[HTML][HTML] Application of upscaling methods for fluid flow and mass transport in multi-scale heterogeneous media: A critical review

X Zhang, F Ma, S Yin, CD Wallace, MR Soltanian, Z Dai… - Applied energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Physical and biogeochemical heterogeneity dramatically impacts fluid flow and reactive
solute transport behaviors in geological formations across scales. From micro pores to …

Expanding the role of reactive transport models in critical zone processes

L Li, K Maher, A Navarre-Sitchler, J Druhan, C Meile… - Earth-science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Models test our understanding of processes and can reach beyond the spatial and
temporal scales of measurements. Multi-component Reactive Transport Models (RTMs) …

An upscaling approach to predict mine water inflow from roof sandstone aquifers

L Xu, M Cai, S Dong, S Yin, T Xiao, Z Dai, Y Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Underground coal mining suffers from groundwater intrusion from the aquifers overlying coal
seams. Therefore, developing methods for the accurate prediction of roof water inflow is …

Representative elementary volumes, hysteresis, and heterogeneity in multiphase flow from the pore to continuum scale

SJ Jackson, Q Lin, S Krevor - Water Resources Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Representative elementary volumes (REVs) and heterogeneity are key concepts in
continuum multiphase flow, yet their manifestation from the pore‐scale and associated …

Characterizing drainage multiphase flow in heterogeneous sandstones

SJ Jackson, S Agada, CA Reynolds… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we analyze the characterization of drainage multiphase flow properties on
heterogeneous rock cores using a rich experimental data set and mm‐m scale numerical …

Exact upscaling for transport of size‐distributed colloids

P Bedrikovetsky, Y Osipov, L Kuzmina… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The article investigates one‐dimensional (1‐D) suspension‐colloidal transport of size‐
distributed particles with particle attachment. A population balance approach is presented …

On the multiscale characterization of effective hydraulic conductivity in random heterogeneous media: a historical survey and some new perspectives

I Colecchio, A Boschan, AD Otero… - Advances in Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
In large scale heterogeneous aquifer simulations, determining the appropriate coarsening
scale λ to define an effective hydraulic conductivity K eff is a challenging task, that involves a …

Recent progress in multi‐scale modeling and simulation of flow and solute transport in porous media

X Yang, H Sun, Y Yang, Y Liu… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The heterogeneity and multi‐scale characteristics of porous media (such as soil aquifers)
bring a series of uncertainties in studying flow and solute transport. In particular, the …

Impacts of the scale of representation of heterogeneity on simulated salinity and saltwater circulation in coastal aquifers

X Yu, HA Michael - Water Resources Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Numerical models of variable‐density groundwater flow and salt transport are a primary tool
for predicting salinity distributions in coastal aquifers and estimating submarine groundwater …

Solute transport in low‐heterogeneity sandboxes: The role of correlation length and permeability variance

P Heidari, L Li - Water Resources Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This work examines how heterogeneity structure, in particular correlation length, controls
flow and solute transport. We used two‐dimensional (2D) sandboxes (21.9 cm× 20.6 cm) …