Shape and surface property effects on displacement enhancement by nanoparticles

X Lu, M Wang - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
This work studies the mechanisms of shape and surface property effects on multiphase
displacement enhancement by nanoparticle suspensions in porous media. Three …

Impeding effect on droplet spreading by a groove on the substrate

X Huang, YQ Li, JC Fan, HA Wu, FC Wang - Capillarity, 2024 - capi.yandypress.com
Understanding the wetting behaviors of droplets on grooved surfaces is indispensable in
surface science and offers promising avenues for advancing industrial processes. The …

Matching method between nanoparticle displacement agent size and pore throat in low permeability reservoir

T Wu, Y Zhao, Y Zhang, Z Li, J Su - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Nano-particles possess desirable attributes such as small particle size, excellent injectivity,
and migration performance, making them highly compatible and adaptable for addressing …

Ganglion startup in porous media

C Wang, K Xu - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In porous media, dispersed fluid ganglia (bubbles, droplets) largely shape flow, transport,
and chemical reactions. Static trapping and steady-state mobilization of ganglia have been …

Non-monotonic effect of compaction on longitudinal dispersion coefficient of porous media

Y Liu, W Gong, H Xiao, M Wang - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2024 - cambridge.org
Utilizing the discrete element method and the pore network model, we numerically
investigate the impact of compaction on the longitudinal dispersion coefficient of porous …

Phase diagram for preferential flow in dual permeable media

F Liu, M Wang - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 - cambridge.org
We study the preference of two-phase displacements systematically by theoretical
derivations and numerical simulations via a non-uniform pore doublet model. All the most …