A discrete-domain description of multiphase flow in porous media: Rugged energy landscapes and the origin of hysteresis

We propose a discrete-domain model to describe mesoscale (many pore) immiscible displacements in porous media. We conceptualize the porous medium and fluid system as a set of weakly connected multistable compartments. The overall properties of the system emerge from the small-scale compartment dynam...

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Main Authors: Cueto-Felgueroso Landeira, Luis (Contributor), Juanes, Ruben (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2017-07-05T14:31:05Z.
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