A review of hydraulic fracturing simulation
Along with horizontal drilling techniques, multi-stage hydraulic fracturing has improved shale
gas production significantly in past decades. In order to understand the mechanism of …
gas production significantly in past decades. In order to understand the mechanism of …
Review on numerical simulation of the internal soil erosion mechanisms using the discrete element method
X Wang, Y Tang, B Huang, T Hu, D Ling - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Internal erosion can trigger severe engineering disasters, such as the failure of embankment
dams and uneven settlement of buildings and sinkholes. This paper comprehensively …
dams and uneven settlement of buildings and sinkholes. This paper comprehensively …
Three-dimensional DEM modeling of the stress–strain behavior for the gap-graded soils subjected to internal erosion
In this work, 3D discrete element method modeling of drained shearing tests with gap-
graded soils after internal erosion is carried out based on published experimental results …
graded soils after internal erosion is carried out based on published experimental results …
A novel algorithm of immersed moving boundary scheme for fluid–particle interactions in DEM–LBM
This paper presents an efficient and accurate Immersed Moving Boundary (IMB) algorithm
for solving fluid–particle interactions in the framework of the Lattice Boltzmann Method …
for solving fluid–particle interactions in the framework of the Lattice Boltzmann Method …
Numerical investigation of the effects of proppant embedment on fracture permeability and well production in Queensland coal seam gas reservoirs
This paper introduces the development of a new predictive model in support of proppant
injection in naturally fractured coal seam gas (CSG) reservoirs. In the proposed model, the …
injection in naturally fractured coal seam gas (CSG) reservoirs. In the proposed model, the …
Ocean currents break up a tabular iceberg
In December 2020, giant tabular iceberg A68a (surface area 3900 km2) broke up in open
ocean much deeper than its keel, indicating that the breakage was not immediately caused …
ocean much deeper than its keel, indicating that the breakage was not immediately caused …
Numerical modelling of fluid-induced soil erosion in granular filters using a coupled bonded particle lattice Boltzmann method
This paper presents a three-dimensional coupled bonded particle and lattice Boltzmann
method (BPLBM) with an immersed moving boundary scheme for the fluid-solid interaction …
method (BPLBM) with an immersed moving boundary scheme for the fluid-solid interaction …
Numerical investigation of proppant transport at hydraulic-natural fracture intersection
The transport mechanism of particles at fracture intersection is numerically studied by the
coupled lattice Boltzmann-discrete element methods. First, the numerical method is …
coupled lattice Boltzmann-discrete element methods. First, the numerical method is …
Numerical study of slip distribution at pre-existing crack in rock mass using extended finite element method (XFEM)
Materials' fracture mechanics are crucial because they can predict how a material will break
before it really happens. An extended finite element 2D numerical model implemented in the …
before it really happens. An extended finite element 2D numerical model implemented in the …
Instability and treatments of the coupled discrete element and lattice Boltzmann method by the immersed moving boundary scheme
The immersed moving boundary (IMB) scheme has been extensively used to couple the
discrete element method (DEM) with the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). In the literature …
discrete element method (DEM) with the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). In the literature …