Evaluation of three lattice Boltzmann models for multiphase flows in porous media

Huang, Haibo; Wang, Lei; Lu, Xi‐Yun

doi:10.1016/j.camwa.2010.06.034

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“…This conclusion can, however, not be applied to modern versions of the PPM and CGM, which contain substantial improvements over their early predecessors. Later, Huang et al 38 compare the CGM, PPM and FEM for twophase Poiseuille°ow and for°ows through two phases pseudo-porous media. They, however, use the single-component formulation of the PPM, and they conclude that in terms of accuracy and stability, the FEM and CGM are vastly superior to the PPM.…”

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Three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method benchmarks between color-gradient and pseudo-potential immiscible multi-component models

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Parmigiani

Chopard

et al. 2017

Int. J. Mod. Phys. C

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In this paper, a lattice Boltzmann color-gradient method is compared with a multi-component pseudo-potential lattice Boltzmann model for two test problems: a droplet deformation in a shear°ow and a rising bubble subject to buoyancy forces. With the help of these two problems, the behavior of the two models is compared in situations of competing viscous, capillary and gravity forces. It is found that both models are able to generate relevant scienti¯c results. However, while the color-gradient model is more complex than the pseudo-potential approach, numerical experiments show that it is also more powerful and su®ers fewer limitations.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method benchmarks between color-gradient and pseudo-potential immiscible multi-component models

Leclaire

Parmigiani

Chopard

et al. 2017

Int. J. Mod. Phys. C

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“…More complex flows can be simulated in porous media using Sailfish, such as multiphase [26] and turbulent flows [27]. One can also use Sailfish and the techniques described here to perform fluid dynamics studies inside fractures, which is another interesting subject for the oil and gas industry.…”

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Fluid dynamics in porous media with Sailfish

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Neumann

2016

Eur. J. Phys.

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Abstract. In this work we show the application of Sailfish to the study of fluid dynamics in porous media. Sailfish is an open-source software based on the latticeBoltzmann method. This application of computational fluid dynamics is of particular interest to the oil and gas industry and the subject could be a starting point for an undergraduate or graduate student in physics or engineering. We built artificial samples of porous media with different porosities and used Sailfish to simulate the fluid flow through in order to calculate permeability and tortuosity. We also present a simple way to obtain the specific superficial area of porous media using Python libraries. To contextualize these concepts, we test the Kozeny-Carman equation, discuss its validity and calculate the Kozeny's constant for our artificial samples.

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“…The appeal of the lattice Boltzmann method to the geophysics research lies in its ability to model and simulate several types of phenomena related to reactive fluid flow in porous rocks: single and multiphase flows [17], unsteady flows [18], flows in complex geometries [19,20] at a wide range of Reynolds numbers, as well as chemical processes, such as dissolution and precipitation [21]. For our experiments, we have used a variant of the finite element, off-lattice Boltzmann method [22], which uses the characteristic The streamlines of the steady-state velocity field, generated for τ = 0.1, ρ = 2.5 · 10 −6 .…”

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Simulating anomalous dispersion in porous media using the unstructured lattice Boltzmann method

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Flow in porous media is a significant challenge to many computational fluid dynamics methods because of the complex boundaries separating pore fluid and host medium. However, the rapid development of the lattice Boltzmann methods and experimental imaging techniques now allow us to efficiently and robustly simulate flows in the pore space of porous rocks. Here we study the flow and dispersion in the pore space of limestone samples using the unstructured, characteristic based off-lattice Boltzmann method. We use the method to investigate the anomalous dispersion of particles in the pore space. We further show that the complex pore network limits the effectivity by which pollutants in the pore space can be removed by continuous flushing. In the smallest pores, diffusive transport dominates over advective transport and therefore cycles of flushing and no flushing, respectively, might be a more efficient strategy for pollutant removal.

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Evaluation of three lattice Boltzmann models for multiphase flows in porous media

Cited by 125 publications

References 38 publications

Three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method benchmarks between color-gradient and pseudo-potential immiscible multi-component models

Three-dimensional lattice Boltzmann method benchmarks between color-gradient and pseudo-potential immiscible multi-component models

Fluid dynamics in porous media with Sailfish

Simulating anomalous dispersion in porous media using the unstructured lattice Boltzmann method

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