Central schemes for open‐channel flow

The resolution of the Saint‐Venant equations for modelling shock phenomena in open‐channel flow by using the second‐order central schemes of Nessyahu and Tadmor (NT) and Kurganov and Tadmor (KT) is presented. The performances of the two schemes that we have extended to the non‐homogeneous case and that of the classical first‐order Lax–Friedrichs (LF) scheme in predicting dam‐break and hydraulic jumps in rectangular open channels are investigated on the basis of different numerical and physical conditions. The efficiency and robustness of the schemes are tested by comparing model results with analytical or experimental solutions. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An improved algorithm for simulating three-dimensional, viscoelastic turbulence

We present a new finite-difference formulation to update the conformation tensor in dumbbell models (e.g., Oldroyd-B, FENE-P, Giesekus) that guarantees positive eigenvalues of the tensor (i.e., the tensor remains positive definite) and prevents over-extension for finite-extensible models. The formulation is a generalization of the second-order, central difference scheme developed by Kurganov and Tadmor [A. Kurganov, E. Tadmor, New high-resolution central schemes for nonlinear conservation laws and convection–diffusion equations, J. Comput. Phys. 160 (2000) 241–282] that guarantees a scalar field remains everywhere positive. We have extended the algorithm to guarantee a tensor field remains everywhere positive definite following an update. Extensive testing of the algorithm shows that the volume average of the conformation tensor is conserved. Furthermore, volume averages of the conformation tensor in homogeneous turbulent shear flow made over the Eulerian grid are in quantitative agreement with Lagrangian averages made over fluid particles moving throughout the domain, highlighting the accuracy of the treatment of the convective terms.     

A hybrid pressure‐based solver for nonideal single‐phase fluid flows at all speeds

This paper describes the implementation of a numerical solver that is capable of simulating compressible flows of nonideal single‐phase fluids. The proposed method can be applied to arbitrary equations of state and is suitable for all Mach numbers. The pressure‐based solver uses the operator‐splitting technique and is based on the PISO/SIMPLE algorithm: the density, velocity, and temperature fields are predicted by solving the linearized versions of the balance equations using the convective fluxes from the previous iteration or time step. The overall mass continuity is ensured by solving the pressure equation derived from the continuity equation, the momentum equation, and the equation of state. Nonphysical oscillations of the numerical solution near discontinuities are damped using the Kurganov‐Tadmor/Kurganov‐Noelle‐Petrova (KT/KNP) scheme for convective fluxes. The solver was validated using different test cases, where analytical and/or numerical solutions are present or can be derived: (1) A convergent‐divergent nozzle with three different operating conditions; (2) the Riemann problem for the Peng‐Robinson equation of state; (3) the Riemann problem for the covolume equation of state; (4) the development of a laminar velocity profile in a circular pipe (also known as Poiseuille flow); (5) a laminar flow over a circular cylinder; (6) a subsonic flow over a backward‐facing step at low Reynolds numbers; (7) a transonic flow over the RAE 2822 airfoil; and (8) a supersonic flow around a blunt cylinder‐flare model. The spatial approximation order of the scheme is second order. The mesh convergence of the numerical solution was achieved for all cases. The accuracy order for highly compressible flows with discontinuities is close to first order and, for incompressible viscous flows, it is close to second order. The proposed solver is named rhoPimpleCentralFoam and is implemented in the open‐source CFD library OpenFOAM^®. For high speed flows, it shows a similar behavior as the KT/KNP schemes (implemented as rhoCentralFoam‐solver, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 2010), and for flows with small Mach numbers, it behaves like solvers that are based on the PISO/SIMPLE algorithm.     

