Pore-scale modeling of solute transport in partially-saturated porous media

A Saeibehrouzi, S Abolfathi, P Denissenko… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solute transport in partially-saturated porous media plays a key role in multiple applications
across scales, from the migration of nutrients and contaminants in soils to geological energy …

Transitions of fluid invasion patterns in porous media

T Lan, R Hu, Z Yang, DS Wu… - Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fluid invasion into porous media to displace a more viscous fluid exhibits various
displacement patterns. For such unfavorable displacements, previous works overlooked the …

[HTML][HTML] Solute transport in unsaturated porous media with spatially correlated disorder

A Saeibehrouzi, R Holtzman, P Denissenko… - Advances in Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Solute transport in unsaturated porous media is of interest in many engineering and
environmental applications. The interplay between small-scale, local forces and the porous …

Fingering crossover and enhanced oil recovery mechanism of water-alternating-CO2 injection

L He, S Ren, H Zhang - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Combined with strengths of water and CO 2 flooding, water-alternating-CO 2 (WAG)
injection stabilizes displacement front and suppresses viscous fingering. Optimal injection …

Comparison of pore-scale capillary pressure to macroscale capillary pressure using direct numerical simulations of drainage under dynamic and quasi-static …

S Konangi, NK Palakurthi, NK Karadimitriou… - Advances in Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional macroscale two-phase flow equations for porous media (such as Darcy's law
and Richards Equation) require a constitutive relation for capillary pressure (P c). The …

Impact of intergranular bonds on morphology transition of two-phase fluid-induced deformation

F Ke, CY Kwok, K Duan - Physical Review Fluids, 2025 - APS
Multiphase flow in cohesive granular materials underlies various natural and industrial
processes, yet the role of intergranular bonds is commonly overlooked. Herein, we probe the …

Drainage dynamics: From capillary to viscous fingering under different wettability

Y Liu, R Zhu, Q Lyu, Y Zhou, Q Sun, J Zhao - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The displacement of two-phase fluids within porous media is a critical process in various
engineering and industrial fields. However, the inherent instability of the fluid interface often …

New insights into the Haines jump in immiscible two-phase flow displacement

X Guo, H Yan, H Liu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we develop a numerical model of two-phase flow with a series of different
contact angles θ based on real feature structures from scanning electron microscopy …

Prediction of displacement patterns in porous media using the probability of pore-scale filling events

T Lan, R Hu - Capillarity, 2024 - yandy-ager.com
Multiphase flow in porous media is a common process in numerous engineering
applications. While numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of flow …

Fingering inhibition triggered by CO2 dissolution and viscosity reduction in water-alternating-CO2 injection

L He, FY Zhao, WJ He, SK Ren, R Lou… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
As a CO 2 capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology, water-alternating-CO 2
(WAG) injection has demonstrated excellent results in enhancing oil recovery. Current …