Review of microfluidic devices and imaging techniques for fluid flow study in porous geomaterials

A Jahanbakhsh, KL Wlodarczyk, DP Hand, RRJ Maier… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Understanding transport phenomena and governing mechanisms of different physical and
chemical processes in porous media has been a critical research area for decades …

Applications of 3D paleontological data at the Florida Museum of Natural History

MJ Ziegler, VJ Perez, J Pirlo, RE Narducci… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The past decade has seen an exponential increase of innovative applications of 3D
technology in the geosciences. Here, we present a case study from the Florida Museum of …

A comprehensive experimental study on mechanical behavior, microstructure and transport properties of 3D-printed rock analogs

R Song, Y Wang, S Ishutov… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract 3D-printed (3DP) analogs of natural rocks have been used in laboratory tests
concerning geomechanical and transport properties. Rock analogs manufactured by 3D …

Characterization and microfabrication of natural porous rocks: From micro-CT imaging and digital rock modelling to micro-3D-printed rock analogs

R Song, Y Wang, S Sun, J Liu - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tests on standard rock specimens with controlled and identical pore structure are critical to
validating the analytical and numerical models. However, it is usually difficult to acquire two …

[HTML][HTML] New type of pore-snap-off and displacement correlations in imbibition

K Singh, T Bultreys, AQ Raeini, M Shams… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Imbibition of a fluid into a porous material involves the invasion of a wetting fluid
in the pore space through piston-like displacement, film and corner flow, snap-off and pore …

Microstructure characteristics and fractal analysis of 3D-printed sandstone using micro-CT and SEM-EDS

L Kong, M Ostadhassan, X Hou, M Mann… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2019 - Elsevier
Replicating sedimentary rocks using three-dimensional (3D) printing can support routine
reservoir rock analysis in petrophysical and geomechanical experiments, which is done …

Application of 3D laser scanning technology for image data processing in the protection of ancient building sites through deep learning

Y Yin, J Antonio - Image and Vision Computing, 2020 - Elsevier
To study the conservation of architectural heritage, computer algorithms are used to process
the artificial field measurements and reference data maps. A 3D virtual model of traditional …

Experimental investigation of dynamic fracture patterns of 3D printed rock-like material under impact with digital image correlation

M Sharafisafa, L Shen - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents the results of an experimental study on the dynamic fracture behaviour
of 3D printed rock-like disc specimens with various pre-existing flaw configurations under …

Multiscale digital porous rock reconstruction using template matching

W Lin, X Li, Z Yang, M Manga, X Fu… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rocks are heterogeneous multiscale porous media: two rock samples with identical bulk
properties can vary widely in microstructure. The advent of digital rock technology and …

3D-Printing replication of porous media for lab-scale characterization research

AG Almetwally, H Jabbari - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
Simplifying fluid-flow physics in conventional reservoirs is convenient by assuming uniform
lithology and system-geometry with minimal rock/hydrocarbon interactions. Such …