Finite element modelling of two-phase heat and fluid flow in deforming porous media

This paper details a finite element model which describes the flow of two-phase fluid and heat within a deforming porous medium. The coupled governing equations are derived in terms of displacements, pore pressures and temperatures, and details of the time-stepping algorithm and thermodynamic considerations are also presented. Two numerical examples are included for verification.     

Representation of the Functions of the Relative Phase Permeabilities for Anisotropic Porous Media

The most general representation of the functions of the relative phase permeabilities for porous media is written explicitly. The relations proposed for the relative phase permeabilities generalize those obtained earlier for media with transversely-isotropic and orthotropic percolation properties [1, 2] which can now be obtained as a particular case. A laboratory measurement technique for finding the percolation properties and determining the absolute and phase permeabilities for media with different types of anisotropy is discussed.__________Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Academii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, 2005, pp. 118–125.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Dmitriev, Dmitriev, and Maksimov.     

Interaction of a shock wave with a loose dusty bulk layer

The interaction of a planar shock wave with a loose dusty bulk layer has been investigated both experimentally and numerically. Experiments were conducted in a shock tube. The incident shock wave velocity and particle diameters were measured with the use of pressure transducers and a Malvern particle sizer, respectively. The flow fields, induced by shock waves, of both gas and granular phase were visualized by means of shadowgraphs and pulsed X-ray radiography with trace particles added. In addition, a two-phase model for granular flow presented by Gidaspow is introduced and is extended to describe such a complex phenomenon. Based on the kinetic theory, such a two-phase model has the advantage of being able to clarify many physical concepts, like particulate viscosity, granular conductivity and solid pressure, and deduce the correlative constitutive equations of the solid phase. The AUSM scheme was employed for the numerical calculation. The flow field behind the shock wave was displayed numerically and agrees well with our corresponding experimental results.      

Pumping of a fluid through a microchannel by means of a bubble driven by a light beam

A new method of pumping a fluid through a microchannel device using a gas bubble-piston, set in motion by the thermocapillary force induced by a light beam, is proposed. To demonstrate the method, a model micropump has been assembled. The model consists of two reservoirs connected by two channels with a bubble-piston driven by a light beam. The pumping rate and the volume per piston stroke are evaluated experimentally. The method proposed is compared with known microfluid pumping methods. Some advantages of the new method are indicated.     

Pore-Level Modeling of Gas and Condensate Flow in Two- and Three-Dimensional Pore Networks: Pore Size Distribution Effects on the Relative Permeability of Gas and Condensate

We present a mechanistic model of retrograde condensation processes in two- and three-dimensional capillary tube networks under gravitational forces. Condensate filling-emptying cycles in pore segments and gas connection–isolation cycles are included. With the pore-level distribution of gas and condensate in hand, we determine their corresponding relative permeabilities. Details of pore space and displacement are subsumed in pore conductances. Solving for the pressure field in each phase, we find a single effective conductance for each phase as a function of condensate saturation. Along with the effective conductance for the saturated network, the relative permeability for each phase is calculated. Our model porous media are two- and three-dimensional regular networks of pore segments with distributed size and square cross-section. With a Monte Carlo sampling we find the optimum network size to avoid size effects and then we investigate the effect of network dimensionality and pore size distribution on the relative permeabilities of gas and condensate.     

低浓度固液两相流的颗粒相动理学模型

用广义Fokker-Planck扩散模型描述液相湍动对颗粒的挟带作用，用修正的BGK模型描述粒间碰撞效应，建立了封闭的颗粒相PDF输运方程．运用Chapman-Enskog迭代法求得方程的二阶近似解，获得颗粒相脉动速度二阶矩和三阶矩闭合关系．模型与颗粒流模型相容，与液相湍流闭合模型是否相容依赖于扩散模型的具体形式，并据此比较了不同的涡一颗粒作用模型．模型与二维明渠流轻质沙和天然沙试验资料符合很好．表明细小粒径颗粒能够充分跟随水流运动；大粒径颗粒的相间平均速度差和壁面滑移速度明显，近壁区内的颗粒沿流向和垂向脉动强度都可能大于水流，并存在一定程度的颗粒碰撞效应．     

两相流PIV粒子图像处理方法的研究

本文在单相PIV技术的基础上研究了两相流动PIV图像处理方法，采用摸板匹配法和灰度加权标定法对两相粒子进行了识别、区分和标定，采用灰度互相关法对区分后的单相粒子图像进行了处理，应用基于以上方法编制的Windows应用软件，首先对由美国Minnesota大学复杂流动实验室提供的两相流动粒子图片进行了处理，通过对比分析可见，应用本文所采用的方法能对两相粒子进行有效的识别和区分，然后以搅拌槽内液固两相流场为例对此方法进行了应用。     

Effects of Precursor Wetting Films in Immiscible Displacement Through Porous Media

A computer-aided simulator of immiscible displacement in strongly water-wet consolidated porous media that takes into account the effects of the wetting films is developed. The porous medium is modeled as a three-dimensional network of randomly sized unit cells of the constricted-tube type. Precursor wetting films are assumed to advance through the microroughness of the pore walls. Two types of pore wall microroughness are considered. In the first type of microroughness, the film advances quickly, driven by capillary pressure. In the second type, the meniscus moves relatively slowly, driven by local bulk pressure differences. In the latter case, the wetting film often forms a collar that squeezes the thread of oil causing oil disconnection. Each pore is assumed to have either one of the aforementioned microroughness types, or both. The type of microroughness in each pore is assigned randomly. The simulator is used to predict the residual oil saturation as a function of the pertinent parameters (capillary number, viscosity ratio, fraction of pores with each type of wall microroughness). These results are compared with those obtained in the absence of wetting films. It is found that wetting films cause substantial increase of the residual oil saturation. Furthermore, the action of the wetting films causes an increase of the mean volume of the residual oil ganglia.     

Experimental flow pattern map,slippage and time–frequency representation of oil–water two-phase flow in horizontal small diameter pipes

We detect the flow structures of a horizontal oil–water two-phase flow in a 20 mm inner-diameter pipe using 8-channels radial mini-conductance probes. In particular, we present an experimental flow pattern map that includes 218 flow conditions and compare this map to the flow pattern transitional boundaries predicted by published models. In addition, using the Adaptive Optimal Kernel Time–Frequency Representation, we analyze the conductance fluctuating signals and characterize the flow pattern in terms of the total energy and dominant frequency. Based on the liquid holdup measurements using the quickly closing valve technology combined with three parallel-wire capacitance probes, we investigate the slip effect between the oil and water phases under various flow conditions. The results show that the flow structures greatly affect the slippage, and the slip ratio is sensitive to flow pattern variations.