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Research interests
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
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Astronomy, PhD, Columbia University
1993
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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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Multiscale Numerical Methods and Electromagnetic Control for Hypersonic Re-entry Plasmas
ZHAO, F. (CoI), XU, K. (PI), YANG, X. (CoI) & PU, Z. (CoI)
National Key Laboratory of Aerospace Physics in Fluids
30/11/25 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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Highly Efficient and Accurate Numerical Simulation Techniques for Complex Flow and Grids
XU, K. (PI) & WANG, R. (CoI)
DEMX Co., Limited, Innovation and Technology Commission
1/07/25 → 30/06/27
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), YU, L. (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), LIU, Y. (CoI) & CAI, Z. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Modeling and simulation of Cross-domain turbulence and transition in discontinuous media
XU, K. (PI) & YANG, X. (CoI)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Research output
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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, p. 1-16 16 p., 106896.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Adaptive Reconstruction Method Using Discontinuity Feedback for High-Order Accuracy Schemes
Zhang, H., Zhao, Y., Ji, X. & Xu, K., May 2026, In: Communications in Computational Physics. 39, 5, p. 1559-1588 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A generalized ENO reconstruction in compact GKS for compressible flow simulations
Zhao, F. & Xu, K., 15 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Computational Physics. 549, 114612.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A memory reduction compact gas kinetic scheme on 3D unstructured meshes
Liu, H., Ji, X., Mao, Y., Qian, Z. & Xu, K., Mar 2026, In: Computer Physics Communications. 320, 22 p., 109981.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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An effective implementation of high-order compact gas-kinetic scheme on structured meshes for compressible flows
Yang, Y., Zhao, F. & Xu, K., 15 May 2026, In: Journal of Computational Physics. 553, 21 p., 114729.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Modeling and Computation of Multiscale Transport: From Rarefied Flow to Turbulence
XU, K. (Invited speaker)
9 Oct 2025 → 13 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Plenary
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Modeling and Computation of Multi-scale Transport
XU, K. (Invited speaker)
8 Apr 2025 → 10 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Keynote
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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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Computers and Fluids (Journal)
XU, K. (Associate Editor)
1 Jan 2016 → …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