Digital rock physics, chemistry, and biology: challenges and prospects of pore-scale modelling approach

S Sadeghnejad, F Enzmann, M Kersten - Applied Geochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon rocks have complicated pore structures with
heterogeneities distributed over various length scales (from nanometre to centimetre or even …

[HTML][HTML] Computational microfluidics for geosciences

C Soulaine, J Maes, S Roman - Frontiers in Water, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Computational microfluidics for geosciences is the third leg of the scientific strategy that
includes microfluidic experiments and high-resolution imaging for deciphering coupled …

A perspective on applied geochemistry in porous media: Reactive transport modeling of geochemical dynamics and the interplay with flow phenomena and physical …

H Deng, M Gharasoo, L Zhang, Z Dai, A Hajizadeh… - Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
In many practical geochemical systems that are at the center of providing indispensable
energy, resources and service to our society,(bio) geochemical reactions are coupled with …

Surface‐volume scaling controlled by dissolution regimes in a multiphase flow environment

CX Zhou, R Hu, H Deng, B Ling… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluid‐rock dissolution occurs ubiquitously in geological systems. Surface‐volume scaling is
central to predicting overall dissolution rate R involved in modeling dissolution processes …

Pore‐scale visualization and quantification of dissolution in microfluidic rough channels

CX Zhou, R Hu, HW Li, Z Yang… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The dissolution dynamics of rough channels is a fundamental issue involved in widening
fracture channels (cavity evolution), solution mining, and upscaling of dissolution rate …

[HTML][HTML] A reactive transport modeling perspective on the dynamics of interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation

H Deng, J Poonoosamy, S Molins - Applied geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In interface coupled dissolution-precipitation systems, the dynamics of the mineral-fluid
interface depends on two intertwining processes: the dissolution of the primary mineral that …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning to predict effective reaction rates in 3D porous media from pore structural features

M Liu, B Kwon, PK Kang - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Large discrepancies between well-mixed reaction rates and effective reactions rates
estimated under fluid flow conditions have been a major issue for predicting reactive …

[HTML][HTML] porousMedia4Foam: Multi-scale open-source platform for hydro-geochemical simulations with OpenFOAM®

C Soulaine, S Pavuluri, F Claret… - Environmental Modelling & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract porousMedia4Foam is a package for solving flow and transport in porous media
using OpenFOAM®-a popular open-source numerical toolbox. We introduce and highlight …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of sub-resolution porosity on numerical simulations of multiphase flow

FJ Carrillo, C Soulaine, IC Bourg - Advances in Water Resources, 2022 - Elsevier
Sub-resolution porosity (SRP) is a ubiquitous, yet often ignored, feature in Digital Rock
Physics. It embodies the trade-off between image resolution and field-of-view, and it is a …

Hybrid numerical methods for modelling multi-physics mass transport in coal

Z Lanetc, A Zhuravljov, RT Armstrong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is a challenging task to predict and analyse the transient flow physics in unconventional
complex geological formations such as coal seams. This is due to the multi-scale multi …