Dr. Kang is associate professor of mechanical engineering at Wuhan University of Technology. He is engaged in research on micro-scale combustion, flame instability, high-fidelity numerical simulation of reactive flows, and phase change material for energy storage. Dr. Kang has published more than 20 papers in SCI journals.

Education Background

PH.D.：The University of Queensland （Mechanical Engineering）

M.Sc.：KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Eindhoven University of Technology（New energy technology）

B.Sc.: Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Thermal and Power Engineering)

Selected Publications (Google scholar profile)

[1]  X. Kang, B. Sun, J. Wang, Y. Wang*. A numerical investigation on the thermo-chemical structures of methane-oxygen diffusion flame-streets in a microchannel. Combustion and Flame 2019; 206:266-81. link

[2] Y. Deng, P. Zou, X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Experimental investigations on non-premixed methane-air flames in radial microchannels with a controlled temperature profile. Combustion Science and Technology 2021,194,3318-3339 link

[3] B. Sun, X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Numerical investigations on the methane-oxygen diffusion flame-street phenomena in a microchannel: Effects of wall temperatures, inflow rates and global equivalence ratios on flame behaviors and combustion performances. Energy 2020; 207, 118194. link

[4] P. Zou, Y. Deng, X. Kang*, J. Wang. A numerical study on premixed hydrogen/air flames in a narrow channel with thermally orthotropic walls. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2020; 45: 20436-20448. link

[5] X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Transient process of methane-oxygen diffusion flame-street establishment in a microchannel. Frontiers in Energy 2021. link

[6] X. Kang*, Y. Deng, J. Wang, A. Fan*. A versatile numerical tool for simulating combustion features at small-scales. Journal of Thermal Science 2021; 30: 343-361. link

Academic Services
Member of Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society

Reviewer for peer-reviewd journals include Physics of Fluids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Journal of Thermal Science, etc...