Numerical flow simulation in shale, especially in the nanoscale porous system of a shale
matrix, is still challenging because no imaging device can effectively describe the nanoscale …

Forecasting production in shale gas reservoirs accurately has been of growing interest in the
industry. Horizontal wells with multiple fractures are commonly utilized to develop shale …

Rarefied pressure-driven gaseous flow with heat transfer in a microchannel with a backward
facing micro-step is investigated in this paper using the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) in …

Since coal permeability is sensitive to stress, fundamental understanding of gas flow in coal
fracture networks and permeability change with varying effective stress are necessary in the …

Shale gas is an important unconventional natural gas resource. Studying the microstructure
of shale and the gas transport law is of great significance for the development of shale gas …

The matrix of shale gas reservoirs is always characterized by rough surfaces and the
roughness of the topography significantly influences the gas flow characteristics. However …

Fluid flow modeling in porous media requires solving relevant governing equations, which
are inherently nonlinear. However, some simplifications are usually made to make them …

Char-pellet combustion is studied with the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) including sodium
release and the ash inhibition effect on oxygen diffusion in the porous char. The sodium …

非常规油气资源储量丰富, 具有广阔的开发前景. 我国低渗/特低渗油藏以陆相沉积为主,
储层特征差异性大, 孔喉细小, 孔隙度低, 可动原油气大量储集于亚微米孔隙中, 开采难度大 …

Natural gas flow in shale pore systems determines the accumulation and production of shale
gas. Under the conditions of reservoir, gas flow in such shale pores is significantly different …