Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media

L Chen, A He, J Zhao, Q Kang, ZY Li… - Progress in Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Porous media play important roles in a wide range of scientific and engineering problems.
Recently, with their increasing application in energy conversion and storage devices, such …

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 …

The effect of wettability heterogeneity on relative permeability of two‐phase flow in porous media: A lattice Boltzmann study

J Zhao, Q Kang, J Yao, H Viswanathan… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Relative permeability is a critical parameter characterizing multiphase flow in porous media
and it is strongly dependent on the wettability. In many situations, the porous media are …

A coupled LBM-DEM method for simulating the multiphase fluid-solid interaction problem

F Jiang, H Liu, X Chen, T Tsuji - Journal of Computational Physics, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we develop a numerical model for simulating the solid-liquid-gas three-phase
flow in unconsolidated particle layers. Based on the discrete element method (DEM) and the …

Lattice B oltzmann simulation of immiscible two‐phase flow with capillary valve effect in porous media

Z Xu, H Liu, AJ Valocchi - Water Resources Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
A new algorithm for imposing the contact angle on solid surfaces is proposed in the Lattice
Boltzmann color‐gradient model. The capability and accuracy of this algorithm are validated …

Wettability impact on supercritical CO2 capillary trapping: Pore‐scale visualization and quantification

R Hu, J Wan, Y Kim… - Water Resources Research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
How the wettability of pore surfaces affects supercritical (sc) CO2 capillary trapping in
geologic carbon sequestration (GCS) is not well understood, and available evidence …

The LBPM software package for simulating multiphase flow on digital images of porous rocks

JE McClure, Z Li, M Berrill, T Ramstad - Computational Geosciences, 2021 - Springer
Direct pore scale simulations of two-fluid flow on digital rock images provide a promising tool
to understand the role of surface wetting phenomena on flow and transport in geologic …

Wettability effects on supercritical CO2–brine immiscible displacement during drainage: Pore-scale observation and 3D simulation

R Hu, J Wan, Y Kim, TK Tokunaga - International Journal of Greenhouse …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wettability is an important factor controlling the displacement of immiscible fluids in porous
media and therefore affects the flow and transport of supercritical (sc) CO 2 in geologic …

Preferential imbibition in a dual-permeability pore network

Q Gu, H Liu, L Wu - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2021 - cambridge.org
A deep understanding of two-phase displacement in porous media with permeability
contrast is essential for the design and optimisation of enhanced oil recovery processes. In …

Three-dimensional structure of natural convection in a porous medium: Effect of dispersion on finger structure

L Wang, Y Nakanishi, A Hyodo, T Suekane - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Density-driven natural convection in a porous medium is of great interest in the geoscience
and geoengineering fields, especially for carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). In this …