Transport in Porous Media

Transport Property Estimation of Non-Uniform Porous Media

In this work a glass micromodel which its grains and pores are non-uniform in size, shape and distribution is considered as porous medium. A two-dimensional random network model of micromodel with non-uniform pores has been constructed. The non-uniformity of porous model is achieved by assigning parametric distribution functions to pores throat and pores length, which was measured using ima...

Dissolution Effects in Transport in Porous Media

The transport of reacting solutes in an equilibrium dissolution reaction leads to a moving boundary problem. Dependent on the boundary conditions we consider a two or three phase free boundary problem for a diiusion-convection and reaction process in a bounded domain. The system is driven out of equilibrium by a forced exchange of solutes with the exterior of the domain and is characterized by ...

Multiscale Flow and Transport in Porous Media

Transport of acridine in saturated porous media.

The effects of the aqueous solution pH, temperature, initial solute concentration and non-equilibrium processes on the transport of acridine in saturated porous media (silica) were investigated in a series of continuous-flow column experiments. The enthalpy of the adsorption reaction was more exothermic when the solution pH was above acridine's pKa (5.6) than when it was below. The extent of ad...

Solute Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media

Solute mass transport in porous media is strongly correlated with pore fluid flow. The analysis of solute transport is an effective means for studying medium heterogeneities. In this study, we discuss the effects of heterogeneity on the tracer transport. Assuming steady fluid flow, we have simulated tracer transport in various permeability heterogeneities. The results show that the tracer distr...