Fluid in mineral interfaces-molecular simulations of structure and diffusion

We study the effect of burial depth on thermodynamics and transport properties of fluids confined between mineral surfaces. The solvation curve and diffusion coefficients of fluid films confined between mineral surfaces have been obtained for different states of stress and temperature using Grand Ca...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters 2002-04, Vol.29 (7), p.13-1-13-4
Main Authors: Dysthe, D. K., Renard, F., Porcheron, F., Rousseau, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer simulation
Diffusion coefficient
Fluid dynamics
Fluid flow
Fluids
Minerals
Monte Carlo methods
Solvation
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Summary:We study the effect of burial depth on thermodynamics and transport properties of fluids confined between mineral surfaces. The solvation curve and diffusion coefficients of fluid films confined between mineral surfaces have been obtained for different states of stress and temperature using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations. Our results indicate that the mass transport coefficient (film thickness times diffusion coefficient) of the thin films of fluids trapped at grain contacts decrease by a factor 40 from 1 km to 3 km and 10 km. This effect has strong implications on the rates at which mechano‐chemical processes of deformation (e.g. pressure solution) occur in the upper crust.
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2001GL013208