Dissolution and remobilization of NAPL in surfactant-enhanced aquifer remediation from microscopic scale simulations

M Ramezanzadeh, M Aminnaji, F Rezanezhad… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the dissolution and mobilization of non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) blobs in
the Surfactant-Enhanced Aquifer Remediation (SEAR) process were upscaled using …

[HTML][HTML] Upscaling relative permeability and capillary pressure from digital core analysis in Otway formation: Considering the order and size effects of facies

M Aslannezhad, M Sayyafzadeh, D Tang, Z You… - Gas Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Digital Core Analysis (DCA) has emerged as a crucial instrument in reservoir
characterization in recent times. With the advent of high-resolution micro-CT imaging, it is …

Dynamic mode decomposition for analysing multi-phase flow in porous media

C Spurin, RT Armstrong, J McClure, S Berg - Advances in Water Resources, 2023 - Elsevier
For multi-phase flow through multi-scale heterogeneous porous media, such as the pore
space of rocks, the interaction between multiple immiscible fluids and an intricate network of …

On an averaged model for immiscible two‐phase flow with surface tension and dynamic contact angle in a thin strip

SB Lunowa, C Bringedal, IS Pop - Studies in Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We consider a model for the flow of two immiscible fluids in a two‐dimensional thin strip of
varying width. This represents an idealization of a pore in a porous medium. The interface …

Upscaling a Navier-Stokes-Cahn-Hilliard model for two-phase porous-media flow with solute-dependent surface tension effects

S Sharmin, M Bastidas, C Bringedal, IS Pop - Applicable Analysis, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We consider a model for the flow of two immiscible and incompressible fluid phases in a
porous medium. A surfactant is dissolved in one of the fluid phases, and its concentration at …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of VOF, LS, and VOSET on pore-scale immiscible waterflooding modeling

J Peng, R Song, Y Wang, H Xiao - Petroleum, 2021 - Elsevier
The pore-scale mechanism of the waterflooding contributes to enhancing oil recovery, which
has been widely emphasized in the petroleum industry. In this paper, the performances and …

Recent developments in upscaling and characterization of flow and transport in porous media

D Lasseux, FJ Valdés-Parada, BD Wood - Advances in Water Resources, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, developments in the theory and numerical simulation of transport
phenomena in porous media, along with related experimental measurements, have …

A study of non-equilibrium wave groups in two-phase flow in high-contrast porous media with relative permeability hysteresis

E Abreu, P Ferraz, W Lambert - Communications in Nonlinear Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-equilibrium models are applicable in various physical situations, including phase
transitions, hysteresis, and chemical reactions, among others. To model the dynamics of …

A three-dimensional homogenization approach for effective heat transport in thin porous media

L Scholz, C Bringedal - Transport in Porous Media, 2022 - Springer
Heat transport through a porous medium depends on the local pore geometry and on the
heat conductivities of the solid and the saturating fluid. Through upscaling using formal …

A numerical study of interface dynamics in fluid materials

H Youssef, A Elmelouky, M Louzazni… - Matériaux & …, 2024 - mattech-journal.org
This paper deals with the approximation of the dynamics of two fluids having non-matching
densities and viscosities. The modeling involves the coupling of the Allen-Cahn equation …