Journal article
Simulation of two-phase flow in porous media with sharp material discontinuities
LK Tran, JC Kim, SK Matthäi
Advances in Water Resources | Elsevier | Published : 2020
Abstract
Geologic boundaries juxtaposing fine- against coarse-grained rock, have a profound impact on multiphase flow, giving rise to a spectrum of non-linear flow behaviors, ranging from capillary filtration, capillary holdup and the formation of transient ’vapour locks’, to spontaneous imbibition. Although these discontinuities tend to be small-scale features, their impact is felt on the large scale where they are challenging to model with regard to both, spatial discretization and dynamic flow simulation. We develop a new numerical scheme to handle jump discontinuities in pressure and saturation, embedding boundaries into a hybrid FE-FVM model of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media. The inte..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the financial assistance provided through the Australian National Low Emissions Coal Research and Development (ANLEC R&D) (7-1115-0258). ANLEC R&D is supported by COAL21 Ltd and the Australian Government through the Clean Energy Initiative.