Fronts in two-phase porous media flow problems: the effects of hysteresis and dynamic capillarity

DOI10.1111/SAPM.12304zbMATH Open1454.76094arXiv1906.08134OpenAlexW2978206257MaRDI QIDQ5128761FDOQ5128761

Authors: K. Mitra, T. Köppl, Cornelis Johannes van Duijn, Rainer Helmig, I. S. Pop 

Publication date: 26 October 2020

Published in: Studies in Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this work, we study the behaviour of saturation fronts for two phase flow through a long homogeneous porous column. In particular, the model includes hysteresis and dynamic effects in the capillary pressure and hysteresis in the permeabilities. The analysis uses travelling wave approximation. Entropy solutions are derived for Riemann problems that are arising in this context. These solutions belong to a much broader class compared to the standard Oleinik solutions, where hysteresis and dynamic effects are neglected. The relevant cases are examined and the corresponding solutions are categorized. They include non-monotone profiles, multiple shocks and self-developing stable saturation plateaus. Numerical results are presented that illustrate the mathematical analysis. Finally, we compare experimental results with our theoretical findings.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.08134

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zbMATH Keywords

Riemann problementropy solutionmultiple shockstraveling wave approximation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05) Shock waves and blast waves in fluid mechanics (76L05) Three or more component flows (76T30)

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