Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media

L Chen, A He, J Zhao, Q Kang, ZY Li… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Porous media play important roles in a wide range of scientific and engineering problems.
Recently, with their increasing application in energy conversion and storage devices, such …

Multiphase displacement manipulated by micro/nanoparticle suspensions in porous media via microfluidic experiments: From interface science to multiphase flow …

W Lei, X Lu, M Wang - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiphase displacement in porous media can be adjusted by micro/nanoparticle
suspensions, which is widespread in many scientific and industrial contexts. Direct …

[HTML][HTML] Two-phase flow dynamics in a gas diffusion layer-gas channel-microporous layer system

D Niblett, A Mularczyk, V Niasar, J Eller… - Journal of Power Sources, 2020 - Elsevier
We have shown in our former study [1] that ordered microstructures can improve the effective
electrical conductivity and permeability in the gas diffusion layer (GDL). However, the effect …

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 …

Wettability and Lenormand's diagram

BK Primkulov, AA Pahlavan, X Fu, B Zhao… - Journal of Fluid …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Fluid–fluid displacement in porous media has been viewed through the lens of Lenormand's
phase diagram since the late 1980s. This diagram suggests that the character of the flow is …

Multiscale characterization of wettability in porous media

RT Armstrong, C Sun, P Mostaghimi, S Berg… - Transport in Porous …, 2021 - Springer
Wettability is one of the key controlling parameters for multiphase flow in porous media, and
paramount for various geoscience applications. While a general awareness of the …

Recent advances in multiscale digital rock reconstruction, flow simulation, and experiments during shale gas production

Y Yang, F Liu, Q Zhang, Y Li, K Wang, Q Xu… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The complex and multiscale nature of shale gas transport imposes new challenges to the
already well-developed techniques for conventional reservoirs, especially digital core …

Multiscale and multiphysics influences on fluids in unconventional reservoirs: Modeling and simulation

J Cai, DA Wood, H Hajibeygi, S Iglauer - 2022 - ro.ecu.edu.au
Unconventional reservoir resources are important to supplement energy consumption and
maintain the balance of supply and demand in the oil and gas market. However, due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Pore-scale modeling of pore structure properties and wettability effect on permeability of low-rank coal

X Qin, J Cai, G Wang - International Journal of Mining Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Permeability is a key parameter for coalbed methane development. Although the absolute
permeability of coal has been extensively studied, wettability and pore structure properties …

Toward reservoir-on-a-chip: rapid performance evaluation of enhanced oil recovery surfactants for carbonate reservoirs using a calcite-coated micromodel

W Yun, S Chang, DA Cogswell, SL Eichmann… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) plays a significant role in improving oil production. Tertiary
EOR, including surfactant flooding, can potentially mobilize residual oil after water flooding …