Simulation of two-phase flow in Reservoir rocks using a lattice Boltzmann method

SPE Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 923-933

  Ramstad, Thomas ^a   Øren, Pal Eric ^a   Bakke, Stig ^b  

^a SPE ^*  (United States)

^b Numerical Rocks   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVENTS; WETTING;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; VISCOUS COUPLING EFFECTS; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 78651364523     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/124617-pa     Document Type: Article

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