Genetic algorithm-based pore network extraction from micro-computed tomography images

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 157-166

  Nejad Ebrahimi, Ali ^a   Jamshidi, Saeid ^b   Iglauer, Stefan ^c   Boozarjomehry, Ramin ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Numerical analysis; Optimization; Permeability; Petroleum; Pore Network Model; Porous media

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; EXTRACTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IMAGE MATCHING; IMAGE PROCESSING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

COMPUTATIONAL MEMORY; COORDINATION NUMBER; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; GEOLOGICAL POROUS MEDIA; IN-BUILDINGS; INDIANA; MICRO COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MICRO-CT); MICRO CT; MICROCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NETWORK PERMEABILITY; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PARAMETER; PORE NETWORKS; PORE-NETWORK MODELS; POROUS MEDIUM; SECOND OPTIMIZATION; SEVERAL VARIABLES; SLICED IMAGES; TWO APPROACHES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84874471764     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.01.045     Document Type: Article

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