On the practical importance of the SSP property for Runge–Kutta time integrators for some common Godunov‐type schemes

We investigate through analysis and computational experiment explicit second and third‐order strong‐stability preserving (SSP) Runge–Kutta time discretization methods in order to gain perspective on the practical necessity of the SSP property. We consider general theoretical SSP limits for these schemes and present a new optimal third‐order low‐storage SSP method that is SSP at a CFL number of 0.838. We compare results of practical preservation of the TVD property using SSP and non‐SSP time integrators to integrate a class of semi‐discrete Godunov‐type spatial discretizations. Our examples involve numerical solutions to Burgers' equation and the Euler equations. We observe that ‘well‐designed’ non‐SSP and non‐optimal SSP schemes with SSP coefficients less than one provide comparable stability when used with time steps below the standard CFL limit. Results using a third‐order non‐TVD CWENO scheme are also presented. We verify that the documented SSP methods with the number of stages greater than the order provide a useful enhanced stability region. We show by analysis and by numerical experiment that the non‐oscillatory third‐order reconstructions used in (Liu and Tadmor Numer. Math. 1998; 79 :397–425, Kurganov and Petrova Numer. Math. 2001; 88 :683–729) are in general only second‐ and first‐order accurate, respectively. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Contributions to numerical developments in shock waves attenuation in porous filters

The paper deals with the numerical method of the compressible gas flow through a porous filter emphasizing the treatment of the interface between a pure gaseous phase and a solid phase. An incident shock wave is initiated in the gaseous phase interacting with a porous filter inducing a transmitted and a reflected wave. To take into account the discontinuity jump in the porosity between the gaseous phase and the porous filter, an approximate Riemann solver is used to compute homogeneous non-conservative Euler equations in porous media using ideal gas state law. The discretization of this problem is based on a finite volume method where the fluxes are evaluated by a “volumes finis Roe” (VFRoe) scheme. A stationary solution is determined with a continuous variable porosity in order to test the numerical scheme. Numerical results are compared with the two-phase shock tube experiments and simulations of a shock wave attenuation and gas filtration in porous filters are presented.      

Application of X-ray CT investigation of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript>–brine flow in porous media

A clear understanding of two-phase flows in porous media is important for investigating CO₂ geological storage. In this study, we conducted an experiment of CO₂/brine flow process in porous media under sequestration conditions using X-ray CT technique. The flow properties of relative permeability, porosity heterogeneity, and CO₂ saturation were observed in this experiment. The porous media was packed with glass beads having a diameter of 0.2 mm. The porosity distribution along the flow direction is heterogeneous owing to the diameter and shape of glass beads along the flow direction. There is a relationship between CO₂ saturation and porosity distribution, which changes with different flow rates and fractional flows. The heterogeneity of the porous media influences the distribution of CO₂; moreover, gravity, fractional flows, and flow rates influence CO₂ distribution and saturation. The relative permeability curve was constructed using the steady-state method. The results agreed well with the relative permeability curve simulated using pore-network model.     

高温高压气体在低含水率介质中迁移的数值模拟

针对气液两相非等温渗流模型高度非线性的特点,发展了适宜的数值离散方法。根据相态转换准则和控制方程的性质,采用最低饱和度法简化算法。空间离散方面,使用有限体积法;时间离散方面,设计了一套包含合理求解顺序的Picard迭代法,解决了方程组强耦合的问题。利用上述数值方法对高温高压气体的迁移行为进行数值模拟,证明了气体在低含水率介质和等效孔隙度的干燥介质内的运动基本一致,并分析了空腔内的气液相态转变过程。在此基础上,研究了多孔介质孔隙度和渗透率对气体压强演化和示踪气体迁移的影响。研究表明,孔隙度越小（相同渗透率）、渗透率越高（相同孔隙度）,示踪气体的迁移距离越远,并给出了估算不同孔隙度和渗透率下迁移距离的半经验公式。     

Wave propagation in nonlinear and hysteretic media––a numerical study

This paper considers the problem of one dimensional wave propagation in nonlinear, hysteretic media. The constitutive law in the media is prescribed by an integral relationship based on the Duhem model of hysteresis. It is found that the well known nonlinear elastic stress–strain relationship is a special case of this integral relationship. It is also shown that the stress–strain relationship from the McCall and Guyer model of hyesteretic materials can also be derived from this integral stress–strain relationship. The first part of this paper focuses on a material with a quadratic stress–strain relationship, where the initial value problem is formulated into a system of conservation laws. Analytical solutions to the Riemann problem are obtained by solving the corresponding eigenvalue problem and serve as reference for the verification and illustration of the accuracy obtained using the applied numerical scheme proposed by Kurganov and Tadmor. The second part of this research is devoted to wave propagation in hysteretic media. Several types of initial excitations are presented in order to determine special characteristics of the wave propagation due to material nonlinearity and hysteresis. The results of this paper demonstrate the accuracy and the robustness of this numerical scheme to analyze wave propagation in nonlinear materials.     

