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 …

Lattice Boltzmann modelling of isothermal two-component evaporation in porous media

L Fei, F Qin, J Zhao, D Derome… - Journal of Fluid …, 2023 - cambridge.org
A mesoscopic lattice Boltzmann model is implemented for modelling isothermal two-
component evaporation in porous media. The model is based on the pseudopotential …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of dynamic capillary effect on two-phase flow in porous media: a perspective from various methods

JC Cai, Y Chen, JC Qiao, L Yang, JH Zeng, CH Sun - Petroleum Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between capillary pressure and saturation plays a critical role in the
characterization of two-phase flow and transport in aquifers and oil reservoirs. This …

Systematic investigation of corner flow impact in forced imbibition

Y Liu, S Berg, Y Ju, W Wei, J Kou… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Imbibition in porous media plays a crucial role in many engineering and industrial
processes, such as enhanced oil recovery and groundwater contamination remediation …

Multiphase flow modeling in multiscale porous media: an open-source micro-continuum approach

FJ Carrillo, IC Bourg, C Soulaine - Journal of Computational Physics: X, 2020 - Elsevier
A multiphase Darcy-Brinkman approach is proposed to simulate two-phase flow in hybrid
systems containing both solid-free regions and porous matrices. This micro-continuum …

Monitoring oil displacement and CO2 trap** in low-permeability media using NMR: A comparison of miscible and immiscible flooding

M Cai, Y Su, Y Hao, Y Guo, D Elsworth, L Li, D Li, X Li - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Dynamic monitoring of the internal fluid distribution during CO 2 immiscible/miscible flooding
provides a crucial window for illuminating key processes controlling displacement and …

Implementation of contact angles in pseudopotential lattice Boltzmann simulations with curved boundaries

Q Li, Y Yu, KH Luo - Physical review E, 2019 - APS
The pseudopotential multiphase lattice Boltzmann (LB) model is a very popular model in the
LB community for simulating multiphase flows. When the multiphase modeling involves a …

[HTML][HTML] Wetting boundary condition for the color-gradient lattice Boltzmann method: Validation with analytical and experimental data

T Akai, B Bijeljic, MJ Blunt - Advances in Water Resources, 2018 - Elsevier
In the color gradient lattice Boltzmann model (CG-LBM), a fictitious-density wetting boundary
condition has been widely used because of its ease of implementation. However, as we …

[HTML][HTML] Lattice Boltzmann simulation of liquid water transport in gas diffusion layers of proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Parametric studies on capillary …

P Sarkezi-Selsky, H Schmies, A Kube, A Latz… - Journal of Power …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water management is crucial for reliable operation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel
Cells (PEMFC). Here, the gas diffusion layer (GDL) plays an essential role as it has to …

Simulation of quasi-static drainage displacement in porous media on pore-scale: Coupling lattice Boltzmann method and pore network model

J Zhao, F Qin, D Derome, J Carmeliet - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) and pore network model (PNM) are two types of simulation
methods for modelling the fluid flow in porous media at the pore scale. LBM is accurate in …