Large-scale simulations of single- and multicomponent flow in porous media

Nicos S. Martys; John G. Hagedorn; Delphine Goujon; Judith E. Devaney

doi:10.1117/12.363723

22 September 1999 Large-scale simulations of single- and multicomponent flow in porous media

Nicos S. Martys, John G. Hagedorn, Delphine Goujon, Judith E. Devaney

Proceedings Volume 3772, Developments in X-Ray Tomography II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363723
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

We examine the utility of the lattice Boltzmann method for modeling fluid flow in large microstructures. First, results of permeability calculations are compared to predicted values for several idealized geometries. Large scale simulations of fluid flow through digitized images of Fontainebleau sandstone, generated by X-ray microtomography, were then carried out. Reasonably good agreement was found when compared to experimentally determined values of permeability for similar rocks. We also calculate relative permeability curves as a function of fluid saturation and driving force. The Onsager relation, which equates off-diagonal components of the permeability tensor for two phase flow, is shown not to hold for intermediate to low nonwetting saturation, since the response of the fluid flow to an applied body force was nonlinear. Values of permeability from three phase flows are compared to corresponding two phase values. Performance on several computing platforms is given.

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Nicos S. Martys, John G. Hagedorn, Delphine Goujon, and Judith E. Devaney "Large-scale simulations of single- and multicomponent flow in porous media", Proc. SPIE 3772, Developments in X-Ray Tomography II, (22 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363723

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