Dewei Qi

Dewei Qi
Professor
Location:
A-217 Floyd Hall, Mail Stop 5462
Mailing address:
Chemical and Paper Engineering
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5462 USA
Dewei Qi
Education:
  • Ph.D. Physics, University of Waterloo, 1992.
Bio:

Dewei Qi, 1995- ,  professor, Chemical and Paper Engineering Department, Western Michigan University

Worked  as a visiting professor at AIR FORCE BASE, WRIGHT PATTERSON, DAYTON, OH; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE;

INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, NASA, Langley NASA

 

Research Areas:  lattice-Boltzmann simulations of multi flexible bodies in fluids;  fiber physics; papermaking;  recycling; blood  and bio-fluids .

 

Peer-reviewed  Publications:

 

  1. Wu T-H, Khani M, Sawalha L, Springstead J, Kapenga J, Qi D. A CUDA-based Implementation of a Fluid-Solid Interaction Solver: The Immersed Boundary Lattice-Boltzmann Lattice-Spring Method. Commun Comput Phys, in press (2017)
  2. Tai-hsien Wu, Dewei Qi, 鈥淟attice-Boltzmann lattice-spring simulations of influence of deformable blockages on blood fluids in an elastic vessel鈥, Journal of Computer and Fluids, in press (2017)

  3. Yeluo Tai-hsin Wu and Dewei Qi 鈥淟attice-Boltzmann lattice-spring simulations of flexibility and inertial effects on deformation and cruising reversal of self-propelled flexible swimming bodies鈥,  Journal of Computer and Fluids, in press   (2017)

