Lucas–Washburn equation-based modeling of capillary-driven flow in porous systems

J Cai, T Jin, J Kou, S Zou, J Xiao, Q Meng - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Fluid flow in porous systems driven by capillary pressure is one of the most ubiquitous
phenomena in nature and industry, including petroleum and hydraulic engineering as well …

Capillary imbibition and flow of wetting liquid in irregular capillaries: A 100-year review

J Cai, Y Chen, Y Liu, S Li, C Sun - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Capillary imbibition, such as plant roots taking up water, reservoir rocks absorbing brine and
a tissue paper wiping stains, is pervasive occurred in nature, engineering and industrial …

A fractal model for capillary flow through a single tortuous capillary with roughened surfaces in fibrous porous media

B Xiao, Q Huang, H Chen, X Chen, G Long - Fractals, 2021 - World Scientific
In this paper, a fractal model for capillary flow through a single tortuous capillary with
roughened surfaces in fibrous porous media is derived. The determined imbibition height …

A novel fractal solution for permeability and Kozeny-Carman constant of fibrous porous media made up of solid particles and porous fibers

B Xiao, W Wang, X Zhang, G Long, J Fan, H Chen… - Powder Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel fractal solution to investigate the permeability and the Kozeny-
Carman (KC) constant of fibrous porous media made up of solid particles and porous fibers …

Recent developments in paper-based microfluidic devices

DM Cate, JA Adkins, J Mettakoonpitak… - Analytical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Paper has been used as a substrate material in analytical testing for centuries, with scientific
reports dating back to the early 1800s with litmus paper. 1 As a substrate material, paper …

Generalized modeling of spontaneous imbibition based on Hagen–Poiseuille flow in tortuous capillaries with variably shaped apertures

J Cai, E Perfect, CL Cheng, X Hu - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
Spontaneous imbibition of wetting liquids in porous media is a ubiquitous natural
phenomenon which has received much attention in a wide variety of fields over several …

A comprehensive study on geometric, topological and fractal characterizations of pore systems in low-permeability reservoirs based on SEM, MICP, NMR, and X-ray …

Y Wu, P Tahmasebi, C Lin, MA Zahid, C Dong… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Characterization of pore systems in subsurface systems is of great importance for
predicting the properties of rocks and classifying the subsurface systems. Geometric features …

Cupric oxide coating that rapidly reduces infection by SARS-CoV-2 via solids

M Hosseini, AWH Chin, S Behzadinasab… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for coatings that reduce infection from
SARS-CoV-2 via surfaces. Such a coating could be used on common touch surfaces (eg …

A critical review of water uptake by shales

H Singh - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The shale boom in North America started more than a decade ago, however, the issue of
substantial fracturing fluid loss inside shale did not draw much attention for a decade. In the …

Spontaneous imbibition in tight porous media with different wettability: Pore-scale simulation

W Lin, S Xiong, Y Liu, Y He, S Chu, S Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Spontaneous imbibition is significantly influenced by rock wettability, and it has been
extensively studied in core-based experiments and numerical simulations owing to its …