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Title: A general peridynamics model for multiphase transport of non-Newtonian compressible fluids in porous media

Journal Article · · Journal of Computational Physics

Herein a general state-based peridynamics model is developed to simulate transport of fluids in an arbitrary heterogeneous porous medium. The generality encompasses modeling of multiphase, multi-component flow of non-Newtonian and compressible fluids, which is often encountered in but not limited to subsurface reservoirs. Peridynamic model is especially useful for solving non-local problems, such as crack propagation, since it does not assume spatial continuity of field variables. Thus, the formulation presented here, combined with peridynamics-based damage model, can be used to simulate hydraulic fracturing with complex fluids. To demonstrate its capability to simulate multi-phase flow in porous media, the derived model is verified against the analytical Buckley-Leverett solution for immiscible Newtonian two-phase flow. Further, the non-Newtonian two-phase fluid flow in porous media is verified by simulating the polymer flood process involving immiscible displacement of a Newtonian fluid by a non-Newtonian fluid against a generalized solution obtained by Wu et al. The non-local solutions are shown to be consistent with the corresponding local solutions in limiting cases. Moreover, mass conservation of all the phases is satisfied, irrespective of discretization and extent of non-locality.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Joint Industry Program on Hydraulic Fracturing and Sand Control; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; FOA-0000724
OSTI ID:
1606953
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1580010
Journal Information:
Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 402, Issue C; ISSN 0021-9991
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 14 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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