Numerical simulation of the flow around a porous covering square cylinder in a channel via lattice Boltzmann method

In this paper, a detailed investigation on the flow past a porous covering cylinder is presented through the lattice Boltzmann method. The Brinkman‐Forchheimer‐extended Darcy model is adopted for the entire flow field with the solid, fluid, and porous medium. The effects of several parameters, such as porous layer thickness, Darcy number, porosity, and Reynolds number on flow field are discussed. Compared with the case of a solid cylinder, the present work shows that the porous layer may play an important role on the flow, the lift and drag force exerted on the cylinder. The numerical results indicate that the maximal drag coefficient C_d and maximal amplitude of lift coefficient C_l exist at certain Darcy number which is in the range of 10^?6–10^?2. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effective Correlation of Apparent Gas Permeability in Tight Porous Media

Gaseous flow regimes through tight porous media are described by rigorous application of a unified Hagen–Poiseuille-type equation. Proper implementation is accomplished based on the realization of the preferential flow paths in porous media as a bundle of tortuous capillary tubes. Improved formulations and methodology presented here are shown to provide accurate and meaningful correlations of data considering the effect of the characteristic parameters of porous media including intrinsic permeability, porosity, and tortuosity on the apparent gas permeability, rarefaction coefficient, and Klinkenberg gas slippage factor.     

考虑热流固耦合作用的多孔介质孔隙尺度两相流动模拟

为了研究深层油气资源在岩石多孔介质内的运移过程, 使用一种基于Darcy-Brinkman-Biot的流固耦合数值方法, 结合传热模型, 完成了Duhamel-Neumann热弹性应力的计算, 实现了在孔隙模拟多孔介质内的考虑热流固耦合作用的两相流动过程. 模型通过求解Navier-Stokes方程完成对孔隙空间内多相流体的计算, 通过求解Darcy方程完成流体在岩石固体颗粒内的计算, 二者通过以动能方式耦合的形式, 计算出岩石固体颗粒质点的位移, 从而实现了流固耦合计算. 在此基础上, 加入传热模型考虑温度场对两相渗流过程的影响. 温度场通过以产生热弹性应力的形式作用于岩石固体颗粒, 总体上实现热流固耦合过程. 基于数值模型, 模拟油水两相流体在二维多孔介质模型内受热流固耦合作用的流动过程. 研究结果表明: 热应力与流固耦合作用产生的应力方向相反, 使得总应力比单独考虑流固耦合作用下的应力小; 温度的增加使得模型孔隙度增加, 但当注入温差达到150 K后, 孔隙度不再有明显增加; 温度的增加使得水相的相对渗流能力增加, 等渗点左移.      

海洋地震工程流固耦合问题统一计算框架

海底地震动的模拟以及海洋工程结构的地震反应分析中,涉及到海水、饱和海床、弹性基岩、结构之间的相互耦合.传统的方法分别采用声波方程描述理想流体、Biot方程描述饱和海床、弹性波方程描述基岩和结构,分别考虑相互之间的耦合,十分不便.本文基于理想流体、固体分别为饱和多孔介质的特殊情形(孔隙率分别为1和0),由饱和多孔介质的Biot方程可退化得到理想流体的声波方程和固体的弹性波方程.然后,以饱和多孔介质方程为基础,经集中质量有限元离散,考虑不同孔隙率的饱和多孔介质之间耦合的一般情形,建立了该耦合情形的求解方法.进一步论证了该一般情形的耦合计算方法可分别退化到流体与固体、流体与饱和多孔介质、固体与饱和多孔介质之间的耦合计算,从而将流体、固体、饱和多孔介质间的耦合问题纳入到统一计算框架,并编制了相应的三维并行分析程序.以P-SV波垂直入射时,半无限层状海水-饱和海床、海水-弹性基岩、海水-饱和海床-弹性基岩三种情形的动力分析为例,采用统一计算框架结合透射边界条件进行求解,并与传递矩阵方法得到的解进行对比,验证了该统一计算框架的有效性以及并行计算的可行性.      

