Department of Geology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Susan W. Kieffer
David Buchta
Pinaki Chakraborty
Xinli Lu
Geoffrey Poore
David Prisco
Shadow the Spook
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Xinli Lu xinlilu@uiuc.eduResearch Scientist in Geological Fluid DynamicsPh.D., 2004, University of Auckland; Auckland, New Zealand; mechanical engineering (thermal fluid). M.E. (with distinction), 1999, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; mechanical engineering (heat transfer). DipGeoTech, 1997, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; geothermal energy technology. M.E., 1991, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China; energy and power engineering. B.E., 1984, North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), Baoding, China; thermal power engineering. |
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CURRENT RESEARCH:I currently work on the thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and heat and mass transfer of multicomponent, multiphase flows, geysering phenomena and clathrate hydrate reservoir simulation on Enceladus, a small satellite of Saturn (under a sponsorship of a NASA Grant). I have expanded my geothermal work to cryogenic conditions to examine fluid flow and mass transport of the cold plume emanating from the south pole of Enceladus. RECENT PUBLICATIONS:Kieffer, S. W., Lu X., McFarquhar, G., Wohletz, K. H., A redetermination of the Ice/vapor ratio of Enceladus' plume: implications for sublimation and the lack of a liquid reservoir, Icarus, 203, 238-241, 2009. Lu, X., Watson, A., and Deans, J., Analysis of the thermodynamic performance of Kalina Cycle System 11 (KCS11) for Geothermal power plant-comparison with Kawerau Ormat Binary Plant, Proceedings of Energy Sustainability 2009, San Francisco, California, USA, July 19-23, 2009, No. 90165. Kieffer, S. W., Lu X., McFarquhar, G., Wohletz, K. H., Ice/vapor ratio of Enceladus' plume: implications for sublimation, Abstract 2261, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 2009. Lu, X. and Kieffer, S., Thermodynamics and Mass Transport in Multicomponent, Multiphase H2O Systems of Planetary Interest, Annual Review of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Vol. 37, pp. 449-477, 2009. Kieffer, S.W., Lu, X., Bethke, C.M., Spencer, J.R., Marshak, S., Navrotsky, A., A Clathrate Reservoir Hypothesis for Enceladus South Polar Plume, Science, 314, 1764-1766, 2006. Lu, X., Watson, A., Gorin, A.V., and Deans, J., Experimental investigation and numerical modelling of transient two-phase flow in a geysering geothermal well, Geothermics, 35, 409-427, doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2006.07.001, 2006. Lu, X., Watson, A., Gorin, A.V., and Deans, J., Measurements in a Low Temperature CO2-driven Geysering Flow in a Geothermal Well, Viewed in Relation to Natural Geysers, Geothermics, 34, 389-410, doi: 10.1016/j.geothermics.2005.05.001, 2005. Lu, X., Watson, A., Gorin, A.V., and Deans, J., The Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Carbon Dioxide Driven Geothermal Geyser, Proceedings of 5th International Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Heat Mass Transfer and Energy Conversion, Xi’an, China, July 3-6, No. 198, 2005 Lu, X. and Watson, A,. A Review of Progress in Understanding Geysers, Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2005 Antalya, Turkey, 24-29 April 2005. Lu, X. and Watson, A., A Review of Geysering Flows, Proceedings of 24th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 2002, Auckland, New Zealand, 13-15 Nov. 2002, 267-272 Lu, X. and Watson, A., Low Temperature Geothermal wells with Geysering Discharge Driven by Carbon Dioxide, Proceedings of 2002 Beijing International Geothermal Symposium, Beijing, China, 29-31 Oct 2002, 247-251 Lu, X. and Watson, A., Interpretation of the Measurements of a Geysering Well at Te Aroha, Proceedings of 8th New Zealand Engineering and Technology PSC (Hamilton, New Zealand, August 30-31, 2001), 133-136 Lu, X. and Lee, K.C., Air-gap Thermal Insulation for Large Geothermal Pipelines, Proceedings of World Geothermal Congress 2000 (Kyushu-Tohoku, Japan, May 28-June 10, 2000), 3223 - 3228 |
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