This paper experimentally evaluated the influences of the surface roughness and boundary
load on the nonlinear flow behavior of real three-dimensional rock fractures. The rough …

The existence of surface roughness, various contact conditions and the occurrence of flow
nonlinearity make the flow process in natural rock fractures more complicated. To evaluate …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) morphology of rock fracture has a great influence on its
hydraulic behavior. To experimentally investigate the 3D roughness dependent non-linear …

In this note, the non-linear fluid flow through rough fracture is investigated experimentally.
The rough surface of fracture is generated synthetically based on the fractal dimension (D) …

This study investigates the effect of fracture lower surface roughness on the nonlinear flow
behaviors of fluids through fractures when the aperture fields are fixed. The flow is modeled …

Rock fractures as the main flow channels, their morphological features, and spatial
characteristics deeply influence the seepage behavior. Reservoir sandstones as a case …

This study mainly aimed to numerically investigate the influence of fractal roughness and
pressure gradient on the fluid flow through a three-dimensional (3D) single rough fracture …

To understand the influence of shear on the hydraulic properties of rock fractures, shear-flow
tests were carried out on rock fractures with different surface roughnesses. Each rough …

The presence of fracture roughness and the occurrence of nonlinear flow complicate the
fracture flow process. In the present study, water flow tests were conducted to comparatively …

Non-linear flow behavior in rough fractures with shear dislocations is numerically
investigated in this study with the validated multi-relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method …