Numerical Study on Apparent Permeability of Porous Media in Slip Gas Flows Based on Lattice Boltzmann Method

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenyu Liu ◽  
Zhiyu Mu ◽  
Huiying Wu
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Porous Space ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Apparent Permeability ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Rarefaction Effect ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Significant Difference

The unconventional gas reservoir has attracted more and more attention as the shale gas greatly expands worldwide energy supply, for which the gaseous fluid transport in complex porous domain is one important process as the shale gas is extracted. The apparent permeability of porous media is one important parameter in the related numerical model, however, its determination is still challenging. The apparent permeability varies with gas pressure, the porous media properties and gas–solid interactions based on the previous studies. For the slip gas flows, the velocity slip at the gas-solid interface in confined porous space is one significant difference compared with that on macro scale, which is caused by the gas rarefaction effect. In this work, a pore-scale LB model is established to simulate the gaseous fluid flow in the confined porous media. An effective curved boundary treatment is adopted for the porous surface and the validation test shows that the present model has superiority in capturing the slip phenomenon on the curved surfaces. Based on the numerical predictions, the different influential factors on the permeability of confined porous media are thoroughly studied, for which the gas rarefaction effect is considered.

NUMERICAL STUDY OF POROUS MEDIA TURBULENT COMBUSTION IN A RECUPERATIVE REACTOR

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 941-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Donoso-Garcia ◽  
Luis Henriquez-Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Turbulent Combustion ◽  
Numerical Study

Non-stationary process characteristics of the gas outflow into a liquid

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88
Author(s):  
M.V. Alekseev ◽  
I.S. Vozhakov ◽  
S.I. Lezhnin
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Liquid Column ◽  
Gas Content ◽  
Liquid Lead ◽  
Gas Flows ◽  
Asymptotic Model ◽  
Process Characteristics ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Volume Method

A numerical simulation of the process of the outflow of gas under pressure into a closed container partially filled with liquid was carried out. For comparative theoretical analysis, an asymptotic model was used with assumptions about the adiabaticity of the gas outflow process and the ideality of the liquid during the oscillatory one-dimensional motion of the liquid column. In this case, the motion of the liquid column and the evolution of pressure in the gas are determined by the equation of dynamics and the balance of enthalpy. Numerical simulation was performed in the OpenFOAM package using the fluid volume method (VOF method) and the standard k-e turbulence model. The evolution of the fields of volumetric gas content, velocity, and pressure during the flow of gas from the high-pressure chamber into a closed channel filled with liquid in the presence of a ”gas blanket“ at the upper end of the channel is obtained. It was shown that the dynamics of pulsations in the gas cavity that occurs when the gas flows into the closed region substantially depends on the physical properties of the liquid in the volume, especially the density. Numerical modeling showed that the injection of gas into water occurs in the form of a jet outflow of gas, and for the outflow into liquid lead, a gas slug is formed at the bottom of the channel. Satisfactory agreement was obtained between the numerical calculation and the calculation according to the asymptotic model for pressure pulsations in a gas projectile in liquid lead. For water, the results of calculations using the asymptotic model give a significant difference from the results of numerical calculations. In all cases, the velocity of the medium obtained by numerical simulation and when using the asymptotic model differ by an order of magnitude or more.

Gas storage and transport in porous media: from shale gas to helium-3

2021 ◽  
pp. 105283
Author(s):  
Linyang Zhang ◽  
Keliu Wu ◽  
Zhangxin Chen ◽  
Xinran Yu ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Shale Gas ◽  
Gas Storage ◽  
Transport In Porous Media ◽  
Helium 3

Experimental and Numerical Study of Methanol-Water Mixture Single-Phase Heat Transfer in a Micro-Channel Heat Sink

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun K. Kwok ◽  
Matthew M. Asada ◽  
Jonathan R. Mita ◽  
Weilin Qu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
Molar Fraction ◽  
Water Mixture ◽  
Micro Channel ◽  
Numerical Predictions

This paper presents an experimental study of single-phase heat transfer characteristics of binary methanol-water mixtures in a micro-channel heat sink containing an array of 22 microchannels with 240μm × 630μm cross-section. Pure water, pure methanol, and five methanol-water mixtures with methanol molar fraction of 16%, 36%, 50%, 63% and 82% were tested. Key parametric trends were identified and discussed. The experimental study was complemented by a three-dimensional numerical simulation. Numerical predictions and experimental data are in good agreement with a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.87%.

