A new set of equations describing immiscible two-phase flow in isotropic porous media

Autor: Hansen, Alex, Sinha, Santanu, Bedeaux, Dick, Kjelstrup, Signe, Savani, Isha, Vassvik, Morten
Rok vydání: 2016
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: Based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics we derive a set of general equations relating the partial volumetric flow rates to each other and to the total volumetric flow rate in immiscible two-phase flow in porous media. These equations together with the conservation of saturation reduces the immiscible two-phase flow problem to a single-phase flow problem of a complex fluid. We discuss the new equation in terms of the relative permeability equations. We test the equations on model systems, both analytically and numerically.
Comment: 22 pages, 7 figures
Databáze: arXiv