Geosystem Innovation Laboratory

Journal Articles

(* corresponding author)

1. Li, X., Jin, W.*, Klinger, J., Saha, N., & Lajnef, N. (2025). Data-driven mechanical behavior modeling of granular biomass materials. Computers and Geotechnics, 177, 106907. Link

2. Lu, Y., Jin, W.*, Klinger, J., Saha, N., Xia, Y., & Dai, S. (2024). Shear rate dependency on flowing granular biomass material. Powder Technology, 442, 119834. Link

3. Zhao, Y., Jin, W.*, Ikbarieh, A., Klinger, J. L., Saha, N., Dayton, D. C., & Dai, S. (2024). SPH Modeling of Biomass Granular Flow: Engineering Application in Hoppers and Augers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12(10), 4213-4223. Link

4. Liu, R., Jin, W., Harbour, L., Kong, F., Permann, C., Gaston, D., & Podgorney, R. (2023). A robust interface finite element formulation for modeling brittle material failure problems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 124(23), 5356-5374. Link

5. Lu, Y., Jin, W.*, Klinger, J. L., & Dai, S.* (2023). Effects of the Moisture Content on the Flow Behavior of Milled Woody Biomass. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(31), 11482–11489. Link

6. Zhao, Y., Jin, W.*, Klinger, J., Dayton, D. C., & Dai, S. (2023). SPH modeling of biomass granular flow: Theoretical implementation and experimental validation. Powder Technology, 426, 118625. Link

7. Schultz, R. A., et al. (2023). An overview of underground energy-related product storage and sequestration. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 528(1), 2023. Link

8. Lu, Y., Jin, W.*, Saha, N., Klinger, J. L., Xia, Y., & Dai, S. (2022). Wedge-Shaped Hopper Design for Milled Woody Biomass Flow. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering,  10(50), 16803-16813. Link

9. W. Jin*, T. Atkinson, C. Doughty, G. Neupane, N. Spycher, T. McLing, P. Dobson, R. Smith, & R. Podgorney (2022). Machine learning assisted high-temperature geological thermal storage optimization. Renewable Energy,  197:384–397. Link

10. W. Jin*, Y. Lu, F. Chen, A. Hamed, Y. Xia, N. Saha, J. Klinger, S. Dai, & Q. Chen (2022). On the fidelity of computational models for the flow of forestry residue biomass: A benchmark study on continuum-mechanics models and discrete-particle models. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10:855289. Link

11. Saha, N., Goates, C., Hernandez, S., Jin, W., Westover, T., & Klinger, J. (2022). Characterization of particle size and moisture content effects on mechanical and feeding behavior of milled corn (Zea mays L.) stover. Powder Technology, 117535. Link

12. Klinger, J., Saha, N., Bhattacharjee, T., Carilli, S., Jin, W., Xia, Y., ... & Semelsberger, T. (2022). Multiscale Shear Properties and Flow Performance of Milled Woody Biomass. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10. Link

13. Lu, Y., Jin, W.*, Klinger, J., & Dai, S. (2021). Flow and arching of biomass particles in wedge-shaped hoppers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9(45), 15303-15314. Link

14. Lu, Y., Jin, W.*, Klinger, J., Westover, T. L., & Dai, S. (2021). Flow characterization of compressible biomass particles using multiscale experiments and a hypoplastic model. Powder Technology, 383, 396-409. Link

15. Jin, W.*, Aufrecht, J., Patino-Ramirez, F., Cabral, H., Arson, C., & Retterer, S. T. (2020). Modeling root system growth around obstacles. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-16. Link

16. Jin, W.*, Klinger, J., Westover, T., & Huang, H. (2020). A density dependent Drucker-Prager/Cap model for ring shear simulation of ground loblolly pine. Powder Technology, 368,45-58. Link

17. Xia, Y., Stickel, J. J., Jin, W., & Klinger, J. (2020). A Review of Computational Models for the Flow of Milled Biomass Part I: Discrete-Particle Models. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8(16), 6142-6156. Link

18. Jin, W.*, Stickel, J. J., Xia, Y., & Klinger, J. (2020). A Review of Computational Models for the Flow of Milled Biomass Part II: Continuum-Mechanics Models. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8(16), 6157-6172. Link

19. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2020). Fluid driven transition from damage to fracture in anisotropic porous media: a multi-scale XFEM approach. Acta Geotechnica, 15(1), 113-144. Link

20. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2019). XFEM to couple nonlocal micromechanics damage with discrete mode I cohesive fracture. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 357, 112617.  Link

21. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2018). Anisotropic nonlocal damage model for materials with intrinsic transverse isotropy. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 139, 29-42.  Link

22. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2018). Nonlocal enrichment of a micromechanical damage model with tensile softening: Advantages and limitations. Computers and Geotechnics, 94: 196-206.  Link

23. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2018). Micromechanics based discrete damage model with multiple non-smooth yield surfaces: Theoretical formulation, numerical implementation and engineering applications. International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 27(5), 611-639.  Link

24. Gao, C., Xie, L. Z., Xie, H. P., He, B., Jin, W., Li, F., ... & Sun, Y. Z. (2017). Estimation of the equivalent elastic modulus in shale formation: Theoretical model and experiment. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 151, 468-479.  Link

25. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2017). Discrete equivalent wing crack based damage model for brittle solids. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 110, 279-293.  Link

