Southwest Petroleum University, China, 2011

Professional Profile

  • 2022-Now, Research scientist, KAUST (Saudi Arabia)
  • 2020-2021, Postdoctoral research fellow, KAUST (Saudi Arabia)
  • 2016-2021, Assistant research fellow, Southwest Petroleum University (China)

Awards

  • Excellent editor for science-technology journal of Sichuan Province, 2019.
  • Presidential scholarship of Southwest Petroleum University, 2016.
  • Outstanding PhD graduate of Southwest Petroleum University, 2016.
  • National scholarship for postgraduate students, 2014. 

KAUST Affiliations

  • KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Computational fluid dynamics Gas-solid reactors