Predicting the thermal conductivity of unsaturated soils considering wetting behavior: A meso‑scale study

XW Huang, J Guo, KQ Li, ZZ Wang, W Wang - International Journal of Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unsaturated soils are three-phase porous materials that consist of the solid phase, the liquid
phase and the gas phase. While accurate predictions to the thermal conductivity of …

Quantitative analysis of pore-size influence on granite residual soil permeability using CT scanning

Y Luo, T Wen, X Lin, X Chen, L Shao - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
In the field of soil hydrology, pore structure is a key factor affecting soil permeability. This
paper uses micro-CT scanning technology to visualize and quantitatively analyze the impact …

The impact of pore heterogeneity on pore connectivity and the controlling factors utilizing spontaneous imbibition combined with multifractal dimensions: Insight from …

W Sun, Y Zuo, Z Wen, B Li, Z Wu, L Zheng, J Lin, H Liu… - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The heterogeneity of shale pores, a crucial factor in the occurrence and migration of shale
gas, exerts a significant impact on the pore connectivity. Pores exhibiting a range of …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative analysis of fractal and fractionalized thermal non-equilibrium model for chaotic convection saturated by porous medium

KA Abro, IQ Memon, A Yousef, QM Al-Mdallal - South African Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The convective heat transfer is one of the most important mechanism of heat transference for
controlling the chaotic characteristics in porous media. A comparative study of thermal non …

Calculation model for ventilation friction resistance coefficient by surrounding rock roughness distribution characteristics of mine tunnel

K Gao, Z Qi, Y Liu, J Zhang - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Real-time mine ventilation network solution is the core way to realize the actual intelligent
ventilation, and ventilation friction resistance coefficient is a significant parameter of network …

The effective thermal conductivity of random isotropic porous media analysis and prediction

S Chen, B Ai, Y Li, X Huang, X Yang - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective thermal conductivity of porous media is a crucial parameter for heat transfer within
them. Many studies have characterized various porous media by adjusting the control …

Knowledge extraction via machine learning guides a topology‐based permeability prediction model

J Zhang, G Ma, Z Yang, J Mei, D Zhang… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The complexity and heterogeneity of pore structure present significant challenges in
accurate permeability estimation. Commonly used empirical formulas neglect its microscopic …

Investigation of the Oriented Structure Characteristics of Shale Using Fractal and Structural Entropy Theory

X **e, H Deng, Y Li, L Hu, J Mao, R Li - Fractal and Fractional, 2022 - mdpi.com
Unconventional shale reservoirs and typical fine-grained rocks exhibit complicated, oriented
features at various scales. Due to the complex geometry, combination and arrangement of …

Nonsimilar forced convection simulations of water-copper nanofluid flow through a porous medium in the presence of thermal radiations, heat generation and viscous …

W Cheng, M Safeer, U Farooq, S Munir… - Waves in Random …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) radiative nanoliquid flow in a porous media on
top of a surface expanding at nonlinear rate with thermal radiations and heat generation is …

Permeability prediction of soft clay based on digital models reconstructed by an improved Markov chain Monte Carlo method

Y Xu, L Guo, D Song, J Chen, Y Liu - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Abstract 3D digital models can facilitate the understanding of micro-and nanoscale pore
structures and enhance the permeability prediction accuracy of geological materials …