  4. Tai-hsien Wu, Dewei Qi, 鈥淟attice-Boltzmann lattice-spring simulations of influence of deformable blockages on blood fluids in an elastic vessel鈥, submitted to Computer and Fluids, in  the second review, (2016)
  5. Yihsin Tang, Tai-hsin Wu and Dewei Qi. 鈥淢ulti-flexible fiber flows: a direct-forcing immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmannlattice-spring Approach鈥, submitted to Multi-phase Fluids,  2016.
  6. Yihsin Tang, Dewei Qi,鈥淐omputer simulations of wet press at a flexible individual fiber level鈥, PAPERCON2016, proceedings, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 15-18 (2016).
  7. Yeluo Tai-hsin Wu and Dewei Qi 鈥淟attice-Boltzmann lattice-spring simulations of flexibility and inertial effects on deformation and cruising reversal of self-propelled flexible swimming bodies鈥 submitted Journal of Computer and Fluids, in the second review  (2016).
  8. Dewei Qi and Raymond Gordnier  鈥淓ffects of deformation on lift and power efficiency in a hovering motion of a chord-wise flexible wing鈥   Journal of Fluids and Structures, 54, 140-170. 2015.
  9. Yihsin Tang,Tai-hsien Wu, Dewei Qi  鈥淪imulation of drainage rates of flexible fiber suspensions on a wire screen鈥  Tappi, PAPERCON 2015 Proceedings, April 19-22,  Atlanta.
  10. TAI-HSIEN WU, RURNG-SHENG GUO, GUO-WEI HE, YING-MING LIU, DEWEI QI, 鈥淪imulation of swimming of a flexible filament using the  generalized lattice-spring lattice Boltzmann method鈥, Journal of Theoretical Biology 349, 1鈥11, 2014,  (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.01.021 )
  11. , and, Lattice Boltzmann simulations of a pitch-up and pitch-down maneuver of a chord-wise flexible wing in a free stream flow, Phys. Fluids 26, 021901 (2014).
  12. Dewei Qi,Guowei He and Yingming Liu "Lateral Migration of Fiber in Settling Suspensions" , PAPERCON2014, Proceedings, Nashville, TN, April, 2014.
  13. Dewei Qi, Guowei He, Yingming Liu 鈥淟attice Boltzmann simulations of sedimentation of a single fiber in a weak vertical shear flow鈥, Phys. Fluids 25, 093302 (2013); doi:10.1063/1.4821775.
  14. Dewei Qi, Guowei He, Yingming Liu 鈥淪imulations of a pitch-up and pitch-down maneuver of a span-wise flexible wing in a free stream flow. 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace, Chapter DOI: 10.2514/6.2012-300, 09 12 January 2012 
  15. Dewei Qi, Guowei He Yingming Liu 鈥淟attice Boltzmann Simulations of Plunge and Pitch of a 3-D Chord-Wise Flexible Wing in a Low Reynolds Number Flow鈥.  AIAA-2011-221, 2011
  16. Yingming Liu, Tai-Hsiung Wu, Rurng-Sheng Guo, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Dewei Qi 鈥淒ynamics of sedimentation of flexible fibers in moderate Reynolds number flows鈥, Computer & Fluids 48, 125-136 (2011) DOI:
  17. Dewei Qi, Yingming Liu, Wei Shyy and Hikaru Aono, 鈥淪imulations of dynamics of plunge and pitch of a 3D flexible wing in a low Reynolds number flow鈥, Physics of Fluids, Phys. 22, 091901 (2010); doi:10.1063/1.3481786 (20 pages) (Top 3 download rate).
  18. H. Aono , A. Gupta, D. Qi, and W. Shyy, 鈥漈he Lattice Boltzmann Method for Flapping Wing Aerodynamics鈥,  AIAA-2010-4867.  (2010).
  19. Qi, Li, Dewei Qi, Lynne Dykstra, Margaret K Joyce,  Paul D. Flemming III, Pnina Ari-Gur 鈥淭he Photocatalytic Paper with coating formulations of Titanium Dioxide and Natural Zeolite鈥,PAPERCON2010, Proceedings, Atlanta, May 2-6, 2010.
  20. Hong Li Zhu, Ke-fu Chen, Dewei, Qi, Ren-dang Yang, 鈥漃hotocatalytic Activity of Nano-Polycrystalline Titania鈥, Journal of  South China University (Science), 2009, 37(3): 6-9, DOI:     ISSN: 1000-565X CN: 44-1251/T
