Prediction of three-phase relative permeabilities of Berea sandstone using lattice Boltzmann method

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العنوان: Prediction of three-phase relative permeabilities of Berea sandstone using lattice Boltzmann method
المؤلفون: Li, Sheng, Jiang, Fei, Wei, Bei, Hou, Jian, Liu, Haihu
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: Physics (Other)
مصطلحات موضوعية: Physics - Fluid Dynamics, Physics - Computational Physics
الوصف: Three-phase flows through a pore network of Berea sandstone are studied numerically under critical interfacial tension condition. Results show that the relative permeability of each fluid increases as its own saturation increases. The specific interfacial length between wetting and non-wetting fluids monotonously decreases with increasing the saturation of intermediate-wetting fluid, while the other two specific interfacial lengths exhibit a non-monotonous variation. As the wetting (non-wetting) fluid becomes less wetting (non-wetting), the relative permeability of wetting fluid monotonously increases, while the other two relative permeabilities show a non-monotonous trend. Due to the presence of spreading layer, the specific interfacial length between wetting and non-wetting fluids always stabilizes at a low level. As the viscosity ratio of wetting (non-wetting) to intermediate-wetting fluids increases, the relative permeability of wetting (non-wetting) fluid increases. With the viscosity ratio deviating from unity, the phase interfaces become increasingly unstable, leading to an increased specific interfacial length.
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/5.0050727
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.08787
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2103.08787
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv