[HTML][HTML] A technical review of CO2 flooding sweep-characteristics research advance and sweep-extend technology

YQ Zhang, SL Yang, LF Bi, XY Gao, B Shen, JT Hu… - Petroleum Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization and storage of CO 2 emissions from oil production and consumption in the
upstream oil industry will contribute to sustainable development. CO 2 flooding is the key …

Evaluation of immiscible two-phase quasi-static displacement flow in rough fractures using LBM simulation: Effects of roughness and wettability

X Zhou, J Sheng, Z Ye - Capillarity, 2024 - yandy-ager.com
Roughness and wettability of the fracture surface have crucial effects on the two-phase flow
properties in many applications involving fractured rock. The immiscible quasi-static …

Revealing subsurface dynamics: Imaging techniques for optimizing underground energy storage.

S Zou, Y Zhang, L Ma - Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Subsurface processes play a crucial role in determining the efficiency and viability of key
applications with significant technical and economic implications, including hydrocarbon …

Diffusion hysteresis in unsaturated porous media: A microfluidic study

Y Zhuang, G Zhu, Y Jin, ML Qu, Q Lin, L Zeng - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
In unsaturated flow studies, water saturation is commonly used as the sole descriptor for
macroscale flow models. However, this approach often results in hydraulic hysteresis in …

Motion of a viscous slug on heterogeneous surfaces: crossover from stick–slip to steady sliding

BK Primkulov, AA Pahlavan… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
We present a theoretical study of viscous slug motion inside a microscopically rough
capillary tube, where pronounced stick–slip motion can emerge at slow displacement rates …

Pore-scale imbibition patterns in layered porous media with fractures

B Li, H Yu, DQ Ji, FC Wang, ZD Lei, HA Wu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The presence of fractures increases the difficulty of flow mechanisms analysis, and it
remains unclear how fractures affect multiphase flow displacement in the layered rock …

[HTML][HTML] Direct numerical simulations of immiscible two-phase flow in rough fractures: Impact of wetting film resolution

R Krishna, Y Méheust, I Neuweiler - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The immiscible displacement of a wetting fluid by a non-wetting fluid in rough fractures is
crucial in many subsurface applications. Hydrodynamic-scale modeling of such drainage …

基于LBM 的粗糙裂隙内两相驱替渗流特性模拟研究

周新, 盛建龙, 叶祖洋 - 力学学报, 2024 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
岩体粗糙裂隙两相驱替渗流普遍存在于许多工程应用中, 而裂隙开度分布特征与壁面润湿性是
影响两相驱替特性的关键因素. 基于分形理论生成三维粗糙裂隙面并分别构建开度分布一致的均 …

Nanoscale wettability characterization—Interpreting droplet morphological evolution in nanopores

W Chu, K Zhang - AIChE Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoscale wettability, crucial for various disciplines in science and engineering, challenges
traditional theory, particularly the Young's equation. This study proposes and validates a …

[HTML][HTML] STUDY ON TWO-PHASE DISPLACEMENT FLOW BEHAVIOR THROUGH ROUGH-WALLED FRACTURES USING LBM SIMULATION

Z Xin, S Jianlong, Y Zuyang - Chinese Journal of Theoretical …, 2024 - pubs-en.cstam.org.cn
Two-phase displacement flow in rough rock fractures is prevalent in many engineering
applications, and aperture distribution characteristics and wettability of rough-walled rock …