  21. Dewei Qi  鈥淢odeling of  Fiber Suspensions and Web Formation鈥  PaperCon 2009 - TAPPI/PIMA Joint Conference Proceedings, May 30-June2, 2009, St. Louis MO,  (2009).
  22. Dewei Qi  鈥淯nsteady dynamics  of  Fiber suspensions鈥  TAPPI, Paper Making Conference Proceedings ( full paper CD), Dollars, TX,  March 5-7, (2008)
  23. Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi,Guowei He, J.Y. Zhu, T. Scott, 鈥淪ingle curved fiber sedimentation under gravity",. International Journal of Computers and Mathematics with Applications,   55 (7) 1560-1567 (2008).
  24. Xiaoying Rong, Guowei He and Dewei Qi 鈥淔lows With Inertia in a Three-Dimensional Random Fiber Network鈥 ,  Chemical Eng. Communication , 194 (3),  389-406 (2007).
  25. Dewei Qi "A new method for simulations of flexible filament suspensions in finite Reynolds Number flows",   Int.  J. Numer.  Meth.  Fluids,  54, 103-118 (2007).
  26. Dewei Qi  鈥淪edimentation of Fiber suspensions with inertia鈥  TAPPI, Paper Making Conference ( full paper CD), Jacksonville  FL  March 11-13, (2007)
  27. Said Abubakr and Dewei Qi, 鈥 Development of Global Engineering Education in China for Western Michigan Univeristy Engineering Students鈥, ASEE Annual Conference Proceeding CD, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, (2007).
  28. Dewei Qi, 鈥淒irect simulations of flexible cylindrical fiber suspensions in finite Reynolds number flow鈥,  J. Chem. Phys. 125, 114901-114910 (2006).
  29. Jia Ciu, Guo-wei He, Dewei Qi, 鈥淎 constrained particle dynamics for continuum-particle hydrid method in micro- and nano-fluidcs鈥,  ACTA Mech. Sin 22, 503-508 (2006)
  30. Dewei Qi, 鈥淢any-particle interactions in Couette flows鈥, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics,  Vol. 5 (1/2)  104-109,  (2005).
  31. Dewei Qi, Jeffrey Hinkley and Guowei He, 鈥淢D simulation of Thermodynamic and mechanical properties of nanotube Composites鈥, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 13 493-507  (2005).
  32. Dewei Qi,  鈥淒evelopment of flexible fiber simulations鈥 TAPPI, Paper Making Conference, (full paper, CD) April, Atlanta, GA (2006).
  33. Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi, J.Y. Zhu, T. Scott, "Sedimentation of a single Curved fiber", CD, Tappi Paper Making Conference May, Mulwake, WI (2005).
  34. Jatetana Kunsriluksakul and Dewei Qi 鈥淔unctions of Macroscale Of  Turbulence In Design Of The Free Jet Of A Stratified Head BOD鈥,  TAPPI Paper Making Conference, MAY Mulwake, WI (2005).
  35. Xiaoying Rong, Dewei Qi Abubakr "Effects of Co-solvent on efficiency of extraction by supercritical fluid", Tappi Paper Making Conference, (CD)  May, Mulwake, WI, (2005).
  36. Jatetana Kunsriluksakul & Dewei Qi  鈥3D simulations of layer mixing in a three-layer stratified forming headbox鈥, Tappi Spring Technical and International Environmental Conference, May 鈥35, Atlanta, Georgia, p 180, (2004)
  37. Xiaoying Rong & Dewei Qi, 鈥淟attice Boltzmann Simulation of flow through three-dimensional Random fiber network with considering of quadratic velocity term鈥,  Proceedings, AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas Nov 7-12, (2004)
  38. Dewei Qi, Jeffrey Hinkley,  鈥淢D simulation of Thermodynamic and mechanical properties of nanotube Composites鈥, Proceeding, AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas Nov 7-12, (2004).
  39. Jatetana Kunsriluksakul & Dewei Qi  鈥3D simulations of layer mixing in a three-layer stratified forming headbox鈥, Tappi Spring Technical and International Environmental Conference, May 鈥35, Atlanta, Georgia, p 180, (2004)  
  40. Dewei Qi and  Li-Shi Luo, 鈥淩otational and Orientational Behavior of Spheroidal  Particles in a Couettee Flows鈥, J. Fluid Mechanics, 477, 201-213, (2003)
