Cleat-scale characterisation of coal: An overview

P Mostaghimi, RT Armstrong, A Gerami, Y Hu… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent developments on the cleat-scale characterisation of coal. Novel
micro-CT imaging and image calibration methods are described. The application of micro …

Impact of mineralogical heterogeneity on reactive transport modelling

M Liu, M Shabaninejad, P Mostaghimi - Computers & Geosciences, 2017 - Elsevier
Impact of mineralogical heterogeneity of rocks in reactive modelling is investigated by
applying a pore scale model based on the Lattice Boltzmann and Finite Volume Methods …

Implementation of an empirical joint constitutive model into finite-discrete element analysis of the geomechanical behaviour of fractured rocks

Q Lei, JP Latham, J Xiang - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2016 - Springer
An empirical joint constitutive model (JCM) that captures the rough wall interaction
behaviour of individual fractures associated with roughness characteristics observed in …

A fractal network model for fractured porous media

P Xu, C Li, S Qiu, AP Sasmito - Fractals, 2016 - World Scientific
The transport properties and mechanisms of fractured porous media are very important for
oil and gas reservoir engineering, hydraulics, environmental science, chemical engineering …

Pore-scale simulation of dissolution-induced variations in rock mechanical properties

M Liu, P Mostaghimi - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017 - Elsevier
Reactive transport is simulated on rock geometries to explore the variation of mechanical
properties of porous media. A numerical framework is developed to model reactive transport …

An extended numerical manifold method for two-phase seepage–stress coupling process modelling in fractured porous medium

H Sun, F Xiong, Z Wu, J Ji, L Fan - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
To investigate the two-phase seepage–stress coupling process in fractured porous medium,
this study extends the cohesive element-based numerical manifold method (Co-NMM) by …

Two-phase flow pipe network method for simulation of CO2 sequestration in fractured saline aquifers

F Ren, G Ma, Y Wang, L Fan, H Zhu - International Journal of Rock …, 2017 - Elsevier
A two-phase flow unified pipe network method is developed to simulate CO 2 evolution in
fractured saline aquifers. Fractures are explicitly represented in the proposed method. The …

[HTML][HTML] A discontinuous control volume finite element method for multi-phase flow in heterogeneous porous media

P Salinas, D Pavlidis, Z Xie, H Osman, CC Pain… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a new, high-order, control-volume-finite-element (CVFE) method for multiphase
porous media flow with discontinuous 1st-order representation for pressure and …

A force‐balanced control volume finite element method for multi‐phase porous media flow modelling

J Gomes, D Pavlidis, P Salinas, Z Xie… - … Methods in Fluids, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A novel method for simulating multi‐phase flow in porous media is presented. The approach
is based on a control volume finite element mixed formulation and new force‐balanced finite …

Unstructured mesh adaptivity for urban flooding modelling

R Hu, F Fang, P Salinas, CC Pain - Journal of hydrology, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, urban floods have been gaining more attention due to their
increase in frequency. To provide reliable flooding predictions in urban areas, various …