Effect of roughness on fluid flow and solute transport in a single fracture: A review of recent developments, current trends, and future research

J Lee, T Babadagli - Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Difficulties encountered in describing fracture flow using classical fluid flow equations has
led to extensive studies of the roughness effect on fracture flow over the past 70 years …

Effect of slippery boundary on solute transport in rough-walled rock fractures under different flow regimes

JQ Zhou, C Li, L Wang, H Tang, M Zhang - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Fundamental understanding of solute transport behaviors in rock fractures is of great
importance to many hydrogeological processes. The fate of fluid-borne solutes is inherently …

Slip Backflow of Polymers in Elastic Fractures for Subsurface Heat Recovery

A Lenci, F Zeighami, I Daprà, V Di Federico - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This research delves into the complexities of backflow phenomena in finite-length and flat-
walled fractures with elastic walls, specifically focusing on power-law fluids, whose shear …

Backflow Dynamics of Newtonian Fluids in an Elastic Fracture with Slip Walls

F Zeighami, A Lenci, S Longo… - Environmental Sciences …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the backflow of a Newtonian fluid in a two-dimensional flat-walled
fracture with Navier slip boundary conditions. The fracture has a uniform aperture and two …

Effects of Slip Length and Inertia on the Permeability of Fracture with Slippery Boundary Condition

B Liu, H Zhan, Y Liu, H Qi, L Huang, Z Wei… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although the slippery boundary condition (BC) has been validated to enhance fracture
permeability (k), the coupling effects of heterogeneous slippery BC and inertia on k remain …