Comprehensive comparison of pore-scale models for multiphase flow in porous media
Abstract
Multiphase flows in porous media are important in many natural and industrial processes. Pore-scale models for multiphase flows have seen rapid development in recent years and are becoming increasingly useful as predictive tools in both academic and industrial applications. However, quantitative comparisons between different pore-scale models, and between these models and experimental data, are lacking. Here, we perform an objective comparison of a variety of state-of-the-art pore-scale models, including lattice Boltzmann, stochastic rotation dynamics, volume-of-fluid, level-set, phase-field, and pore-network models. As the basis for this comparison, we use a dataset from recent microfluidic experiments with precisely controlled pore geometry and wettability conditions, which offers an unprecedented benchmarking opportunity. We compare the results of the 14 participating teams both qualitatively and quantitatively using several standard metrics, such as fractal dimension, finger width, and displacement efficiency. We find that no single method excels across all conditions and that thin films and corner flow present substantial modeling and computational challenges.
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- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Geologic Storage of CO2 (GSCO2); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
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- Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Volume: 116 Journal Issue: 28; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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- United States
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- English
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- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Zhao, Benzhong, MacMinn, Christopher W., Primkulov, Bauyrzhan K., Chen, Yu, Valocchi, Albert J., Zhao, Jianlin, Kang, Qinjun, Bruning, Kelsey, McClure, James E., Miller, Cass T., Fakhari, Abbas, Bolster, Diogo, Hiller, Thomas, Brinkmann, Martin, Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis, Cogswell, Daniel A., Verma, Rahul, Prodanović, Maša, Maes, Julien, Geiger, Sebastian, Vassvik, Morten, Hansen, Alex, Segre, Enrico, Holtzman, Ran, Yang, Zhibing, Yuan, Chao, Chareyre, Bruno, and Juanes, Ruben. Comprehensive comparison of pore-scale models for multiphase flow in porous media. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1901619116.
Zhao, Benzhong, MacMinn, Christopher W., Primkulov, Bauyrzhan K., Chen, Yu, Valocchi, Albert J., Zhao, Jianlin, Kang, Qinjun, Bruning, Kelsey, McClure, James E., Miller, Cass T., Fakhari, Abbas, Bolster, Diogo, Hiller, Thomas, Brinkmann, Martin, Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis, Cogswell, Daniel A., Verma, Rahul, Prodanović, Maša, Maes, Julien, Geiger, Sebastian, Vassvik, Morten, Hansen, Alex, Segre, Enrico, Holtzman, Ran, Yang, Zhibing, Yuan, Chao, Chareyre, Bruno, & Juanes, Ruben. Comprehensive comparison of pore-scale models for multiphase flow in porous media. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901619116
Zhao, Benzhong, MacMinn, Christopher W., Primkulov, Bauyrzhan K., Chen, Yu, Valocchi, Albert J., Zhao, Jianlin, Kang, Qinjun, Bruning, Kelsey, McClure, James E., Miller, Cass T., Fakhari, Abbas, Bolster, Diogo, Hiller, Thomas, Brinkmann, Martin, Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis, Cogswell, Daniel A., Verma, Rahul, Prodanović, Maša, Maes, Julien, Geiger, Sebastian, Vassvik, Morten, Hansen, Alex, Segre, Enrico, Holtzman, Ran, Yang, Zhibing, Yuan, Chao, Chareyre, Bruno, and Juanes, Ruben. Fri .
"Comprehensive comparison of pore-scale models for multiphase flow in porous media". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901619116.
@article{osti_1566173,
title = {Comprehensive comparison of pore-scale models for multiphase flow in porous media},
author = {Zhao, Benzhong and MacMinn, Christopher W. and Primkulov, Bauyrzhan K. and Chen, Yu and Valocchi, Albert J. and Zhao, Jianlin and Kang, Qinjun and Bruning, Kelsey and McClure, James E. and Miller, Cass T. and Fakhari, Abbas and Bolster, Diogo and Hiller, Thomas and Brinkmann, Martin and Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis and Cogswell, Daniel A. and Verma, Rahul and Prodanović, Maša and Maes, Julien and Geiger, Sebastian and Vassvik, Morten and Hansen, Alex and Segre, Enrico and Holtzman, Ran and Yang, Zhibing and Yuan, Chao and Chareyre, Bruno and Juanes, Ruben},
abstractNote = {Multiphase flows in porous media are important in many natural and industrial processes. Pore-scale models for multiphase flows have seen rapid development in recent years and are becoming increasingly useful as predictive tools in both academic and industrial applications. However, quantitative comparisons between different pore-scale models, and between these models and experimental data, are lacking. Here, we perform an objective comparison of a variety of state-of-the-art pore-scale models, including lattice Boltzmann, stochastic rotation dynamics, volume-of-fluid, level-set, phase-field, and pore-network models. As the basis for this comparison, we use a dataset from recent microfluidic experiments with precisely controlled pore geometry and wettability conditions, which offers an unprecedented benchmarking opportunity. We compare the results of the 14 participating teams both qualitatively and quantitatively using several standard metrics, such as fractal dimension, finger width, and displacement efficiency. We find that no single method excels across all conditions and that thin films and corner flow present substantial modeling and computational challenges.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1901619116},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 28,
volume = 116,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {6}
}
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