A unified approach to simulation and upscaling of single‐phase flow through vuggy carbonates

Numerical modeling of flow through vuggy porous media, mainly vuggy carbonates, is a challenging endeavor. Firstly, because the presence of vugs can significantly alter the effective porosity and permeability of the medium. Secondly, because of the co‐existence of porous and free flow regions within the medium and the uncertainties in defining the exact boundary between them. Traditionally, such heterogeneous systems are modeled by the coupled Darcy–Stokes equations. However, numerical modeling of flow through vuggy porous media using coupled Darcy–Stokes equations poses several numerical challenges particularly with respect to specification of correct interface condition between the porous and free‐flow regions. Hence, an alternative method, a more unified approach for modeling flows through vuggy porous media, the Stokes–Brinkman model, is proposed here. It is a single equation model with variable coefficients, which can be used for both porous and free‐flow regions. This also makes the requirement for interface condition redundant. Thus, there is an obvious benefit of using the Stokes–Brinkman equation, which can be reduced to Stokes or Darcy equation by the appropriate choice of parameters. At the same time, the Stokes–Brinkman equation provides a smooth transition between porous and free‐flow region, thereby taking care of the associated uncertainties. A numerical treatment for upscaling Stokes–Brinkman model is presented as an approach to use Stokes–Brinkman model for multi‐phase flow. Numerical upscaling methodology is validated by analyzing the error norm for numerical pressure convergence. Stokes–Brinkman single equation model is tested on a series of realistic data sets, and the results are compared with traditional coupled Darcy–Stokes model. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

海洋地震工程流固耦合问题统一计算框架——————不规则界面情形

海底地震动场及海洋声场的模拟中,需要考虑复杂海床介质及海底地形的影响,涉及到海水、饱和海床、弹性基岩之间的相互耦合.传统的方法分别采用声波方程描述理想流体、Biot方程描述饱和海床、弹性波方程描述基岩,分别进行空间离散和界面耦合, 十分不便.本文基于理想流体、固体分别为饱和多孔介质的特殊情形(孔隙率分别为1和0),由饱和多孔介质的Biot方程可退化得到理想流体的声波方程和固体的弹性波方程.然后, 以饱和多孔介质方程为基础, 经集中质量有限元离散,严格考虑不同孔隙率的饱和多孔介质在不规则界面的耦合条件,通过求解法向和切向界面力的途径,建立了不同孔隙率的饱和多孔介质耦合情形的求解方法,将流体、固体、饱和多孔介质间的耦合问题纳入到统一计算框架,并编制了相应的三维并行分析程序.考虑海水--弹性基岩、海水--饱和海床--弹性基岩体系中凹陷地形情形,采用本文提出的统一计算框架, 结合透射边界条件,分析了P波入射时的动力反应, 并通过结果是否满足界面条件,验证了该统一计算框架的有效性以及并行计算的可行性.      

Pore-Scale Simulation of Shear Thinning Fluid Flow Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

The present work attempts to identify the roles of flow and geometric variables on the scaling factor which is a necessary parameter for modeling the apparent viscosity of non-Newtonian fluid in porous media. While idealizing the porous media microstructure as arrays of circular and square cylinders, the present study uses multi-relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method to conduct pore-scale simulation of shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid flow. Variation in the size and inclusion ratio of the solid cylinders generates wide range of porous media with varying porosity and permeability. The present study also used stochastic reconstruction technique to generate realistic, random porous microstructures. For each case, pore-scale fluid flow simulation enables the calculation of equivalent viscosity based on the computed shear rate within the pores. It is observed that the scaling factor has strong dependence on porosity, permeability, tortuosity and the percolation threshold, while approaching the maximum value at the percolation threshold porosity. The present investigation quantifies and proposes meaningful correlations between the scaling factor and the macroscopic properties of the porous media.     

