Numerical methods for hydraulic fracture propagation: A review of recent trends

B Lecampion, A Bunger, X Zhang - Journal of natural gas science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of numerical methods for hydraulic fracture simulation has
accelerated in the past two decades. Recent advances in hydraulic fracture modeling and …

A review of PKN-type modeling of hydraulic fractures

HT Nguyen, JH Lee, KA Elraies - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Many numerical modeling techniques have been employed to understand the phenomena
occurring during hydraulic fracturing. Despite the various complex models developed, such …

[HTML][HTML] Hydraulic fracture revisited: Particle velocity based simulation

M Wrobel, G Mishuris - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
We develop a new effective mathematical formulation and resulting universal computational
algorithm capable of tackling various HF models in the framework of a unified approach. The …

A numerical analysis of unsteady transport phenomena in a Direct Internal Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

M Chalusiak, M Wrobel, M Mozdzierz, K Berent… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, a transient microstructure-oriented numerical simulation of a planar Direct
Internal Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (DIR-SOFC) is delivered. The performance criteria …

Energy release rate in hydraulic fracture: can we neglect an impact of the hydraulically induced shear stress?

M Wrobel, G Mishuris, A Piccolroaz - International Journal of Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
A novel hydraulic fracture (HF) formulation is introduced which accounts for the hydraulically
induced shear stress at the crack faces. It utilizes a general form of the elasticity operator …

Universal hydrofracturing algorithm for shear-thinning fluids: particle velocity based simulation

M Perkowska, M Wrobel, G Mishuris - Computers and Geotechnics, 2016 - Elsevier
A universal particle velocity based algorithm for simulating hydraulic fractures, previously
proposed for Newtonian fluids, is extended to the class of shear-thinning fluids. The scheme …

Fluid velocity based simulation of hydraulic fracture: a penny shaped model—part I: the numerical algorithm

D Peck, M Wrobel, M Perkowska, G Mishuris - Meccanica, 2018 - Springer
In the first part of this paper, a universal fluid velocity based algorithm for simulating
hydraulic fracture with leak-off, previously demonstrated for the PKN and KGD models, is …

Fluid velocity based simulation of hydraulic fracture—a penny shaped model. Part II: new, accurate semi-analytical benchmarks for an impermeable solid

D Peck, M Wrobel, M Perkowska, G Mishuris - Meccanica, 2018 - Springer
In the first part of this paper a universal fluid velocity based algorithm for simulating hydraulic
fracture with leak-off was created for a penny-shaped crack. The power-law rheological …

Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing: A hybrid FEM‐based algorithm

M Wrobel, P Papanastasiou… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, a problem of numerical simulation of hydraulic fractures is considered. An
efficient algorithm of solution is proposed for the plain strain model of hydraulic fracturing …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the tangential traction for radial hydraulic fracture

D Peck, G Da Fies - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2023 - Elsevier
The radial (penny-shaped) model of hydraulic fracture is considered. The tangential traction
on the fracture walls is incorporated, including an updated evaluation of the energy release …