26. Jin, W., Xu, H., Arson, C., & Busetti, S. (2017). Computational model coupling mode II discrete fracture propagation with continuum damage zone evolution. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 41(2), 223-250. Link

27. Gao, M., Jin, W.*, Zhang, R., Xie, J., Yu, B., & Duan, H. (2016). Fracture size estimation using data from multiple boreholes. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 86, 29-41. Link

28. Jin, W., Gao, M., Yu, B., Zhang, R., Xie, J., & Qiu, Z. (2015). Elliptical fracture network modeling with validation in Datong Mine, China. Environmental Earth Sciences, 73(11), 7089-7101. Link

29. Xie, J., Gao, M., Yu, B., Zhang, R., & Jin, W. (2015). Coal permeability model on the effect of gas extraction within effective influence zone. Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources, 1(1-2), 15-27. Link

30. Jin, W., Gao, M., Zhang, R., & Zhang, G. (2014). Analytical expressions for the size distribution function of elliptical joints. International journal of rock mechanics and mining sciences, 70, 201-211. Link

31. Jin, W., Zhu, Z., & Gao, M. (2013). A general method to determine the stress intensity factor of multiple collinear cracks. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 18(4), 397-408. Link

Conference Proceedings

• 1.  Egert, R. W.,  Jin, W., Fournier, A., & Meng, C. (2024). A Novel Workflow for Coupled Simulation of Hydraulic Stimulation with Simultaneous Injection of Proppant In Proc. 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, SGP-TR-227, 2024.

  2. Doughty, C., Dobson, P., Oldenburg, C., Zhang, Y., Kneafsey, T., Egert, R., ... & Jin, W. (2024). Thermohydrogeologic Modeling for the Geothermica Project G2C (Galleries to Calories). In Proc. 49th Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, 2024.

  3. Mei, Z., Li, W., Jin, W., Neupane, G., & Atkinson, T. (2024, June). Fluid Flow in a Fracture Network Under Changing Stresses: A Laboratory Study. In ARMA US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (p. D022S022R002). ARMA.

  4. Dobson, P. F., Atkinson, T. A., Jin, W., Acharya, M., Akindipe, D., Li, B., ... & Kumar, R. (2023, August). Hybrid Uses of High-Temperature Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage: Lessons Learned from Previous Projects. In SPE Energy Transition Symposium (p. D011S001R001). SPE.

  5. Zhang, Y., Acero-Allard, D., Atkinson, T., Beckers, K., Dobson, P., Jin, W., ... & Sickinger, D. (2023, August). Addressing Data Center Cooling Needs through the Use of Subsurface Thermal Energy Storage Systems. In SPE Energy Transition Symposium (p. D011S001R004). SPE.

  6. Egert, R., Jin, W., Meng, C., & Fournier, A. (2023). Numerical study of proppant transport and settling processes in fractures In GRC Transactions, volume 47, pages 545–558, 2023.

  7. Meng, C., Fournier, A., Jin, W. (2022, June). A Split-node Method for Modeling Pulse and Hydraulic Fracturing. In 57th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  8. Jin, W., Atkinson, T., Neupane, G., McLing, T., Doughty, C., Spycher, N., ... & Smith, R. (2022, June). Influence of Mechanical Deformation and Mineral Dissolution/precipitation on Reservoir Thermal Energy Storage. In 56th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  9. Arson, C. F., Jin, W., & He, H. (2021, May). Coupling Continuum Damage Mechanics and Discrete Fracture Models: A Geomechanics Perspective. In International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (pp. 3-18). Springer, Cham.

  10. Nicolas Spycher, Christine Doughty, Patrick Dobson, Ghanashyam Neupane, Robert Smith, Wencheng Jin, Trevor Atkinson, and Travis McLing. Evaluation of mineral scaling during high temperature thermal energy storage in deep saline aquifers. GRC Transactions, 45:1201–1215, 2021.

  11. Jin, W., Podgorney, R., McLing, T., & Carlsen, R. W. (2021, June). Geothermal Battery Optimization Using Stochastic Hydro-Thermal Simulations and Machine Learning Algorithms. In 55th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  12. Jin, W., Podgorney, R., & McLing, T. (2020, June). THM coupled numerical analysis on the geothermal energy storage & extraction in porous fractured reservoir. In 54th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  13. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2017, June). Modeling of tensile and compressive damage in layered sedimentary rock: a direction dependent non-local model. In 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  14. Jin, W., & Arson, C. (2017, June). Non-local micromechanical anisotropic damage modeling for quasi-brittle materials: formulation and implementation. In 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  15. Jin, W., Arson, C., & Busetti, S. (2016, June). Simulation of mode II unconstrained fracture path formation coupled with continuum anisotropic damage propagation in shale. In 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  16. Jin, W., Zhu, C., Arson, C., & Pouya, A. (2015, June). Numerical study of the influence of fluid viscosity on wellbore spalling in drained fractured rock. In 49th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. OnePetro.

  17. Jin, W., Xu, H., & Arson, C. (2015, May). Energy Dissipation During Mode I Fracture Propagation in Shale: Comparison between a Continuum Damage Model, a Cohesive Zone Model and the Extened Finite Element Method. In 13th ISRM International Congress of Rock Mechanics. OnePetro.

  18. Jin, W., Xu, H., & Arson, C. (2015, May). Finite element simulation of anisotropic damage around pressurized boreholes in prefractured shale. In 13th ISRM International Congress of Rock Mechanics. OnePetro.