A phase-field method for the direct simulation of two-phase flows in pore-scale media using a non-equilibrium wetting boundary condition

A phase-field method for the direct simulation of two-phase flows in pore-scale media using a non-equilibrium wetting boundary condition. Alpak, F. O., Riviere, B., & Frank, F. Computational Geosciences, 2016.
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Advances in pore-scale imaging (e.g., $μ$-CT scanning), increasing availability of computational resources, and recent developments in numerical algorithms have started rendering direct pore-scale numerical simulations of multi-phase flow on pore structures feasible. Quasi-static methods, where the viscous and the capillary limit are iterated sequentially, fall short in rigorously capturing crucial flow phenomena at the pore scale. Direct simulation techniques are needed that account for the full coupling between capillary and viscous flow phenomena. Consequently, there is a strong demand for robust and effective numerical methods that can deliver high-accuracy, high-resolution solutions of pore-scale flow in a computationally efficient manner. Direct simulations of pore-scale flow on imaged volumes can yield important insights about physical phenomena taking place during multi-phase, multi-component displacements. Such simulations can be utili zed for optimizing various enhanced oil recovery (EOR) schemes and permit the computation of effective properties for Darcy-scale multi-phase flows.

@Article{AlpakRiviereFrank2016,
  Title                    = {A phase-field method for the direct simulation of two-phase flows in pore-scale media using a non-equilibrium wetting boundary condition},
  Author                   = {Alpak, Faruk O. and Riviere, Beatrice and Frank, Florian},
  Journal                  = {Computational Geosciences},
  Year                     = {2016},
  Pages                    = {1–28},

  Abstract                 = {Advances in pore-scale imaging (e.g., $\mu$-CT scanning), increasing availability of computational resources, and recent developments in numerical algorithms have started rendering direct pore-scale numerical simulations of multi-phase flow on pore structures feasible. Quasi-static methods, where the viscous and the capillary limit are iterated sequentially, fall short in rigorously capturing crucial flow phenomena at the pore scale. Direct simulation techniques are needed that account for the full coupling between capillary and viscous flow phenomena. Consequently, there is a strong demand for robust and effective numerical methods that can deliver high-accuracy, high-resolution solutions of pore-scale flow in a computationally efficient manner. Direct simulations of pore-scale flow on imaged volumes can yield important insights about physical phenomena taking place during multi-phase, multi-component displacements. Such simulations can be utili
 zed for optimizing various enhanced oil recovery (EOR) schemes and permit the computation of effective properties for Darcy-scale multi-phase flows.},
  Doi                      = {10.1007/s10596-015-9551-2},
  Keywords                 = {Pore-Scale, Diffuse Interface, Two-Phase Flow, Multiphase Flow}
}

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