Nanopore networks in colloidal silica assemblies characterized by XCT for confined fluid flow modeling

Jin, Jiaqi; Lin, Chen-Luh; Assemi, Shoeleh; Miller, Jan D.; Butt, Darryl P.; Jordan, Taylor; Deo, Milind D.; Semeykina, Viktoriya

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109780

Nanopore networks in colloidal silica assemblies characterized by XCT for confined fluid flow modeling

Journal Article · Tue Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2021.109780· OSTI ID:1833408

^[1]; Lin, Chen-Luh ^[2]; Assemi, Shoeleh ^[2]; ^[2]; Butt, Darryl P. ^[2]; Jordan, Taylor ^[2]; Deo, Milind D. ^[2]; Semeykina, Viktoriya ^[2]

Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); University of Utah
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Fluid flow through nanopore structures has exhibited different behavior than that described by Darcy's law, derived from pore networks of micrometer scale. Here, pressure assemblies of colloidal silica spheres of specified diameters from 94 to 620 nanometers were prepared as model nano-porous media. The smaller silica spheres tended to form random packing, but some substantial ordering was found in the packing of the larger silica spheres. X-ray computed tomography (XCT), with a voxel resolution of 16 nm, was used to characterize the nanopore networks. The porosity of the Nano-XCT pore network (34%) was less than the total porosity of the assemblies as determined by X-ray attenuation (52%), possibly due to the limits of voxel resolution during segmentation. Fluid flow in the nanopore networks was simulated using the single-phase Lattice Boltzmann Method, and the simulated permeability was compared with the empirical and experimental values. Based on our characterization, although a well-ordered packing of silica spheres was not achieved, it was found that the nanopore networks in the colloidal silica assemblies had pore size distributions corresponding to the particle sizes. The simulated permeability was less than the experimental measurement for water flow, but the complex packing of silica spheres and surface chemistry issues need to be considered in future research.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019285

OSTI ID:: 1833408

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1862447

Journal Information:: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Journal Name: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Vol. 208; ISSN 0920-4105

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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