IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v14y2022i21p14320-d960946.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Applicable Investigation of SPH in Characterization of Fluid Flow in Uniform and Non-Uniform Periodic Porous Media

Author

Listed:
  • Masoud Mohammadi

    (School of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 7194684334, Iran)

  • Masoud Riazi

    (School of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 7194684334, Iran)

Abstract

Today, the use of numerical modeling for characterizing properties of porous media and related concepts has been widely extended, especially in subsurface flow issues such as geological CO 2 storage and petroleum recovery. Therefore, in this study, the fundamental problem of laminar fluid flow through uniform or non-uniform and periodic array of cylinders was functionally investigated using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method as a modern and applied method of modeling in order to develop the past studies and introduce a complementary numerical tool alongside laboratory methods. All modeling processes were performed in the form of dimensionless processes for generalization and applicability at different scales. The results were used to characterize properties of porous media and to investigate basic properties such as fluid velocity, permeability, streamlines, and hydraulic tortuosity. Accuracy of modeling was shown in comparison with the results obtained in the literature. In this study, the potential of the method has been investigated in order to show the ability in modeling characteristic laboratory experiments of porous media and the possibility of using it instead of them. For this purpose, three periodic models of uniform and randomly distributed non-uniform porous media with arrays of circular, square, and diamond-shaped cylinders in a porosity range of 30–95%, with different types of cylinder distribution at the pore scale, were investigated. New equations were proposed for permeability as a function of porosity. Moreover, the method of tortuosity calculation was investigated directly through the time history of properties in the SPH method, and shape factors were obtained for the studied porous media models. The results showed that the geometry of a square cylinder with distribution in a square grid led to a higher permeability than circular and diamond-shaped grids. In contrast, diamond-shaped geometry with distribution in a hexagonal grid led to higher permeability than the other two models. Furthermore, diamond-shaped geometry had higher tortuosity, and circular and square geometries had almost identical tortuosity. Increasing the size of the modeling domain and decreasing the size of cylinders (i.e., decreasing resolution) reduces effects of the shape and the geometry of cylinders and achieves the same results. Random and non-uniform distribution of cylinders within porous media reduces fluid velocity, permeability, tortuosity, and shape factor (p) compared to the uniform models.

Suggested Citation

  • Masoud Mohammadi & Masoud Riazi, 2022. "Applicable Investigation of SPH in Characterization of Fluid Flow in Uniform and Non-Uniform Periodic Porous Media," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-22, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:21:p:14320-:d:960946
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14320/pdf
    Download Restriction: no

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/21/14320/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Junwei Su & Le Wang & Zhaolin Gu & Yunwei Zhang & Chungang Chen, 2018. "Advances in Pore-Scale Simulation of Oil Reservoirs," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(5), pages 1-17, May.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Janusz Badur & Michel Feidt & Paweł Ziółkowski, 2020. "Neoclassical Navier–Stokes Equations Considering the Gyftopoulos–Beretta Exposition of Thermodynamics," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-34, April.
    2. Marcin Kremieniewski, 2022. "Improving the Efficiency of Oil Recovery in Research and Development," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-7, June.
    3. Tao Ning & Meng Xi & Bingtao Hu & Le Wang & Chuanqing Huang & Junwei Su, 2021. "Effect of Viscosity Action and Capillarity on Pore-Scale Oil–Water Flowing Behaviors in a Low-Permeability Sandstone Waterflood," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-30, December.
    4. Saraf, Shubham & Bera, Achinta, 2021. "A review on pore-scale modeling and CT scan technique to characterize the trapped carbon dioxide in impermeable reservoir rocks during sequestration," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).
    5. Xiangbin Liu & Le Wang & Jun Wang & Junwei Su, 2021. "Pore-Scale Simulation of Particle Flooding for Enhancing Oil Recovery," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-23, April.
    6. Randi Tosterud & Kristin Kjølberg & Arnhild Vestnes Kongshaug & Jon Viktor Haugom, 2020. "Exploration of Two Different Structures for Debriefing in Simulation: The Influence of the Structure on the Facilitator Role," Simulation & Gaming, , vol. 51(2), pages 243-257, April.
    7. Guillaume Lamé & Sonya Crowe & Matthew Barclay, 2022. "‘What’s the evidence?’—Towards more empirical evaluations of the impact of OR interventions in healthcare," Post-Print hal-03035075, HAL.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:21:p:14320-:d:960946. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.