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 …

3D printing for experiments in petrophysics, rock physics, and rock mechanics: a review

L Kong, S Ishutov, F Hasiuk, C Xu - SPE Reservoir Evaluation & …, 2021 - onepetro.org
Geoscientific and engineering experiments in petrophysics, rock physics, and rock
mechanics depend on multiple, costly, and sometimes rare samples used to characterize the …

Pore-scale imaging and modelling of reactive flow in evolving porous media: Tracking the dynamics of the fluid–rock interface

C Noiriel, C Soulaine - Transport in porous media, 2021 - Springer
Fluid–mineral and fluid–rock interfaces are key parameters controlling the reactivity and fate
of fluids in reservoir rocks and aquifers. The interface dynamics through space and time …

A perspective on applied geochemistry in porous media: Reactive transport modeling of geochemical dynamics and the interplay with flow phenomena and physical …

H Deng, M Gharasoo, L Zhang, Z Dai, A Hajizadeh… - Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
In many practical geochemical systems that are at the center of providing indispensable
energy, resources and service to our society,(bio) geochemical reactions are coupled with …

A reactive transport modeling perspective on the dynamics of interface-coupled dissolution-precipitation

H Deng, J Poonoosamy, S Molins - Applied geochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In interface coupled dissolution-precipitation systems, the dynamics of the mineral-fluid
interface depends on two intertwining processes: the dissolution of the primary mineral that …

Morphogenesis of biofilms in porous media and control on hydrodynamics

DL Kurz, E Secchi, R Stocker… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
The functioning of natural and engineered porous media, like soils and filters, depends in
many cases on the interplay between biochemical processes and hydrodynamics. In such …

porousMedia4Foam: Multi-scale open-source platform for hydro-geochemical simulations with OpenFOAM®

C Soulaine, S Pavuluri, F Claret… - Environmental Modelling & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract porousMedia4Foam is a package for solving flow and transport in porous media
using OpenFOAM®-a popular open-source numerical toolbox. We introduce and highlight …

A parameter-free and monolithic approach for multiscale simulations of flow, transport, and chemical reactions in porous media

Z Ou, Q Xue, Y Wan, H Wei, C Chi… - Journal of Computational …, 2024 - Elsevier
Traditional approaches for transport in porous media rely on empirical hydrodynamic/
transport parameters to quantify the interfacial exchange terms between fluid and solid …

The impact of sub-resolution porosity on numerical simulations of multiphase flow

FJ Carrillo, C Soulaine, IC Bourg - Advances in Water Resources, 2022 - Elsevier
Sub-resolution porosity (SRP) is a ubiquitous, yet often ignored, feature in Digital Rock
Physics. It embodies the trade-off between image resolution and field-of-view, and it is a …

How interfacial dynamics controls drainage pore-invasion patterns in porous media

M Mansouri-Boroujeni, C Soulaine, M Azaroual… - Advances in Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
Immiscible two-phase flow through porous media is composed of a series of pore invasions;
however, the consequences of pore-scale processes on macroscopic fluid front behavior …