Pore-scale simulation of multiphase flow and reactive transport processes involved in geologic carbon sequestration

W Wang, Q Xie, S An, S Bakhshian, Q Kang… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiphase flow and reactive transport are two essential physicochemical processes that
govern the effectiveness of geological carbon sequestration (GCS). The interaction and …

Capillary-dominated fluid displacement in porous media

K Singh, M Jung, M Brinkmann… - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Liquid invasion into a porous medium is a phenomenon of great importance in both nature
and technology. Despite its enormous importance, there is a surprisingly sparse …

[HTML][HTML] Groundwater flow through fractured rocks and seepage control in geotechnical engineering: Theories and practices

CB Zhou, YF Chen, R Hu, Z Yang - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Groundwater flow through fractured rocks has been recognized as an important issue in
many geotechnical engineering practices. Several key aspects of fundamental mechanisms …

How tissue fluidity influences brain tumor progression

KJ Streitberger, L Lilaj, F Schrank… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Mechanical properties of biological tissues and, above all, their solid or fluid behavior
influence the spread of malignant tumors. While it is known that solid tumors tend to have …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of shear displacement on fluid flow and solute transport in a 3D rough fracture

Z Dou, S Tang, X Zhang, R Liu, C Zhuang… - …, 2021 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Fractured rocks in the subsurface are ubiquitous, and the dynamics of mass transfer in
fractured rocks plays an important role in understanding the problem in engineering geology …

Visualized investigation of the immiscible displacement: Influencing factors, improved method, and EOR effect

X Chen, Y Li, Z Liu, Y Tang, M Sui - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The invasion patterns of immiscible fluids in porous media determine the swept volume and
displace efficiency, which is complexly affected by fluids, reservoir, and injection parameters …

Wettability and flow rate impacts on immiscible displacement: A theoretical model

R Hu, J Wan, Z Yang, YF Chen… - Geophysical Research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
When a more viscous fluid displaces a less viscous one in porous media, viscous pressure
drop stabilizes the displacement front against capillary pressure fluctuation. For this …

[HTML][HTML] A brief review of capillary number and its use in capillary desaturation curves

H Guo, K Song, R Hilfer - Transport in Porous Media, 2022 - Springer
Capillary number, understood as the ratio of viscous force to capillary force, is one of the
most important parameters in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). It continues to attract the interest …

Phase diagram of quasi-static immiscible displacement in disordered porous media

R Hu, T Lan, GJ Wei, YF Chen - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2019 - cambridge.org
Immiscible displacement in porous media is common in many practical applications. Under
quasi-static conditions, the process is significantly affected by disorder of the porous media …

Emulsification in a microfluidic flow-focusing device: Effect of the dispersed phase viscosity

Z Liu, M Chai, X Chen, SH Hejazi, Y Li - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Flow regimes of two immiscible liquids are experimentally investigated in a rectangular
microchannel using a water–oil system. Oil-water viscosity ratios are varied from 0.2 to 75 …