A fully 3D adaptive finite element simulation and prototype for gas flow in a porous media

Autor: A. T. Bourgoyne, Z. Bassiouni, J. D. Callahan, John M. Tyler
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Advances in Engineering Software. 32:119-131
ISSN: 0965-9978
DOI: 10.1016/s0965-9978(00)00080-6
Popis: This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) adaptive finite element solution for gas flow in a porous media. The solution obtained is truly 3D and employs a dynamic h-adaptive refinement technique for efficiency. The adaptive procedure uses a new node-based storage mechanism [Wang GH, Tyler JM, Weltman JS, Callahan JD. Advances in Engineering Software including Computing Systems in Engineering 1999;30:31–41]. This node-based structure substantially reduces the memory necessary to store the finite element mesh. A prototype simulator, written in C++, has been implemented for Eugene Island block 305, a multi-well condensate reservoir off the coast of Louisiana to demonstrate the use of this adaptive procedure. Results, presented in this paper, show dramatic agreement with the actual production data. This prototype simulator uses Windows workstations to support a fully dynamic 3D mesh plus mesh generation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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