Multiphase Fluid Flow Through Porous Media

Wooding, R. A.; Morel‐Seytoux, Hubert J.

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“…Solving the problem of two-phase flow in porous medium presented an increased interest since oil can replace air in the two-phase definition and thus address practical issues related to the oil industry. Different approaches were developed [Youngs and Peck, 1964;McWhorter, 1971;MorelSeytoux, 1973;Wooding and Morel-Seytoux, 1976;Sander and Parlange, 1984;Sander et al, 1988aSander et al, , 1988bSander et al, , 1988cWeir and Kissling, 1992;Celia and Binning, 1992;Sander et al, 1993;Weeks et al, 2003]. Following McWhorter [1971], the basic equation describing the flux of water, f w , affected by the flux of air, f a , that was solved by Sander et al [1988cSander et al [ , 1993 is…”

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Infiltration into soils: Conceptual approaches and solutions

Assouline

2013

Water Resources Research

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[1] Infiltration is a key process in aspects of hydrology, agricultural and civil engineering, irrigation design, and soil and water conservation. It is complex, depending on soil and rainfall properties and initial and boundary conditions within the flow domain. During the last century, a great deal of effort has been invested to understand the physics of infiltration and to develop quantitative predictors of infiltration dynamics. Jean-Yves Parlange and Wilfried Brutsaert have made seminal contributions, especially in the area of infiltration theory and related analytical solutions to the flow equations. This review retraces the landmark discoveries and the evolution of the conceptual approaches and the mathematical solutions applied to the problem of infiltration into porous media, highlighting the pivotal contributions of Parlange and Brutsaert. A historical retrospective of physical models of infiltration is followed by the presentation of mathematical methods leading to analytical solutions of the flow equations. This review then addresses the time compression approximation developed to estimate infiltration at the transition between preponding and postponding conditions. Finally, the effects of special conditions, such as the presence of air and heterogeneity in soil properties, on infiltration are considered.

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Infiltration into soils: Conceptual approaches and solutions

Assouline

2013

Water Resources Research

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“…9) Viscous fingering can occur at the interface when a viscous fluid is displaced by a less viscous fluid through a porous medium. It has been extensively studied in a variety of contexts, with particular emphasis on petroleum recovery applications, [10][11][12][13] but few studies associated with the BF hearth draining process. 7,8) In the course of the hearth drainage, the liquid phase (slag) is displaced by the less viscous gas phase.…”

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Cold Model Study of Blast Gas Discharge from the Taphole during the Blast Furnace Hearth Drainage

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Blast gas discharge from the taphole in the course of the blast furnace hearth drainage was experimentally studied using a packed bed cold model. It was found that gas break-through time was strongly influenced by the furnace operating conditions and coke bed structure. Gas break-through time decreases with (a) increasing draining rate; (b) decreasing slag and iron levels in the hearth; and (c) increasing slag viscosity. It increases with an increase in the coke-free layer depth and coke-free space width. Under certain conditions, the gas-liquid interface in the region directly above the taphole becomes unstable, leading to viscous finger formation and subsequently early blast gas discharge from the taphole. The amount of blast gas entrained into the taphole due to viscous fingering, when it occurs, is sufficient to cause a splashy taphole stream.KEY WORDS: blast gas discharge; splashy taphole; viscous fingering; hearth drainage; blast furnace; ironmaking.

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“…Also, in reviews of two-phase flow phenomena in porous media conducted by Wooding and Morel-Seytoux (1976) and Philip ( 1 972), they suggested that, if the capillary number is less than…”

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Mathematical analysis of two‐phase flow in low‐permeability porous media

Arastoopour

Semrau

1989

AIChE Journal

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A one-dimensional isothermal transient two-phase flow model of gas and liquid in a low-permeability medium has been developed from the general mass and momentum balances.The characteristic roots of the governing differential equations are real and distinct. Therefore, solution of the flow equations may be attempted by a stable initial-value finite-difference scheme. A numerical solution was obtained using the method of lines.Calculated two-phase flow parameters are consistent with expected flow behavior and reflect the sensitivity of fluid flow to porosity, gas and liquid permeability, and capillary pressure in a tight sands porous medium. Calculated gas flow rates compared well with experimental data obtained at the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT) for low-permeability sandstone.

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Multiphase Fluid Flow Through Porous Media

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Infiltration into soils: Conceptual approaches and solutions

Infiltration into soils: Conceptual approaches and solutions

Cold Model Study of Blast Gas Discharge from the Taphole during the Blast Furnace Hearth Drainage

Mathematical analysis of two‐phase flow in low‐permeability porous media

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