WEN-XIN HUAI

Address: State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei  430072, China

Tel: +86(027)68772211

Fax: +86(027)68772310

E-Mail: wxhuai@whu.edu.cn

Personal Website: http://swrh.whu.edu.cn/FacultyLists/Rivers/2013/0923/1846.html

Research Interests: Environmental and ecological hydraulics, momentum transfer from and within vegetated flow, and turbulence character in canopies.

Teaching Interests: Hydraulics, Environmental fluid mechanics, hydromechanics, Numerical simulation of coastal water flow, Environmental and ecological engineering.

Education:

Ph.D Wuhan university of hydraulic and electric engineering; (1988-1991). Major:  Hydraulics and river dynamics.

M.S. Wuhan university of hydraulic and electric engineering; (1985-1988).  Major: Hydraulics and river dynamics.  

B.E. Wuhan university of hydraulic and electric engineering; Department of hydraulic Engineering (1981-1985).  Major: Hydraulic structures.

Professional Experience: Professor; Wuhan University, State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan, Hubei, China, (2wxhuai-present) ; Professor; Wuhan university of hydraulic and electric engineering, Wuhan, Hubei, China, (1995-2wxhuai); Associate Professor; Wuhan university of hydraulic and electric engineering, Wuhan, Hubei, China, (1992-1995); Lecturer; Wuhan university of hydraulic and electric engineering, Wuhan, Hubei, China, (1991-1992).

Honors and Awards: Honor of Hubei Science and Technology for youth, 1994; outstanding contributions to Science and Technology in Hubei, 1995; Henry Fok young teachers Award， 1998；Special allowance of the State Council, 1996; middle-aged and young experts with outstanding contributions at the national level, 1996; Wuhan university LuoJia outstanding scholar Professor, 2008; National Science and Technology Progress Award second prize, 2007; National Science and Technology Progress Award second prize, 2009; Hubei Science and Technology Progress Award second prize, 2007; National teaching achievement award second prize, 2005.

1. Wang, W.J., W.X. Huai, S. Thompson, and G. Katul, 2015, Steady nonuniform shallow flow within emergent vegetation, Water Resources Research, in press, DOI: 10.1002/2015WR01765

2. Li, S., Shi, H., Xiong, Z., Huai, W., & Cheng, N. (2015). New formulation for the effective relative roughness height of open channel flows with submerged vegetation. Advances in Water Resources, 86, 46-57.

3. LI, S. L., SHI, H. R., XUE, W. Y., & HUAI, W. X. (2015). United friction resistance in open channel flows. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 27(3), 469-472.

4. LI, Cheng-guang, Wan-yun XUE, and Wen-xin HUAI. (2015) "Effect of vegetation on flow structure and dispersion in strongly curved channels." Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B 27.2: 286-291.

5. Huai, W., Xue, W., & Qian, Z. (2015). Large-eddy simulation of turbulent rectangular open-channel flow with an emergent rigid vegetation patch. Advances in Water Resources, 80, 30-42.

6. Chen, G., Gu, S., Huai, W., & Zhang, Y. (2015). Boundary Shear Stress in Rectangular Ice-Covered Channels. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 141(6), 06015005.

7. Wang, W. J., Huai, W. X., Zeng, Y. H., & Zhou, J. F. (2015). Analytical solution of velocity distribution for flow through submerged large deflection flexible vegetation. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 36(1), 107-120.

8. Wang, P., Li, Z., Huai, W. X., Chen, B., Li, J. S., Hayat, T., ... & Chen, G. Q. (2014). Indicators for environmental dispersion in a three-layer wetland: Extension of Taylor's classical analysis. Ecological Indicators, 47, 254-269.

9. Xue, W., Huai, W., Qian, Z., Yang, Z., & Zeng, Y. (2014). Numerical simulation of initial mixing of marine wastewater discharge from multiport diffusers. Engineering Computations, 31(7), 1379-1400.

10. Wen, W. A. N. G., HUAI, W. X., & Meng, G. A. O. (2014). Numerical investigation of flow through vegetated multi-stage compound channel. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 26(3), 467-473.

11. Huai, W., Wang, W., Hu, Y., Zeng, Y., & Yang, Z. (2014). Analytical model of the mean velocity distribution in an open channel with double-layered rigid vegetation. Advances in Water Resources, 69, 106-113.

12. Hu, H., Huang, J., Qian, Z., Huai, W., & Yu, G. (2014). Hydraulic analysis of parabolic flume for flow measurement. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 37, 54-64.

13. Li, Z., Huai, W., Yang, Z., Qian, Z., & Zeng, Y. (2014). Numerical study on the dynamics and mass transfer characteristics of a radial offset jet. Engineering Computations, 31(3), 406-424.

14. Huai, W., Wang, W., & Zeng, Y. (2013). Two-layer model for open channel flow with submerged flexible vegetation. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 51(6), 708-718.

15. Hu, Y., Huai, W., & Han, J. (2013). Analytical solution for vertical profile of streamwise velocity in open-channel flow with submerged vegetation. Environmental fluid mechanics, 13(4), 389-402.

16. Huai, W. X., Xue, W. Y., & Qian, Z. D. (2013). Numerical simulation of slurry jets using mixture model. Water Science and Engineering, 6(1), 78-90.

17. Huai, W., Chen, G., & Zeng, Y. (2012). Predicting apparent shear stress in prismatic compound open channels using artificial neural networks.

18. Zeng, Y., & Huai, W. (2014). Estimation of longitudinal dispersion coefficient in rivers. Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 8(1), 2-8.

