Oscillations in stress, such as those created by earthquakes, can increase permeability and
fluid mobility in geologic media. In natural systems, strain amplitudes as small as 10− 6 can …

Many lab-on-a-chip applications require processing of droplets, cells, and particles using
narrow confinements. The physics governing the process of a particle squeezing through …

Injecting fluids in the crust, or their extraction, changes pore pressure and poroelastic
stresses. Both pressure and stress changes can promote seismicity and, hence, the seismic …

Elastic (seismic) wave stimulation is considered one of the unconventional enhanced oil
recovery (EOR) methods. Increasing water quantity in the high permeability layer of a mature …

Two-phase flows are found in several industrial systems/applications, including boilers and
condensers, which are used in power generation or refrigeration, steam generators, oil/gas …

Earthquakes can trigger the eruption of mud. We use eruptions in Azerbaijan, Italy,
Romania, Japan, Andaman Islands, Pakistan, Taiwan, Indonesia, and California to probe …

Models of a droplet passing through narrow constrictions have wide applications in science
and engineering. In this paper, we report our findings on the minimum impulse (momentum …

Increases in permeability of natural reservoirs and aquifers by passing seismic waves have
been well documented. If the physical causes of this phenomenon can be understood …

We discuss a systematic methodology for investigating the feasibility of mobilizing oil
droplets trapped within the pore space of a target reservoir region by optimally directing …

ABSTRACT A set of techniques for well treatment aimed to enhance oil recovery are
considered in the present study. These are based on the application of elastic waves of …