Boundary domain integral method for transport phenomena in porous media

A boundary domain integral method (BDIM) for the solution of transport phenomena in porous media is presented. The complete, so‐called modified Navier–Stokes equations (Brinkman‐extended Darcy formulation with inertial term included) have been used to describe the fluid motion in porous media. Velocity–vorticity formulation (VVF) of the conservative equations is employed. In this paper, the proposed numerical scheme is tested on a particular case of natural convection and the results of flow and heat transfer characteristics of a fluid in a vertical porous cavity heated from the side and saturated with Newtonian fluid are presented in detail. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Filtration Behaviour of Cement-Based Grout in Porous Media

Filtration behaviour of cement particles, especially under the high grouting pressure with a rapid grout flow velocity, has a significant effect on the grout injection. However, there have been few studies on this field where the governing equation of this behaviour remains unclear. In the present study, a novel experimental procedure for grout injection was adopted to acquire the spatial and temporal variations in porosity and viscosity of high-speed grout flow in coarse sand. Experimental observations showed that there were dramatic variations in viscosity and porosity during the grout penetration within the first 50 s, suggesting that the high velocity had a significant influence on the distribution of the filtration coefficient. A model based on the Stokes–Brinkman (S–B) equation and advection–filtration equations was established to describe the filtration of grout flow in porous media. Meanwhile, numerical solutions from both the proposed model and traditional Darcy’s law were compared with experimental results. The comparative results showed that the proposed approach can match the laboratory tests well; the analysis indicated that Darcy’s law was unable to properly describe high-speed grout flow in porous media due to the lack of a shear force and the inertial term. Nonuniform filtration behaviour of cement grout flowing in porous media was revealed. Due to the nonuniform distribution of the pore velocity isoline caused by Poiseuille flow, it led to a heterogenous distribution of porosity as well. Parametric studies on the applicability of Darcy’s law and S–B equation for grout flow were discussed, in which an error of less than 10% was calculated when the Reynolds number was less than 2.5.     

Homogenization of acoustic waves in strongly heterogeneous porous structures

We consider acoustic waves in fluid-saturated periodic media with dual porosity. At the mesoscopic level, the fluid motion is governed by the Darcy flow model extended by inertia terms and by the mass conservation equation. In this study, assuming the porous skeleton is rigid, the aim is to distinguish the effects of the strong heterogeneity in the permeability coefficients. Using the asymptotic homogenization method we derive macroscopic equations and obtain the dispersion relationship for harmonic waves. The double porosity gives rise to an extra homogenized coefficient of dynamic compressibility which is not obtained in the upscaled single porosity model. Both the single and double porosity models are compared using an example illustrating wave propagation in layered media.     

孤立波与多孔介质结构物的非线性相互作用

基于精确至Ｏ（εμ＾２,μ＾４）的多孔介质无压渗流模型方程和均匀流体质波动的Ｂｏｕｓｓｉｎｅｓｑ方程,本文对孤立波与多孔介质结构物的相互作用了较系统的数值实验。控制方程采用基于有限差分方程离散,在时域上采用了预估－校正方法进行了时间积分。在求解演化方程的过程中,引入“内迭代”过程实现流体域和多孔介质交界面的连接条件。结果表明孤立波在多孔介质上的反射与在不可渗透的界面上的反射类似,形成反向的孤立波但     

Network Modeling of Non-Darcy Flow Through Porous Media

Darcy's law is inadequate for describing high-velocity gas flow in porous media, which occurs in the near well-bore region of high capacity gas and condensate reservoirs. This study is directed at understanding the non-Darcy flow behavior. A pore-level network model has been developed to describe high velocity flow. The inputs to the model are pore size distributions and network coordination numbers. The outputs are permeability, non-Darcy coefficient, tortuousity and porosity. The additional pressure gradient term is found to be proportional to the square of the velocity in accordance with the Forchheimer's equation. The correlation between the non-Darcy coefficient and other flow properties (the permeability, the porosity and the tortuousity) is found to depend on the morphological parameters being changed. General correlations are derived between these flow properties.