武汉理工大学土木与建筑工程学院副教授，硕士生导师。主要从事微尺度燃烧、层流燃烧不稳定性、反应流高精度数值模拟、相变材料储能等方向研究。主持和参与国家自然科学基金、校级海外人才引进科研启动资助项目、澳大利亚研究理事会基金、招商局重工科研专项等多个项目，发表SCI期刊论文20余篇。
教育背景
博士：澳大利亚昆士兰大学 （机械工程）
硕士：瑞典皇家理工学院及荷兰埃因霍温理工大学 （新能源技术）
本科：华中科技大学 能源与动力工程学院（热能与动力工程）
代表性论文
[1] X. Kang, B. Sun, J. Wang, Y. Wang*. A numerical investigation on the thermo-chemical structures of methane-oxygen diffusion flame-streets in a microchannel. Combustion and Flame 2019; 206:266-81. link
[2] Y. Deng, P. Zou, X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Experimental investigations on non-premixed methane-air flames in radial microchannels with a controlled temperature profile. Combustion Science and Technology 2021,194,3318-3339 link
[3] B. Sun, X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Numerical investigations on the methane-oxygen diffusion flame-street phenomena in a microchannel: Effects of wall temperatures, inflow rates and global equivalence ratios on flame behaviors and combustion performances. Energy 2020; 207, 118194. link
[4] P. Zou, Y. Deng, X. Kang*, J. Wang. A numerical study on premixed hydrogen/air flames in a narrow channel with thermally orthotropic walls. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2020; 45: 20436-20448. link
[5] X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Transient process of methane-oxygen diffusion flame-street establishment in a microchannel. Frontiers in Energy 2021. link
[6] X. Kang*, Y. Deng, J. Wang, A. Fan*. A versatile numerical tool for simulating combustion features at small-scales. Journal of Thermal Science 2021; 30: 343-361. link