A Dynamic Network Model for Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 145-164

  Tørå, Glenn ^a   Øren, Pål Eric ^b   Hansen, Alex ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Numerical Rocks AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Imbibition; Network model; Reconstructed porous media; Resistivity index; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; DYNAMIC NETWORK; DYNAMIC WETTING; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; IMBIBITION; NETWORK MODEL; NETWORK REPRESENTATION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; RATE EFFECTS; RESISTIVITY INDEX; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SATURATED ROCK; SATURATION PROFILES; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; SQUARE ROOTS; STEADY-STATE DISPLACEMENTS; WATER SATURATIONS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

DRAINAGE; EQUATION; IMBIBITION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION; TWO PHASE FLOW; WETTING;

EID: 84857233779     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-011-9895-6     Document Type: Article

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