Imaging and image-based fluid transport modeling at the pore scale in geological materials: A practical introduction to the current state-of-the-art

T Bultreys, W De Boever, V Cnudde - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Fluid flow and mass transport in geological materials are crucial in diverse Earth science
applications. To fully understand the behavior of geological materials in this context, the …

A review of image-based simulation applications in high-value manufacturing

LM Evans, E Sözümert, BE Keenan, CE Wood… - … Methods in Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Image-Based Simulation (IBSim) is the process by which a digital representation of
a real geometry is generated from image data for the purpose of performing a simulation …

[HTML][HTML] Pore-scale imaging and modelling

MJ Blunt, B Bijeljic, H Dong, O Gharbi, S Iglauer… - Advances in Water …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pore-scale imaging and modelling–digital core analysis–is becoming a routine service in
the oil and gas industry, and has potential applications in contaminant transport and carbon …

Fast laboratory-based micro-computed tomography for pore-scale research: Illustrative experiments and perspectives on the future

T Bultreys, MA Boone, MN Boone, T De Schryver… - Advances in water …, 2016 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, the wide-spread implementation of laboratory-based X-ray micro-
computed tomography (micro-CT) scanners has revolutionized both the experimental and …

PoreFlow: A complex pore-network model for simulation of reactive transport in variably saturated porous media

A Raoof, HM Nick, SM Hassanizadeh… - Computers & Geosciences, 2013 - Elsevier
This study introduces PoreFlow, a pore-network modeling tool capable of simulating fluid
flow and multi-component reactive and adsorptive transport under saturated and variably …

Insights into non‐Fickian solute transport in carbonates

B Bijeljic, P Mostaghimi, MJ Blunt - Water resources research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We study and explain the origin of early breakthrough and long tailing plume behavior by
simulating solute transport through 3‐DX‐ray images of six different carbonate rock …

Direct pore-to-core up-scaling of displacement processes: Dynamic pore network modeling and experimentation

A Aghaei, M Piri - Journal of hydrology, 2015 - Elsevier
We present a new dynamic pore network model that is capable of up-scaling two-phase flow
processes from pore to core. This dynamic model provides a platform to study various flow …

Simulation of flow and dispersion on pore-space images

P Mostaghimi, B Bijeljic, MJ Blunt - SPE Journal, 2012 - onepetro.org
We simulate flow and transport directly on pore-space images obtained from a
microcomputed-tomography (micro-CT) scan of rock cores. An efficient Stokes solver is used …

Numerical simulation of reactive transport on micro-CT images

P Mostaghimi, M Liu, CH Arns - Mathematical Geosciences, 2016 - Springer
Reactive transport is a key issue in hydrocarbon reservoirs, hydrogeological and
environmental applications. A numerical model is presented to predict alteration of porous …

High-resolution pore-scale simulation of dissolution in porous media

M Liu, P Mostaghimi - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Reactive flow is imperative in a wide range of chemical sciences, hydrogeological and
environmental applications. A parallel numerical framework is presented for modelling the …