Carbon mineralization in fractured mafic and ultramafic rocks: A review

H Nisbet, G Buscarnera, JW Carey… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mineral carbon storage in mafic and ultramafic rock masses has the potential to be an
effective and permanent mechanism to reduce anthropogenic CO2. Several successful pilot …

Pore-scale numerical investigation on spontaneous imbibition in natural fracture with heterogeneous wettability using the volume of fluid method

J Peng, B **a, Y Lu, H Hu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Understanding the spontaneous imbibition in the natural fracture with heterogeneous
wettability is crucial for predicting and mitigating the impacts of unstable displacement on …

Two-phase flow visualization experiments in variable-aperture fractures: The correlation between flow structure, displacement efficiency and relative permeability

X Zhou, J Sheng, Z Ye, X Yang - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2024 - Elsevier
The correlation of flow structure, displacement efficiency and relative permeability for two-
phase flow in variable-aperture fractures is critical for many fractured rock applications. A …

Pore-scale investigation on the effect of capillary barrier on two-phase displacement in dual-structure porous media

W Meng, Y Zhang, H Pei, J Yu, Y Hu, Z Gu, J Su - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Although immiscible fluid–fluid displacement in porous media has received extensive
attention, understanding the dynamics behavior within complex structures remains elusive …

The capillary pressure vs. saturation curve for a fractured rock mass: fracture and matrix contributions

A Cardona, Q Liu, JC Santamarina - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The fractal topography of fracture surfaces challenges the upscaling of laboratory test results
to the field scale, therefore the study of rock masses often requires numerical …

Impact of corner‐bridge flow on capillary pressure curve: Insights from microfluidic experiments and pore‐network modeling

T Lan, R Hu, GX Wang, Z Yang… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The capillary pressure curve is essential for predicting multiphase flow processes in
geological systems. At low saturations, wetting films form and become important, but how …

A pore-scale investigation of flow patterns during spontaneous and forced imbibition in fractured porous media

Z Sun, B Zhang, Q Liu, L Xu - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Microfractures are ubiquitous in subsurface porous media due to natural and engineering
activities. Imbibition in fractured porous media affects various geological engineering …

Study on dynamic imbibition mechanism of matrix-fracture in three dimensions tight sandstone based on level set method

H Fu, K Song, Y Zhao, L Liang, Q Song, H Guo - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Tight oil reservoirs require fracturing techniques to create complex fracture networks for
efficient development. It is frequently accompanied by a dynamic matrix-fracture imbibition …