Computationally efficient multiscale neural networks applied to fluid flow in complex 3D porous media

JE Santos, Y Yin, H Jo, W Pan, Q Kang… - Transport in porous …, 2021‏ - Springer
The permeability of complex porous materials is of interest to many engineering disciplines.
This quantity can be obtained via direct flow simulation, which provides the most accurate …

Evaluation of immiscible two-phase quasi-static displacement f low in rough fractures using LBM simulation: Effects of roughness and wettability

X Zhou, J Sheng, Z Ye - Capillarity, 2024‏ - capi.yandypress.com
Roughness and wettability of the fracture surface have crucial effects on the two-phase flow
properties in many applications involving fractured rock. The immiscible quasi-static …

Estimation of relative permeability curves in fractured media by coupling pore network modelling and volume of fluid methods

Z Lanetc, A Zhuravljov, RT Armstrong… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The relative permeability of porous and fractured media is an important concept for various
technological applications including hydrocarbon recovery, CO 2 sequestration, hydrogen …

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 …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Using machine learning to predict multiphase flow through complex fractures

AK Ting, JE Santos, E Guiltinan - Energies, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Multiphase flow properties of fractures are important in engineering applications such as
hydraulic fracturing, evaluating the sealing capacity of caprocks, and the productivity of …

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 …

Influence of aperture field anisotropy on the immiscible displacement regime transition in rough fractures

K **ng, X Shi, X Kang, J Qian, J Wu - Journal of Hydrology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Two-phase immiscible flow displacement in rock fractures is important for many subsurface
engineering applications. When one fluid displaces another more viscous one, the …

Upscaling of transport properties in complex hydraulic fracture systems

W Song, M Prodanovic, JE Santos, J Yao, K Zhang… - SPE Journal, 2023‏ - onepetro.org
Fluid flow in complex fracture systems near wellbore is influenced by heterogeneous fluid
pathway structure, proppant distribution, and stress-induced fracture aperture change. The …

[HTML][HTML] Direct numerical simulations of immiscible two-phase flow in rough fractures: Impact of wetting film resolution

R Krishna, Y Méheust, I Neuweiler - Physics of Fluids, 2024‏ - pubs.aip.org
The immiscible displacement of a wetting fluid by a non-wetting fluid in rough fractures is
crucial in many subsurface applications. Hydrodynamic-scale modeling of such drainage …