Fei WEI

Department of Chemical Engineering 

Visiting Professor 

Ph.D., University of Petroleum, China, 1990
M.S. (ChE), University of Petroleum, China, 1987
B.S., University of Petroleum, China, 1984
Phone: (614) 292-4935
E-Mail: weif@er6.eng.ohio-state.edu
Fluidization, Particle Technology, Particulate and Multiphase Reaction Engineering
Our group sponsors a University/Industry consortium on Particulate and Multi-phase Reaction Engineering.

Description of Research

Professor Wei is director of the Fluidization Laboratory of Tsinghua University (FLOTU). FLOTU is dedicated to studies of new and unsolved problems in fluid particle multiphase flow reaction systems. A full range of theoretical to practical applications is studied in problems as varied as the gas solids flow structure of gas-solid turbulent flow, ultrafast fluid-solid reaction, powder characterization and flow, optimum design of catalytic fluidized bed reactors, catalytic distillation.
Though based on a foundation of research in two-and three-phase fluidization, current and future efforts are being directed toward developing novel multiphase systems for petrochemical, materials and environmental applications. Novel reactor design and optimization, and coal reaction systems are a few of the areas to be addressed. Hydrodynamics and other transport phenomena as well as reactor performance of these systems are targeted for basic study.

The group is well-equipped for advanced studies in many areas. Gas-solid, liquid-solid, gas-liquid-solid reactors of various sizes and configurations have been designed, built, and used both in research and in industies and measurement techniques including cluster image and analysis system, phosphors tracer techniques, laser doppler velocimetery at high density, duel-leg optical fiber density sensor have been developed.

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Professional Experience

Professor Wei was a Visiting Professor at Ohio State University,US, The University of Western Ontario, Canada, Nagoya Institute of Science and Technology, Japan.

He worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Petroleum in Beijing China. He has also had industrial experience with Jinan Oil refinery in Jinan, China, with Gao Qiao Petrochemicals Inc., in Shanghai, China, with San Wei Company in Sanxi, China and with Qilu Corporation. He has consulted for numerous companies including Sinopec, Gaoqiao, Petrobras, Sanwei.

Honors and Awards

1996  CPSF Postdoctoral Fellow Award (10 pa in China)
1997  National Outstanding Young Scientist Award (120 pa in China)
1998  Young Particuology Research Award (2 pa in China)
1998  Chinese Young Science and Technology Award (99 pa in China)

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Specialized Research Equipment

Reactors: 150 mm, 200 mm, 400 mm, 500 mm, gas-solid fluidized bed columns, 150 mm, 186 mm, 420 mm gas-solid circulating fluidized bed reactor, high-pressure, high temperature gas-liquid, liquid-solid, gas-liquid-solid, two- and three-dimensional flow visualization reactor systems. High temperature apparatus for ultrafast gas-solid reaction studies. High pressure, high temperature multiphase flow apparatus (up to 100 atm and 350 C).

Reaction and transport phenomena research equipment: Various microreactor system with high pressure and temperature. Capacitance electrical probes, and pitot tube.
Various: Spectrophotometer, incubator, dissolved oxygen meter and probe, pH meter and probe, hydrocarbons, CO, Nitrogen  analyzers. Laser Doppler Velocimetery (TSI Co.). Powder Testing Equipment (particle size analyzer, shear testers consolidating equipment, compressibility-permeability test equipment).

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