Investigation of the wetting effects on two-phase fluid flows in a heterogeneous digital core under dynamic conditions
https://doi.org/10.18599/grs.2022.1.2
Abstract
The paper studies the wetting effects on the characteristics of two-phase fluid flows in porous media. The originality of paper is a study of displacement under dynamic conditions when the action of viscous forces is significant. As a research tool, the methods of mathematical modeling are used – the lattice Boltzmann equations in a combination with a color-gradient model that describes interphacial interactions. Numerical experiments are carried out in a digital model of a porous medium characterized by a high degree of the pore space heterogeneity. In this work, a map of flow regimes in the coordinates “capillarity number – contact angle” is performed. The identification of four crossover modes between flows with capillary, viscous fingers and with a stable displacement front is carried out. Special attention is paid to the study of the influence of wetting effects on the specific length of the “injected fluid – skeleton” interface.
Supporting agencies: The work was partially supported by the RFBR grant No. 20-35-80003, as well as the subsidy allocated to Kazan University to fulfill the state task in the field of scientific activity (project No. 075-00216-20-05 dated 06/04/2020 (part II, section I)).
About the Authors
T. R. Zakirov
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Timur R. Zakirov – PhD (Physics and Mathematics), Associate Professor, Institute of Geology and Oil and Gas Technologies
4/5, Kremlevskaya st., Kazan, 420033
M. G. Khramchenkov
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maxim G. Khramchenkov – DSc (Physics and Mathematics), Professor, Head of the Department of Mathematical Methods in Geology
4/5, Kremlevskaya st., Kazan, 420033
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