  41. Dewei Qi and Li-Shi Luo, 鈥淭ransition in orientation of nonpsherical particles in a shear flow鈥, J. Phys. Fluid 14, 4440-4443  (2002).
  42. Dewei Qi, Lishi Luo, Raja Aravamuthan, and Williams Streider, 鈥淟ateral Migration and Orientation of Elliptical Particles in Poiseuille Flows鈥, J. Statistical Phys. Vol. 107, 101-120 (2002).
  43. Li-Shi Luo, Dewei Qi and Lian-Ping Wang, 鈥淎pplications of the lattice Boltzmann method to Complex and turbulent Flows,鈥, NASA/CR-2002-211659 ICASE Report No. 2002-19, ICASE Mail Stop 132C NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA 23681-2199, July 2002, pp. 12.
  44. Gregory S. Wolffe, , , : Parallelizing Solid Particles in Lattice-Boltzmann Fluid Dynamics. (Ed.): Proceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, PDPTA, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Volume 4. CSREA Press,  PDPTA 2016-2022 (2002).
  45. Dewei Qi and Raja Aravamuthan, 鈥淒ynamic Behavior of Elliptical Particles in a pressure driven flow鈥, CD, Proceeding of TAPPI Engineering Conference, Atlanta, Sept. (2000).
  46. Ahammand Shoeb, Zaki Yusuf and Dewei Qi 鈥淓ffects of Addition of Borax to Starches on Specific Mechanical Properties of Paper鈥, Vancouver, Canada, April, TAPPI Paper making Conference (2000).
  47. Shiguo Zhang, David Peterson and Dewei Qi,  鈥淓ffects of Fines Concentration on Mechanical Properties of Recycled Paper鈥, Proceeding of TAPPI Recycling Symposium, p. 653-661, (2000).
  48. D. Peterson, S. Zhang, D. Qi, J. Cameron, 鈥淎n Effective Method to Produce High Quality Fiber Fines鈥,  J. Progress in Paper Recycling, 10, No. 3, 18-24, (2001).
  49. Dewei Qi, 鈥淪imulations of Fluidization of Cylindrical Particles in a 3-D Space鈥, Int. J. Multiphase Flows, 27 (1), 107-118, (2000).
  50. Dewei Qi, 鈥淟attice Boltzmann Simulations on Fluidization of Rectangular Particles鈥, Int. J. Multiphase Flows, vol.  26, 421-433, (2000).
  51. J. Zhang, L.S. Fan, C. Zhu, and R. Pfeffer & D. W. Qi 鈥淒ynamic behavior of Collision of Elastic Spheres in Viscous Fluids鈥, J. Powder Technologies, vol.106, 98-109, (1999).
  52. Mark Dulemba, Dewei Qi, and Raja Aravamuthan 鈥淭he Effect of Repeated Drying and Wetting on Single Fiber Flexibility鈥, J Progress in Paper Recycling,  9 (1), 38-45 (1999).
  53. Dewei Qi, Margaret Joyce, and Dan. Flemming, 鈥淎nalysis of Microstructures of Coating Suspensions鈥, Int. Journal of Powder Technology, vol. 104, 50-55 (1999).
  54. D.W. Qi, 鈥淟attice Boltzmann Simulations of Particles in non-zero Reynolds number flows鈥. J. Fluid Mech. vol. 385, 41-62 (1999).
  55. Dewei Qi, 鈥淪imulations of Sedimentation of Cylindrical Particles in a 3-D space鈥, Proceeding of AIChE Annual Conference, 鈥淎dvances in Fluidization and Particle Systems,鈥 Dallas, TX, Oct. p 292-297, (1999)
  56. J. Teachman, M. Williams and D.W. Qi 鈥淓ffects of Recycling TMP on Surface Properties of Paper鈥,  J. Progress in Paper Recycling,  7(4) p. 11-19, (1998).
  57. C. Aidun, and D.W. Qi, 鈥淎 new Method for Analysis of Fluid Interaction With a Deformable Membrane鈥, J. Stat. Phys. 90 ( 陆), 145-158, (1998).
  58. D. W. Qi, 鈥淟attice Boltzmann Simulations on Fluidization of Rectangular Particles鈥, AIChE Advanced Technologies for Particle Processing, Nov 16, Miami, FL. Vol. 2. p. 515-519, (1998).
  59. J. Zhang, L-S. Fan, C. Zhu, R. Pefefer And D.W. Qi, 鈥淒ynamic Behavior of Collinear Collision of Elastic Spheres in Viscous鈥, AIChE Advanced Technologies for Particle Processing, Miami, Nov. 16. Vol. 2, p. 44-49, (1998)
  60. J. Teachman, D.W. Qi, and M. Williams  鈥淓ffects of Recycling TMP on Surface Properties of Paper鈥, TAPPI.  Recycling Symposium, April.  New Orlando, p 177-184, (1998).
