Physics-Based Fluid Flow Modeling of Liquids-Rich Shale Reservoirs Using a 3D 3-Phase Multi-Porosity Numerical Simulation Model

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno A. Lopez Jimenez ◽  
Roberto Aguilera
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Flow Modeling ◽  
Shale Reservoirs ◽  
Fluid Flow Modeling

scholarly journals Critical Review of Fluid Flow Physics at Micro- to Nano‐scale Porous Media Applications in the Energy Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harpreet Singh ◽  
Rho Shin Myong
Keyword(s):  
Porous Media ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Liquid Flow ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Flow Modeling ◽  
Shale Reservoirs ◽  
Media Applications ◽  
Fluid Flow Modeling

While there is a consensus in the literature that embracing nanodevices and nanomaterials helps in improving the efficiency and performance, the reason for the better performance is mostly subscribed to the nanosized material/structure of the system without sufficiently acknowledging the role of fluid flow mechanisms in these systems. This is evident from the literature review of fluid flow modeling in various energy-related applications, which reveals that the fundamental understanding of fluid transport at micro- and nanoscale is not adequately adapted in models. Incomplete or insufficient physics for the fluid flow can lead to untapped potential of these applications that can be used to increase their performance. This paper reviews the current state of research for the physics of gas and liquid flow at micro- and nanoscale and identified critical gaps to improve fluid flow modeling in four different applications related to the energy sector. The review for gas flow focuses on fundamentals of gas flow at rarefied conditions, the velocity slip, and temperature jump conditions. The review for liquid flow provides fundamental flow regimes of liquid flow, and liquid slip models as a function of key modeling parameters. The four porous media applications from energy sector considered in this review are (i) electrokinetic energy conversion devices, (ii) membrane-based water desalination through reverse osmosis, (iii) shale reservoirs, and (iv) hydrogen storage, respectively. Review of fluid flow modeling literature from these applications reveals that further improvements can be made by (i) modeling slip length as a function of key parameters, (ii) coupling the dependency of wettability and slip, (iii) using a reservoir-on-chip approach that can enable capturing the subcontinuum effects contributing to fluid flow in shale reservoirs, and (iv) including Knudsen diffusion and slip in the governing equations of hydrogen gas storage.

Temperature Distribution and Fluid Flow Modeling of Electron Beam Melting® (EBM)

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jamshidinia ◽  
F. Kong ◽  
R. Kovacevic
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Molten Pool ◽  
Electron Beam Melting ◽  
Control Volume ◽  
Thermal Analyses ◽  
Scanning Speed ◽  
Flow Modeling ◽  
Fluid Flow Modeling

A three-dimensional (3D) numerical model is developed by using control volume method to analyze the effects of the electron beam scanning speed on the temperature distribution and fluid flow of the liquid phase in the electron beam melting® (EBM) of Ti-6Al-4V powder. The numerical calculations are performed by Fluent codes, in which thermal analyses with and without considering fluid flow in the molten pool are compared. A series of experiments are performed with an Electron Beam Melting® machine to verify the numerical accuracy. Compared to thermal analysis without considering convection in the molten pool, a closer numerical prediction of geometrical size of molten pool to the experimental data can be achieved by using thermal and fluid flow modeling. The difference between the melt pool geometry in the two models is due to the consideration of the effects of the outward flow in the fluid flow model caused by surface tension.

Coupled heat and fluid flow modeling of the CarboniferousKuna Basin, Alaska: implications for the genesis of the Red Dog PbZnAgBa ore district

2003 ◽  
Vol 78-79 ◽  
pp. 215-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Garven ◽  
Jeff P. Raffensperger ◽  
Julie A. Dumoulin ◽  
Dwight A. Bradley ◽  
Lorne E. Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Flow Modeling ◽  
Fluid Flow Modeling ◽  
Heat And Fluid Flow ◽  
Ore District
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