Tortuosity is widely used as a critical parameter to predict transport properties of porous
media, such as rocks and soils. But unlike other standard microstructural properties, the …

Imaging rocks in three-dimensions through X-ray microtomography enables routine
visualization of structures in samples, which can be spatially resolved down to the sub …

Shales and other unconventional or low permeability (tight) reservoirs house vast quantities
of hydrocarbons, often demonstrate considerable water uptake, and are potential …

This work uses X‐ray computed micro‐tomography (μCT) to monitor xenon hydrate growth
in a sandpack under the excess gas condition. The μCT images give pore‐scale hydrate …

The geometric complexity of the 3D pore-fracture system of tight rock at the pore-scale is a
primary challenge for the prediction of gas flow. In this paper, the 3D pore-fracture systems …

Pore connectivity is a measure of the fraction of pore space (vesicles, voids or cracks) in a
material that is interconnected on the system length scale. Pore connectivity is …

A numerical method for calculating the mass transfer coefficient in fibrous media is
presented. First, pressure driven flow was modelled using the Lattice Boltzmann Method …

Blasting in rocks typically causes the remaining rock mass to be subjected to varying
degrees of damage and failure, leading to a decline in the mechanical properties and …

In this paper, the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to simulate three-dimensional
laminar flows in porous media and to calculate the associated permeability. An in-house …

The heterogeneity of a carbonate reservoir exists at all scales and always presents a
challenge because it cannot be studied visually during laboratory measurements …