Computational microfluidics for geosciences
Computational microfluidics for geosciences is the third leg of the scientific strategy that
includes microfluidic experiments and high-resolution imaging for deciphering coupled …
includes microfluidic experiments and high-resolution imaging for deciphering coupled …
Comprehensive comparison of pore-scale models for multiphase flow in porous media
Multiphase flows in porous media are important in many natural and industrial processes.
Pore-scale models for multiphase flows have seen rapid development in recent years and …
Pore-scale models for multiphase flows have seen rapid development in recent years and …
Quantification of nonlinear multiphase flow in porous media
We measure the pressure difference during two‐phase flow across a sandstone sample for
a range of injection rates and fractional flows of water, the wetting phase, during an …
a range of injection rates and fractional flows of water, the wetting phase, during an …
Quasistatic fluid-fluid displacement in porous media: Invasion-percolation through a wetting transition
We study the influence of wettability on the morphology of fluid-fluid displacement through
analog porous media in the limit of vanishing flow rates. We introduce an invasion …
analog porous media in the limit of vanishing flow rates. We introduce an invasion …
Dynamic contact angle effect on water-oil imbibition in tight oil reservoirs
Imbibition is one of the best methods for developing tight oil reservoirs. However, the
dynamic contact angle (DCA) on imbibition is still unclear and limits the enhanced oil …
dynamic contact angle (DCA) on imbibition is still unclear and limits the enhanced oil …
Prediction of spontaneous imbibition with gravity in porous media micromodels
In this work, theoretical modelling, quasi-three-dimensional (quasi-3D) simulations and
micromodel experiments are conducted to study spontaneous imbibition with gravity in …
micromodel experiments are conducted to study spontaneous imbibition with gravity in …
Three-dimensional self-similarity of coalescing viscous drops in the thin-film regime
Coalescence and breakup of drops are classic problems in fluid physics that often involve
self-similarity and singularity formation. While the coalescence of suspended drops is …
self-similarity and singularity formation. While the coalescence of suspended drops is …
Visualization of Multiphase Reactive Flow and Mass Transfer in Functionalized Microfluidic Porous Media
Multiphase reactive flow in porous media is an important research topic in many natural and
industrial processes. In the present work, photolithography is adopted to fabricate …
industrial processes. In the present work, photolithography is adopted to fabricate …
Generation of microbubbles via a tapered capillary
W Lu, EQ Li, P Gao - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We propose a novel method for efficient production of microbubbles based on a tapered
capillary with an interiorly attached filament. When gas–liquid displacement driven by an …
capillary with an interiorly attached filament. When gas–liquid displacement driven by an …
Nonlinear multiphase flow in hydrophobic porous media
Multiphase flow in porous materials is conventionally described by an empirical extension to
Darcy's law, which assumes that the pressure gradient is proportional to the flow rate …
Darcy's law, which assumes that the pressure gradient is proportional to the flow rate …