Effects of Gravity and Inlet Location on a Two-Phase Countercurrent Imbibition in Porous Media

We introduce a numerical investigation of the effect of gravity on the problem of two-phase countercurrent imbibition in porous media. We consider three cases of inlet location, namely, from, side, top, and bottom. A 2D rectangular domain is considered for numerical simulation. The results indicate...

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Main Authors: M. F. El-Amin, Amgad Salama, Shuyu Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/210128
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Summary:We introduce a numerical investigation of the effect of gravity on the problem of two-phase countercurrent imbibition in porous media. We consider three cases of inlet location, namely, from, side, top, and bottom. A 2D rectangular domain is considered for numerical simulation. The results indicate that gravity has a significant effect depending on open-boundary location.
ISSN:1687-806X
1687-8078