Numerical study on dispersion of dilute glycerol-water mixtures in channel flow

In this work we developed a numerical model for channel flow on a pore or micro scale. A straight channel was simulated with a flow regime of Re=0.03 and Re=0.3 (comparable to typical fluid flow in petroleum reservoirs) to visualize the characteristics of flow and dispersion up to the Fickian limit. The objective of this study was to quantify...

Tracer Dispersion: The effect of gravity, inertia & diffusion on fluid flow simulations

This project focuses on developing a parallel Navier Stokes simulator capable of modeling single phase dispersion in porous media at the pore scale. Many different factors can contribute to dispersion on a pore scale and this study was limited to fluid flow related factors. The model, including convective motion and diffusive (Fickian) spreading...