19. Li, Z., Huai, W., & Qian, Z. (2012). Study on the flow field and concentration characteristics of the multiple tandem jets in crossflow. Science China Technological Sciences, 55(10), 2778-2788.

20. Zhao, M., Huai, W., Han, J., Xie, Z., & Guo, J. (2012). Uniform laminar wetland flow through submerged and floating plants. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 50(1), 52-59.

21. Li, Z. W., Huai, W. X., Qian, Z. D., Zeng, Y. H., & Yang, Z. H. (2010). Numerical study of flow and dilution behavior of radial wall jet. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 22(5), 681-688.

22. Qian, Z., Hu, X., Huai, W., & Xue, W. (2010). Numerical simulation of sediment erosion by submerged jets using an Eulerian model. Science China Technological Sciences, 53(12), 3324-3330.

23. Gang, C. H. E. N., Huai, W. X., Jie, H. A. N., & Zhao, M. D. (2010). Flow structure in partially vegetated rectangular channels. Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 22(4), 590-597.

24. Qian, Z. D., Zheng, B., Huai, W. X., & Lee, Y. H. (2010). Analysis of pressure oscillations in a Francis hydraulic turbine with misaligned guide vanes. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 224(1), 139-152.

25. Yang, Z. H., Gao, W., & Huai, W. X. (2010). Secondary flow coefficient of overbank flow. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 31, 709-718.

26. Huai, W. X., Han, J., Geng, C., Zhou, J. F., & Zeng, Y. H. (2010). The mechanism of energy loss and transition in a flow with submerged vegetation. Advances in Water Resources, 33(6), 635-639.

27. Qian, Z., Wang, Y., Huai, W., & Lee, Y. (2010). Numerical simulation of water flow in an axial flow pump with adjustable guide vanes. Journal of mechanical science and technology, 24(4), 971-976.

28. Qian, Z., Hu, X., Huai, W., & Amador, A. (2009). Numerical simulation and analysis of water flow over stepped spillways. Science in China Series E: Technological Sciences, 52(7), 1958-1965.

29. Yuhong, Z., & wxhuai, H. (2009). Application of artificial neural network to predict the friction factor of open channel flow. Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, 14(5), 2373-2378.

30. Huai, W. X., Zeng, Y. H., Xu, Z. G., & Yang, Z. H. (2009). Three-layer model for vertical velocity distribution in open channel flow with submerged rigid vegetation. Advances in Water Resources, 32(4), 487-492.

Current and Recent Graduate Students (Ms & Ph.D): Wei-Jie Wang (Ph.D, current), Fang Zhao (Ph.D, current), Meng Gao (Ph.D, current), Jing Luo  (Ph.D, current),  Zhi-Wei Li (Ph.D, 2013), Wan-Yun Xue (Ph.D, 2014), Wen Wang (Ph.D, 2014), Cheng-Guang Li (Ph.D, 2015), Yang Hu (Ms, 2013), Su-Wen Song (Ms, current), Xue Tang (Ms, current), Yu-Fei Wang (Ms, current), Jiao Zhang (Ms, current), Hui-Lin Wang (Ms, current),Ya Zhong(Ms, current).

Professional Societies:  China branch of International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering, executive member; Steering Committee on the mechanics of basic teaching of China Ministry of education; Environmental ecological hydraulics group of China Water Conservancy Society, deputy leader; Hubei society of mechanics and Professional Committee on fluid mechanics, chairman.

Professional Activities:

Associate Editor: Journal of Hydrodynamics, ser. B (2016-present), Elsevier Publishers;

Executive Editor: Journal of Hydrodynamics, ser. B (1995-present), Elsevier Publishers;

Editor: China Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (2014-present), China Water and Power Press；

Research Grants (current or recently completed):

Multi scale study on interaction mechanism of dynamic process and ecological succession of Poyang Lake water, National Natural Science Foundation of China (51439007), 2015-2019, presided over.

Study on the flow structure and mixing mechanism of ecological river under the action of vegetation patches, National Natural Science Foundation of China (11372232), 2014-2017, presided over.

High school and other academic point of the University of science and the Department of special items (20130141110016), 2014-2016, presided over.

Wastewater discharge diffuser mechanism of near field dilution and pollution field analysis, National Natural Science Foundation of China (11172218), 2012-2015, presided over.

Fast prediction of water quality and water quantity of water pollution events and the technology of tracking and tracing, National water pollution control and treatment of science and technology major projects (special water) (2012ZX07205005), 2012-2014, presided over.

Study on Mechanism of compound bending channel heat pollution transport of beach vegetation, National Natural Science Foundation of China (10972163), 2010-2012, presided over.

A floating vegetation of river flow and pollutant mixing and transport properties of, Wuhan Municipal disciplinary leader project (201150530140), 2011-2013, presided over.

Xiao-Jiang water level regulating dam hydro scheduling optimization scheme, the national water pollution control and management of science and technology major special (special) (2008ZX07104-005-005), 2009-2012 presided over.

Partially vegetation channel thermal pollution mixing and transport characteristics of, National Natural Science Fund Project (50679061) in 2007 - 2009, presided over.

Diffusion regularity of compound channel cross section thermal pollution research, National Natural Science Fund Project (50479038), 2005-2007, presided over.

Experimental study and numerical simulation of the behavior of negatively buoyant jets, National Natural Science Fund Project (50279037), 2003-2005, presided over.

Characteristics of aerated jet in stationary and mobile environment, National Natural Science Foundation Project (59879019), 1999 – 2001, presided over.