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Analyzing the Relationship between Capillary Pressure, Saturation, and Interfacial Area for a Three-Phase Flow System in Porous Media

Creator:: Paustian, Rebecca L.
Abstract:: Multi-phase flow in porous media includes many instances of subsurface flow. Three-phase flow in particular is important in situations of enhanced oil recovery, CO2 sequestration, and groundwater remediation. Many studies have been performed on how two fluid phases (oil/water or air/water) behave in porous media, but very few studies exist...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Dorthe Wildenschild Multi-phase flow in porous media includes many instances of

Flow processes in the dry regime : the effect on capillary barrier performance

Creator:: Jansik, Danielle P.
Abstract:: Engineered capillary barriers typically consist of two layers of granular materials designed so that the contrast in sediment hydrologic properties and sloping interface retains infiltrating water in the upper layer. We report here on the results of two bench-top capillary barrier experiments, and associated modeling. These experiments were conducted to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Dorthe Wildenschild Engineered capillary barriers typically consist of two layers of granular

Exploring the Wettability States and Contact Angle Variation in Porous Media Multi-Phase Flow Systems

Creator:: Behnoudfar, Diba
Abstract:: The wetting of a surface by a liquid is a crucial part of many natural and industrial processes. Despite numerous existing studies, some elements of wetting-dewetting such as contact angle variation are still poorly understood. Knowledge of contact angle behavior during the flow is necessary for modeling fluid displacements in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Dorthe Wildenschild

Linking Pore-scale Fluid-Fluid Interfacial Curvature in Porous Media to Capillary Pressure and Local Morphology with A Novel Method for Curvature Measurement

Creator:: Li, Tianyi
Abstract:: Systems that contain multi-phase flow in porous media are of interest in diverse fields including environmental engineering, hydrogeology, and petroleum engineering etc. One of the main descriptors of multi-phase flow in porous media is the relationship between capillary pressure and fluid saturation. Capillary pressure is inherently a pore-scale variable and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ________________________________________________________________________ Dorthe

Pore-scale observations of three-fluid-phase transport in porous media

Creator:: Brown, Kendra I.
Abstract:: Understanding the transport of three fluid phases through porous media has important applications in subsurface contaminant remediation, oil and gas recovery, and geological CO₂ sequestration. Existing transport models may be improved by including physical phenomena that govern fluid flow at the pore scale. In particular, thermodynamic arguments suggest that hysteresis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Observations of Three-Fluid-Phase Transport in Porous Media Abstract approved: Dorthe Wildenschild

Optimization of Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Effect of Flowrate on Nonwetting Phase Connectivity

Creator:: Davis, Brittany R.
Abstract:: Atmospheric carbon reduction is arguably the most crucial facet among efforts to mitigate climate change. The Fifth International Panel of Climate Change report emphasizes a worldwide goal of maintaining global temperature elevation less than 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures. This report also acknowledges without the proper utilization of counteractive emission strategies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Dorthe Wildenschild

The Effect of Flowrate on Trapping in a Two-phase System as it Relates to CO₂ Sequestration

Creator:: Williams, Kristal A.
Abstract:: This research examines the independent and combined effects of drainage and imbibition flowrate on nonwetting phase capillary trapping in a two-phase, porous medium system. A uniform system of cubic arrangement and non-uniform systems of both cubic and rhombohedral arrangements were examined in order to analyze and compare the nonwetting phase...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Dorthe Wildenschild

Saturation, morphology, and topology of nonwetting phase fluid in bentheimer sandstone; application to geologic sequestration of supercritical CO2

Creator:: Herring, Anna L.
Abstract:: This work examines the impact of a viscosity force parameter, fluid velocity, and a capillary force parameter, interfacial tension, on the saturation, morphology, and topology of NW fluid in Bentheimer sandstone after primary imbibition, drainage, and secondary imbibition. Brine and air (used as a proxy for supercritical CO₂) flow experiments...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: Dorthe Wildenschild This work examines the impact of a viscosity force

Optimization of capillary trapping of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers, Optimization of capillary trapping of CO₂ sequestration in saline aquifers

Creator:: Harper, Elizabeth J.
Abstract:: Geological carbon sequestration, as a method of atmospheric greenhouse gas reduction, is at the technological forefront of the climate change movement. During sequestration, carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas effluent is captured from coal fired power plants and is injected into a storage saline aquifer or depleted oil reservoir. In an effort...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________________________ Dorthe Wildenschild Geological carbon sequestration, as a method of atmospheric greenhouse

Exploring Colloid Transport in Unsaturated Porous Media Using X-Ray Microtomography

Creator:: Brueck, Chris L.
Abstract:: Understanding the mechanisms controlling colloid transport and deposition in the vadose zone is an important step in protecting our water resources. Colloid transport in unsaturated porous media was studied using X-Ray Microtomography (XMT), which is a non-destructive imaging technique that provides three-dimensional images at a resolution on the order of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Dorthe Wildenschild Understanding the mechanisms controlling colloid transport and

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Analyzing the Relationship between Capillary Pressure, Saturation, and Interfacial Area for a Three-Phase Flow System in Porous Media

Flow processes in the dry regime : the effect on capillary barrier performance

Exploring the Wettability States and Contact Angle Variation in Porous Media Multi-Phase Flow Systems

Linking Pore-scale Fluid-Fluid Interfacial Curvature in Porous Media to Capillary Pressure and Local Morphology with A Novel Method for Curvature Measurement

Pore-scale observations of three-fluid-phase transport in porous media

Optimization of Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Effect of Flowrate on Nonwetting Phase Connectivity

The Effect of Flowrate on Trapping in a Two-phase System as it Relates to CO₂ Sequestration

Saturation, morphology, and topology of nonwetting phase fluid in bentheimer sandstone; application to geologic sequestration of supercritical CO2

Optimization of capillary trapping of CO2 sequestration in saline aquifers, Optimization of capillary trapping of CO₂ sequestration in saline aquifers

Exploring Colloid Transport in Unsaturated Porous Media Using X-Ray Microtomography

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