Computational microfluidics for geosciences

C Soulaine, J Maes, S Roman - Frontiers in Water, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Computational microfluidics for geosciences is the third leg of the scientific strategy that
includes microfluidic experiments and high-resolution imaging for deciphering coupled …

[HTML][HTML] A locally conservative multiphase level set method for capillary-controlled displacements in porous media

E Jettestuen, HA Friis, JO Helland - Journal of Computational Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
We present a multiphase level set method with local volume conservation for capillary-
controlled displacement in porous structures. Standard numerical formulations of the level …

Impact of mineralogy and wettability on pore-scale displacement of NAPLs in heterogeneous porous media

M Arshadi, M Gesho, T Qin, L Goual, M Piri - Journal of contaminant …, 2020 - Elsevier
Subsurface formations often contain multiple minerals with different wettability
characteristics upon contact with nonaqueous-phase liquids (NAPLs). Constitutive …

Adaptive mesh refinement in locally conservative level set methods for multiphase fluid displacements in porous media

D Singh, HA Friis, E Jettestuen, JO Helland - Computational Geosciences, 2023 - Springer
Multiphase flow in porous media often occurs with the formation and coalescence of fluid
ganglia. Accurate predictions of such mechanisms in complex pore geometries require …

Pore-scale network modeling of microporosity in low-resistivity pay zones of carbonate reservoir

N Hakimov, A Zolfaghari, A Kalantari-Dahaghi… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2019 - Elsevier
Archie's law is commonly used for the estimation of brine saturation using electrical
conductivity of sedimentary rock. For a formation with narrow pore size distribution (PSD) …

Pore-scale network modeling approach to study the impact of Microporosity's pore space topology

N Hakimov, FI Syed, T Muther, AK Dahaghi… - Microporous and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbonates present a significantly important area for the research as classical empirical
methods applied for sandstones characterization, may easily mislead when applied to …

Water freezing characteristics in granular soils: Insights from pore-scale simulations

B Gharedaghloo, SJ Berg, EA Sudicky - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
It has been observed in both laboratory and field studies that unfrozen soil moisture content
is hysteretic between freezing and thawing conditions. While a few explanations have been …

Direct geometrical simulation of pore space evolution through hydrate dissociation in methane hydrate reservoirs

P Mohammadmoradi, A Kantzas - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2018 - Elsevier
The identification of methane hydrate behavior in porous media is one of the most
challenging yet rewarding pore-level visualization and simulation tasks. The hydrate …

Solvent diffusion and dispersion in partially saturated porous media: An experimental and numerical pore-level study

P Mohammadmoradi, S Taheri, SL Bryant… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent research on unlocking the solvent dispersion as a physical blending process in
porous media has been mainly focused on core-scale observations. Pore-level studies of …

A multiphase level set approach to motion of disconnected fluid ganglia during capillary-dominated three-phase flow in porous media: Numerical validation and …

JO Helland, J Pedersen, HA Friis… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
We present a multiphase level set (MLS) approach to capillary-controlled, three-phase
displacement in porous media, and use it to simulate displacements of disconnected fluid …