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An Analytical Solution for Variable Viscosity Flow in Fractured Media: Development and Comparative Analysis With Numerical Simulations
Younes, Anis; RAJABI, Mohammadmahdi; Rezaiezadeh Roukerd, Fatemeh et al.
2024In Water Resources Research, 60 (3)
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Keywords :
analytical solution; breakthrough curve; explicit fracture model; fractured rocks; Markov chain Monte Carlo; tracer transport; Analytical solution; Breakthrough curve; Explicit fracture model; Fracture model; Fractured media; Fractured rock; Markov Chain Monte-Carlo; Tracer transport; Variable viscosity; Water Science and Technology
Abstract :
[en] Explicit fracture models often use analytical solutions for predicting flow in fractured media, usually assuming uniform fluid viscosity for simplicity. This assumption, however, can be inaccurate as fluid viscosity varies due to factors like composition, temperature, and dissolved substances. Our study, recognizing these discrepancies, abandons this uniform viscosity assumption for a more realistic model of variable viscosity flow, focusing on viscous displacement scenarios. This includes instances like injecting viscous surfactants for hydrocarbon recovery in fractured reservoirs or soil decontamination. This presents a significant challenge, enhancing our understanding of transport within fractures, mainly governed by advection. Our study centers on a low-permeability rock matrix intersected by two fractures with variable apertures. We employ two methods: an analytical approach with a new solution and numerical simulations with two distinct in-house codes, discretizing both the rock matrix and fractures with two-dimensional triangular elements. The first code uses a Discontinuous Galerkin finite element method, while the second utilizes a finite-volume method, allowing a comprehensive comparison of solutions. Additionally, we investigate parameter identifiability, like fracture apertures and viscosity ratios, using breakthrough curves from our analytical solution, applying the Markov Chain Monte Carlo technique.
Disciplines :
Civil engineering
Author, co-author :
Younes, Anis ;  ITES, University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ENGEES, Strasbourg, France
RAJABI, Mohammadmahdi  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Engineering (DoE) ; Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Rezaiezadeh Roukerd, Fatemeh;  Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Fahs, Marwan ;  ITES, University of Strasbourg, CNRS, ENGEES, Strasbourg, France
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
An Analytical Solution for Variable Viscosity Flow in Fractured Media: Development and Comparative Analysis With Numerical Simulations
Publication date :
March 2024
Journal title :
Water Resources Research
ISSN :
0043-1397
eISSN :
1944-7973
Publisher :
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Volume :
60
Issue :
3
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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