Pore-Scale Modeling of Viscous Flow and Induced Forces in Dense Sphere Packings

We propose a method for effectively upscaling incompressible viscous flow in large random polydispersed sphere packings: the emphasis of this method is on the determination of the forces applied on the solid particles by the fluid. Pore bodies and their connections are defined locally through a regu...

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Published in:Transport in porous media 2012-09, Vol.94 (2), p.595-615
Main Authors: Chareyre, Bruno, Cortis, Andrea, Catalano, Emanuele, Barthélemy, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Civil Engineering
Classical and Continuum Physics
Computational fluid dynamics
Computer simulation
Delaunay triangulation
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Finite element method
Flow equations
Fluid flow
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Hydrogeology
Hydrology/Water Resources
Incompressible flow
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Simulation
Viscous flow
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Summary:We propose a method for effectively upscaling incompressible viscous flow in large random polydispersed sphere packings: the emphasis of this method is on the determination of the forces applied on the solid particles by the fluid. Pore bodies and their connections are defined locally through a regular Delaunay triangulation of the packings. Viscous flow equations are upscaled at the pore level, and approximated with a finite volume numerical scheme. We compare numerical simulations of the proposed method to detailed finite element simulations of the Stokes equations for assemblies of 8–200 spheres. A good agreement is found both in terms of forces exerted on the solid particles and effective permeability coefficients.
ISSN:0169-3913
1573-1634
DOI:10.1007/s11242-012-0057-2