Wenbin Fei

Impact of particle shape on networks in sands

Wenbin Fei, Guillermo A Narsilio, Joost H van der Linden, Antoinette Tordesillas, Mahdi M Disfani, J Carlos Santamarina

Journal article  |  2021  |  Computers and Geotechnics

Employing network science to understand particle interactions helps manufacture advanced materials with superior force transmissio..

An efficient and sustainable approach for cooling underground substations

Asal Bidarmaghz, Nikolas Makasis, Wenbin Fei, Guillermo A Narsilio

Journal article  |  2021  |  TUNNELLING AND UNDERGROUND SPACE TECHNOLOGY

With rapid rates of urbanisation and significant improvements in construction technologies, the number of subsurface infrastructur..

X-ray computed tomography images and network data of sands under compression

Wenbin Fei, Guillermo Narsilio, Joost van der Linden, Mahdi Disfani, Xiuxiu Miao, Baohua Yang, Tabassom Afshar

Journal article  |  2021  |  DATA IN BRIEF

Ottawa sand and Angular sand consist of particles with distinct shapes. The x-ray computed tomography (XCT) image stacks of their ..

Predicting effective thermal conductivity in sands using an artificial neural network with multiscale microstructural parameters

Wenbin Fei, Guillermo A Narsilio, Mahdi M Disfani

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Accurate and efficient prediction of thermal conductivity of sands is challenging due to the variations in particle size, shape, c..

Effect of Particle Connectivity on Heat Transfer in Granular Materials Using Complex Networks

W Fei, GA Narsilio, MM Disfani

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering

Effective thermal conductivity (ETC) is affected by interparticle connectivity in granular geomaterials, which can be characterise..

Impact of Three-Dimensional Sphericity and Roundness on Coordination Number

Wenbin Fei, Guillermo A Narsilio

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Coordination number (CN) is a fundamental microscale variable in soils affecting the macroscale parameters of the material such as..

Network analysis of heat transfer in sands

W Fei, GA Narsilio

Journal article  |  2020  |  Computers and Geotechnics

Differences in the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) between measurements and models may be attributed to the limited ability t..

Network analysis of heat transfer in sphere packings

Wenbin Fei, Guillermo A Narsilio, Joost H van der Linden, Mahdi M Disfani

Journal article  |  2020  |  Powder Technology

Porosity-dependent models can be used to predict the effective thermal conductivity (ETC) of particulate materials. However, they ..

Particle-scale study of heat transfer in granular geomaterials

Wenbin Fei

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2020

The effective thermal conductivity of granular geomaterials is the one of the most important parameters in some geotechnical and r..

Quantifying the impact of rigid interparticle structures on heat transfer in granular materials using networks

Wenbin Fei, Guillermo A Narsilio, Joost H van der Linden, Mandi M Disfani

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Coordination number can be used to quantify the particle connectivity and deformability of a granular material. However, it is a l..