Experimental and numerical study of catalytic combustion and pore-scale numerical study of mass diffusion in high porosity fibrous porous media

Energy ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 238 ◽  
pp. 121831
Author(s):  
Mohammadmehdi Namazi ◽  
Mohammadreza Nayebi ◽  
Amin Isazadeh ◽  
Ali Modarresi ◽  
Iman Ghasemi Marzbali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Catalytic Combustion ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Mass Diffusion ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Pore Scale ◽  
Fibrous Porous Media

Numerical Characterization of Hot Gas Ingestion Through Turbine Rim Seals

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Da Soghe ◽  
Cosimo Bianchini ◽  
Carl M. Sangan ◽  
James A. Scobie ◽  
Gary D. Lock
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Axial Flow ◽  
Radial Clearance ◽  
Buffering Effect ◽  
Hot Gas ◽  
Numerical Predictions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Thermal Buffering

This paper deals with a numerical study aimed at the characterization of hot gas ingestion through turbine rim seals. The numerical campaign focused on an experimental facility which models ingress through the rim seal into the upstream wheel-space of an axial-turbine stage. Single-clearance arrangements were considered in the form of axial- and radial-seal gap configurations. With the radial-seal clearance configuration, CFD steady-state solutions were able to predict the system sealing effectiveness over a wide range of coolant mass flow rates reasonably well. The greater insight of flow field provided by the computations illustrates the thermal buffering effect when ingress occurs: for a given sealing flow rate, the effectiveness on the rotor was significantly higher than that on the stator due to the axial flow of hot gases from stator to rotor caused by pumping effects. The predicted effectiveness on the rotor was compared with a theoretical model for the thermal buffering effect showing good agreement. When the axial-seal clearance arrangement is considered, the agreement between CFD and experiments worsens; the variation of sealing effectiveness with coolant flow rate calculated by means of the simulations display a distinct kink. It was found that the “kink phenomenon” can be ascribed to an over-estimation of the egress spoiling effects due to turbulence modelling limitations. Despite some weaknesses in the numerical predictions, the paper shows that CFD can be used to characterize the sealing performance of axial- and radial-clearance turbine rim seals.

scholarly journals Host plant recognition by the root feeding clover weevil, Sitona lepidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 433-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.N. Johnson ◽  
P.J. Gregory ◽  
P.J. Murray ◽  
X Zhang ◽  
I.M. Young
Keyword(s):  
Subterranean Clover ◽  
Trifolium Subterraneum ◽  
Plant Roots ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Movement Rates ◽  
Sitona Lepidus ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Invasive Techniques ◽  
Root Feeding

AbstractThis study investigated the ability of neonatal larvae of the root-feeding weevil, Sitona lepidus Gyllenhal, to locate white clover Trifolium repens L. (Fabaceae) roots growing in soil and to distinguish them from the roots of other species of clover and a co-occurring grass species. Choice experiments used a combination of invasive techniques and the novel technique of high resolution X-ray microtomography to non-invasively track larval movement in the soil towards plant roots. Burrowing distances towards roots of different plant species were also examined. Newly hatched S. lepidus recognized T. repens roots and moved preferentially towards them when given a choice of roots of subterranean clover, Trifolium subterraneum L. (Fabaceae), strawberry clover Trifolium fragiferum L. (Fabaceae), or perennial ryegrass Lolium perenneL. (Poaceae). Larvae recognized T. repens roots, whether released in groups of five or singly, when released 25 mm (meso-scale recognition) or 60 mm (macro-scale recognition) away from plant roots. There was no statistically significant difference in movement rates of larvae.

Numerical study on two-phase flow through fractured porous media

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 2412-2420 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZhaoQin Huang ◽  
Jun Yao ◽  
YueYing Wang ◽  
Ke Tao
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Two Phase Flow ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Fractured Porous Media ◽  
Phase Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Flow Through
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