  61. D.W. Qi, 鈥淣on-spherical Colloidal Suspensions in 3-dimensional Space鈥,  Int. J. Mod. Phys. C, 8(4), 945-997, (1997).
  62. D.W. Qi, 鈥3-D Generalized Anisotropic Cox-Type Structural Model of a Fiber Network鈥, TAPPI  J., Nov., 80 (11), 165-171 (1997).
  63. D.W. Qi,  鈥淢odeling of Fluid Transport in an Isotropic Fiber Network鈥, Appita J, July, 319-324, (1997).
  64. D.W. Qi, 鈥淢icrostructural Model for a Three-dimensional Fiber Network鈥, TAPPI J. 80 (1), 283-292,  (1997).
  65. E. Standerfer and D.W. Qi, 鈥淢echanisms of Fiber Micro-flocculation due to Hydrodynamic Force鈥, TAPPI Engineering Conference, Oct, Nashville, Tennessee Book3, 1407-1411, (1997).
  66. D.W. Qi, 鈥淐omputer Simulation of Coating Suspension鈥, TAPPI Advanced Coating Fundamental Symposium, Philadaphia, PA, May, p. 201-211, (1997).
  67. D.W. Qi,  鈥淧arallel Computation for Fluid Structure in An Anisotropic Fiber Network鈥, TAPPI Engineering Conference, 535-544, (1996).
  68. D. W. Qi, and C. Aidun, 鈥3鈥慏 Free鈥慹dge Flutter Based on 3鈥慏 Structure Characteristics of Paper鈥, TAPPI Engineering Conference, 243-248, (1995).
  69. T. Uesaka and D. W. Qi, 鈥淗ygroexpansivity of Paper. Part /1. Effects of Fibre鈥憈o鈥慒ibre Bonding and Fibre Dimensions鈥, J. Pulp and Paper Science, 20, J 175-179, (1994)
  70. D. W. Qi and R. Moore, 鈥淢olecular Dynamic Simulations for Crystallization Under Different Pressure鈥, J. Chem. Phys 99 (11), 8948-8952, (1993)
  71. R. A. Moore, D. W. Qi and T. C. Scott, 鈥淐ausality of Many鈥慞article Classical Dynamics Theories鈥, Can. J. Phys. 70, 772-781 (1992).
  72. D. W. Qi, J. Lu, and S. Wang, 鈥淐rystallization Properties of Metallic Supercooled Liquids鈥, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 513-516, (1992).
  73. R. S. Liu, D. W. Qi, and S. Wang, 鈥淥n the Subpeaks of Structure Factors for Metallic Glasses鈥, Phys. Rev. B 45, 451-453 (1992).
  74. D. W. Qi and S. Wang, 鈥淚cosahedral Order and Defects in Metallic Glasses鈥, in the Rapid鈥慍ommunication Section of Phys. Rev. B 44, 884-887 (1991).
  75. D. W. Qi and S. Wang, 鈥淭hermodynamic Calculations for Glasses: Thermodynamic Properties of the Glass Transition鈥, J. Non鈥慍ryst. Sol. 135, 73-78 (1991).
  76. D. W. Qi, J. Gryko and S. Wang, 鈥淪pecific Heats of Metallic Supercooled Liquids鈥, J. Non鈥慍ryst. Sol. 127, 306-311, (1991).
  77. J. Lu and D. W. Qi, 鈥淐omputer Study of the Specific Heat for Metallic Glasses鈥, Phys. Lett. A. 157, 283-285 (1991).
  78. H. Nakano, D. W. Qi and S. Wang, 鈥淰ariational Calculations for Metastable System: Thermodynamic Properties of Glass Transitions鈥, J. Chem. Phys. 90, 1871-1876 (1989).
  79. D. W. Qi and Xite Zheng, 鈥淧hase Diagram of U(I) Lattice Mixed Model in Analytic Treatment鈥, Mod. Phys. Lett. 3, 1107-1111 (1988).
  80. D. W. Qi, 鈥淐alculation for the Splitting of Crystal Field Energy Levels of Oh 脡C2v 脡 C2 Group Chain in ZnWO4,.N+2 Crystal鈥, J. Phys. Chem. SINICA 3, 209-212 (1986).
  81. D. W. Qi, L. Y. Din and Z. Lou, 鈥淐alculation for Splitting Chain of Energy levels of W in  Ni,NbO,6.鈥慛i鈥, .Chengdu Univ. of Sci. and Tech. 2, 101-106 (1986).
  82. L. Y. Din, T. Y. Wang鈥慗un, D. W. Qi and C. Y. Xong, 鈥淯sing Reduced Concentration Method in the Spectrometric Analysis of High Alloys鈥, J. Chengdu Univ. of Sci. and Tech. 4, 69-76 (1982).

 

Book Chapter

Volume 21 2002

High Performance Scientific And Engineering Computing

Proceedings of the 3rd International FORTWIHR Conference on HPSEC, Erlangen, March 12鈥14, 2001

Editors: ,  , 

L. S. Luo, D. Qi, L. P. Wang, APPLICATIONS OF THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD TO COMPLEX AND TURBULENT FLOWS, Springer Berlin, 2002. P123-13.