Upscaling dispersivity for conservative solute transport in naturally fractured media

S Jia, Z Dai, Z Zhou, H Ling, Z Yang, L Qi, Z Wang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical heterogeneities are prevalent features of fracture systems and significantly impact
transport processes in aquifers across different spatiotemporal scales. Upscaling solute …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of inertia on fluid flow in fractured rock masses: A comprehensive review

H Hansika, MSA Perera, SK Matthai - Gas Science and Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluid flow in fractured rock masses is important for many engineering applications. As fluid
moves through the fractures, non-negligible pressure losses occur even at a moderate flow …

A novel model of hydraulic aperture for rough single fracture: Insights from fluid inertial and fracture geometry effects

S Zhang, X Liu, E Wang, R Qian… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies pointed out that the hydraulic aperture (bh) is solely dependent on the
geometric features of a fracture, independent of fluid inertia effects. Here we present an …

[HTML][HTML] Permeability evolution and gas flow in wet coal under non-equilibrium state: Considering both water swelling and process-based gas swelling

Z **ao, G Wang, C Wang, Y Jiang, F Jiang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate knowledge of gas flow within the reservoir and related controlling factors will be
important for enhancing the production of coal bed methane. At present, most studies …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of heat and solute transport in a fracture-matrix mine thermal energy storage system and energy storage performance evaluation

C Chen, M Binder, L Oppelt, Y Hu, C Engelmann… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Repurposing groundwater-filled mine cavities for thermal energy storage has demonstrated
promising potential to buffer the imbalance of energy supply and demand. Fractured …

Experimental study on shear-seepage coupling characteristics of single fractured rock mass under cyclic loading and unloading

T Yang, P Wang, S Wang, H Liu, Z Zhang - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2023 - Springer
To reveal the shear-seepage coupling characteristics of fractured specimens under cyclic
loading and unloading, the specific test device and test method were designed in this study …

Fracture Permeability Estimation Under Complex Physics: A Data-Driven Model Using Machine Learning

X He, W Zhu, R Santoso, M Alsinan, H Kwak… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2021 - onepetro.org
The permeability of fractures, including natural and hydraulic, are essential parameters for
the modeling of fluid flow in conventional and unconventional fractured reservoirs. However …

[HTML][HTML] A new theoretical model for the nonlinear flow in a rough rock fracture under shear

M Gao, X Zhu, C Zhang, Y Li, J Oh - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Shear deformations significantly affect the nonlinearity of fluid flow in rock fractures. To
estimate this nonlinear flow using the Izbash equation, it is necessary to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Pysimfrac: A python library for synthetic fracture generation and analysis

E Guiltinan, JE Santos, P Purswani, JD Hyman - Computers & Geosciences, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, we introduce pySimFrac, an open-source python library for generating 3-D
synthetic fracture realizations, integrating with fluid simulators, and performing analysis …

Review on the impact of fluid inertia effect on hydraulic fracturing and controlling factors in porous and fractured media

E Edirisinghe, MSA Perera - Acta Geotechnica, 2024 - Springer
The impact of fluid inertia on fracture flow dynamics, particularly under high-velocity
conditions, has emerged as a critical consideration in petroleum engineering and related …