Efficiently engineering pore-scale processes: The role of force dominance and topology during nonwetting phase trapping in porous media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 91-102

  Herring, Anna L ^a   Andersson, Linnéa ^a   Schlüter, Steffen ^a,b   Sheppard, Adrian ^c   Wildenschild, Dorthe ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Force balance; Nonwetting phase trapping; Pore scale; Topology; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

AIR; CAPILLARITY; DEIONIZED WATER; DRAINAGE; GRAVITATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVENTS; TOMOGRAPHY; TOPOLOGY;

CAPILLARY VISCOSITIES; FORCE BALANCES; PHASE TRAPPING; PORE SCALE; POROUS MEDIUM SYSTEMS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BRINE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROMECHANICS; IMBIBITION; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84925017824     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2015.02.005     Document Type: Article

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