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Research interests
Mechanical Engineering - Computational fluid dynamics
Mechanical Engineering - High-order compact schemes for Navier-Stokes equations
Mechanical Engineering - Multiscale modeling and gas-kinetic schemes
Mechanical Engineering - Non-equilibrium transport and rarefied flow
Mechanical Engineering - High-order compact schemes for Navier-Stokes equations
Mechanical Engineering - Multiscale modeling and gas-kinetic schemes
Mechanical Engineering - Non-equilibrium transport and rarefied flow
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Astronomy, PhD, Columbia University
1993
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Highly Efficient and Accurate Numerical Simulation Techniques for Complex Flow and Grids
XU, K. (PI) & WANG, R. (CoI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Constructing and Implementing the Unified Gas-Kinetic Wave-Particle Method for Calculating Partially Ionized Plasma in All Flow Regimes
XU, K. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Modeling and simulation of Cross-domain turbulence and transition in discontinuous media
XU, K. (PI) & YANG, X. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Study of the regional earth system for sustainable development under climate change in the Greater Bay Area
XU, Z. (CoI), LIU, Z. (CoI), GUAN, D. (CoPI), XU, J. (CoI), STOCCHINO, A. (CoI), THIBODEAU, B. (CoI), YUNG, C. (CoI), YU, J. (CoI), DAI, M. (CoPI), JIAO, J. J. J. (CoPI), WANG, G. (CoI), HE, D. (CoI), QU, H. (CoI), CHI, J. S. (CoI), LI, J. (CoI), LIU, H. (CoI), YANG, C. (CoI), GAN, J. (PI), XU, K. (CoI), LI, Q. (CoI), YANG, Q. (CoI), JI, Q. (CoI), LAU, S. C. K. (CoI), SHI, X. (CoI), WYATT, A. (CoI), CAI, Z. (CoI), YU, L. (CoI) & LIU, Y. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Numerical algorithm development and application validation for complex flow problems under extreme conditions
LI, Y. (CoI), CAI, Y. (CoI), CHEN, C. (CoI), CHEN, W. (CoI), ZHAO, F. (CoI), FAN, G. (CoI), HUANG, G. (CoI), HAN, K. (CoI), LI, S. (CoI), LI, W. (CoI), LIU, Y. (CoI), LIU, C. (CoI), XU, K. (PI), YANG, X. (CoI), XIE, Q. (CoI), YU, T. (CoI), ZHENG, S. (CoI), XIONG, T. (CoI), WEI, J. (CoI), LIU, X. (CoI), JI, X. (CoI), YANG, R. (CoI), YANG, D. (CoI), WEI, Y. (CoI), ZHANG, Y. (CoI) & ZHANG, P. (CoI)
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
Research output
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A well-balanced gas-kinetic scheme with adaptive mesh refinement for shallow water equations
Liu, G., Zhao, F., Gan, J. & Xu, K., 15 Jan 2026, In: Ocean Engineering. 343, 123298.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A compact gas-kinetic scheme with scalable hp multigrid acceleration for steady-state computation on 3D unstructured meshes
Liu, H., Ji, X., Mao, Y., Ding, Y. & Xu, K., Dec 2025, In: Computer Physics Communications. 317, 109820.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Adaptive criterion and modification of wave-particle decomposition in UGKWP method for high-speed flow simulation
Cao, J., Wei, Y., Long, W., Zhong, C. & Xu, K., 30 Jan 2026, In: Computers and Fluids. 305, 16 p., 106896.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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An efficiency and memory-saving programming paradigm for the unified gas-kinetic scheme
Zhang, Y., Wei, Y., Long, W. & Xu, K., Sept 2025, In: Computer Physics Communications. 314, 109684.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Double time-relaxation kinetic model for compressible turbulence modeling
Cao, G., Pan, L., Xu, K. & Chen, S., 4 Dec 2025, In: Advances in Aerodynamics. 7, 1, 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 4 Editorial work
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Advances in Aerodynamics (Chinese Society of Aerodynamics) (Journal)
XU, K. (Chief Editor)
1 Apr 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics (Journal)
XU, K. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Communications in Computational Physics (Journal)
XU, K. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Computers and Fluids (Journal)
XU, K. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work