Developments and applications of the CFD-DEM method in particle–fluid numerical simulation in petroleum engineering: A review
Particle and fluid flow is a general problem existing in a series of engineering activities
during oil and gas development. Many efforts have been made to investigate the migration …
during oil and gas development. Many efforts have been made to investigate the migration …
Coupled CFD-DEM simulation of hydrodynamic bridging at constrictions
This paper presents a coupled CFD-DEM approach to simulate the flow of particulate
suspensions in the intermediate concentration regime where solid volume concentration is …
suspensions in the intermediate concentration regime where solid volume concentration is …
A comprehensive study of proppant transport in a hydraulic fracture
The effective placement of proppant in a fracture has a dominant effect on well productivity.
Existing hydraulic fracture models simplify proppant transport calculations to varying …
Existing hydraulic fracture models simplify proppant transport calculations to varying …
A comprehensive parametric study of LBM-DEM for immersed granular flows
This paper presents a parametric study of a fluid-particle model which couples Lattice
Boltzmann Method (LBM) and Discrete Element Method (DEM) using an immersed moving …
Boltzmann Method (LBM) and Discrete Element Method (DEM) using an immersed moving …
Friction coefficient: A significant parameter for lost circulation control and material selection in naturally fractured reservoir
Lost circulation of working fluid into formation fractures is one of the most common and costly
problems encountered during the development of petroleum and geothermal resources …
problems encountered during the development of petroleum and geothermal resources …
Interface velocity correction for improving resolved CFD-DEM simulation of two-phase flow in densely packed granular media
Abstract The resolved Computational Fluid Dynamics-Discrete Element Method (CFD-DEM)
has been an emerging technique for simulating two-phase flow in porous media. However …
has been an emerging technique for simulating two-phase flow in porous media. However …
Dynamics of elliptic particle sedimentation with thermal convection
In this paper, a recently developed direct numerical simulation technique, the Finite Element
Fictitious Boundary Method (FEM-FBM)[K. Walayat et al.,“An efficient multi-grid finite element …
Fictitious Boundary Method (FEM-FBM)[K. Walayat et al.,“An efficient multi-grid finite element …
An engineered approach to design biodegradables solid particulate diverters: jamming and plugging
Fluids introduced into a reservoir for stimulation typically take the path of least resistance
and therefore frequently go into areas where there are open flow paths. In many cases …
and therefore frequently go into areas where there are open flow paths. In many cases …
Effect of grid type and refinement method on CFD-DEM solution trend with grid size
A Volk, U Ghia, C Stoltz - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Identification and quantification of numerical error is complicated when Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) is coupled with Discrete Element Method (DEM) to model particle-fluid …
Dynamics (CFD) is coupled with Discrete Element Method (DEM) to model particle-fluid …
High-resolution model of complexly shaped bodies motion using an IBM-VOF-DEM coupling method
A new coupling model that focuses on the simulation of gas-liquid flow and irregular-shaped
particulate flows was proposed based on the coupling of FD/IBM, VOF and DEM. A wide …
particulate flows was proposed based on the coupling of FD/IBM, VOF and DEM. A wide …