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Geometrical influence of the source/drains configuration on the flow interactions in a sandbox model: A three-dimensional OpenFOAM simulation

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  • C. S. Vivas

    (Programa de Modelagem Computacional, SENAI, Cimatec Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)

  • A. F. Britto

    (Programa de Modelagem Computacional, SENAI, Cimatec Salvador, Bahia, Brazil†Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, Geofísica do Petróleo, INCT-GP, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)

  • F. Rodrigues Santos

    (#x2021;Instituto Federal da Bahia, Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil)

  • A. T. da Cunha Lima

    (Programa de Modelagem Computacional, SENAI, Cimatec Salvador, Bahia, Brazil†Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, Geofísica do Petróleo, INCT-GP, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil§Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)

  • I. C. da Cunha Lima

    (Programa de Modelagem Computacional, SENAI, Cimatec Salvador, Bahia, Brazil†Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, Geofísica do Petróleo, INCT-GP, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil¶Pursuelife, Consultancy on Applied Science, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil)

  • M. P. Almeida

    (#x2020;Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, Geofísica do Petróleo, INCT-GP, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil∥Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil)

Abstract

This paper explores the interaction of different flow paths in a porous medium by observing the effect of having more than one drain in a simple model domain with a single source. The work is based on three-dimensional numerical simulations of the flow of injected water in a sandbox domain with porous volume completely filled by water and oil. The calculation uses the OpenFOAM library to solve Darcy’s equations for the dynamics of a two-phase flow: water as the wetting, oil as the nonwetting fluid. We observe the interactions of flows in different paths under changes of number of drains and their relative positions.

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  • C. S. Vivas & A. F. Britto & F. Rodrigues Santos & A. T. da Cunha Lima & I. C. da Cunha Lima & M. P. Almeida, 2019. "Geometrical influence of the source/drains configuration on the flow interactions in a sandbox model: A three-dimensional OpenFOAM simulation," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 30(12), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:30:y:2019:i:12:n:s0129183119501031
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183119501031
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