Lattice-Gas Simulations of Ternary Amphiphilic Fluid Flow in Porous Media

P. V. Coveney (), J.-B. Maillet (), J. L. Wilson, P. W. Fowler, O. Al-Mushadani and B. M. Boghosian ()
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P. V. Coveney: Schlumberger Cambridge Research, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EL, UK
J.-B. Maillet: Schlumberger Cambridge Research, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EL, UK
J. L. Wilson: Schlumberger Cambridge Research, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EL, UK
P. W. Fowler: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0EL, UK
O. Al-Mushadani: Department of Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, UK
B. M. Boghosian: Center for Computational Science, Boston University, 3 Cummington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA

International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 1998, vol. 09, issue 08, 1479-1490

Abstract: We develop our existing two-dimensional lattice-gas model to simulate the flow of single phase, binary immiscible and ternary amphiphilic fluids. This involves the inclusion of fixed obstacles on the lattice, together with the inclusion of "no-slip" boundary conditions. Here we report on preliminary applications of this model to the flow of such fluids within model porous media. We also construct fluid invasion boundary conditions, and the effects of invading aqueous solutions of surfactant on oil-saturated rock during imbibition and drainage are described.

Keywords: Lattice-Gas Automaton; Flow in Porous Media; Invasion; Ternary Amphiphilic Fluid; Surfactant; Viscous Coupling; Darcy's Law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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