scholarly journals A boundary-integral method applied to water coning in oil reservoirs

1991 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Lucas ◽  
J. R. Blake ◽  
A. Kucera
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Integral ◽  
Oil Reservoirs ◽  
Boundary Integral Method ◽  
Oil Well ◽  
Interface Shape ◽  
Pumping Rate ◽  
Sources And Sinks ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Source Sink ◽  
Actual Geometry

AbstractIn oil reservoirs, the less-dense oil often lies over a layer of water. When pumping begins, the oil-water interface rises near the well, due to the suction pressures associated with the well. A boundary-integral formulation is used to predict the steady interface shape, when the oil well is approximated by a series of sources and sinks or a line sink, to simulate the actual geometry of the oil well. It is found that there is a critical pumping rate, above which the water enters the oil well. The critical interface shape is a cusp. Efforts to suppress the cone by using source/sink combinations are presented.

scholarly journals Nonlinear two-dimensional free surface solutions of flow exiting a pipe and impacting a wedge

2021 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Doak ◽  
Jean-Marc Vanden-Broeck
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Integral Equation ◽  
Free Surface ◽  
Boundary Integral ◽  
Boundary Integral Method ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Numerical Schemes ◽  
Additional Advantage ◽  
Infinite Wedge ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractThis paper concerns the flow of fluid exiting a two-dimensional pipe and impacting an infinite wedge. Where the flow leaves the pipe there is a free surface between the fluid and a passive gas. The model is a generalisation of both plane bubbles and flow impacting a flat plate. In the absence of gravity and surface tension, an exact free streamline solution is derived. We also construct two numerical schemes to compute solutions with the inclusion of surface tension and gravity. The first method involves mapping the flow to the lower half-plane, where an integral equation concerning only boundary values is derived. This integral equation is solved numerically. The second method involves conformally mapping the flow domain onto a unit disc in the s-plane. The unknowns are then expressed as a power series in s. The series is truncated, and the coefficients are solved numerically. The boundary integral method has the additional advantage that it allows for solutions with waves in the far-field, as discussed later. Good agreement between the two numerical methods and the exact free streamline solution provides a check on the numerical schemes.

Analysis of Crack Propagation in Roller Bearings Using the Boundary Integral Equation Method—A Mixed-Mode Loading Problem

1988 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 408-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Ghosn
Keyword(s):  
Integral Equation ◽  
Stress Intensity ◽  
Crack Propagation ◽  
Boundary Integral Equation ◽  
Stress Intensity Factors ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Roller Bearing ◽  
Boundary Integral ◽  
Boundary Integral Method ◽  
Intensity Factors

Crack propagation in a rotating inner raceway of a high-speed roller bearing is analyzed using the boundary integral method. The model consists of an edge plate under plane strain condition upon which varying Hertzian stress fields are superimposed. A multidomain boundary integral equation using quadratic elements was written to determine the stress intensity factors KI and KII at the crack tip for various roller positions. The multidomain formulation allows the two faces of the crack to be modeled in two different subregions making it possible to analyze crack closure when the roller is positioned on or close to the crack line. KI and KII stress intensity factors along any direction were computed. These calculations permit determination of crack growth direction along which the average KI times the alternating KI is maximum.

scholarly journals UGUCA: A spectral-boundary-integral method for modeling fracture and friction

SoftwareX ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 100785 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Kammer ◽  
Gabriele Albertini ◽  
Chun-Yu Ke
Keyword(s):  
Integral Method ◽  
Boundary Integral ◽  
Boundary Integral Method ◽  
Modeling Fracture
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