Generating surface files of pore microstructures and simulating fluid flow through the pore microstructures.
Investigators: Aaron Alexander, Olubukola Ishola (olubukola.ishola@okstate.edu), Javier Vilcaez
Paper 1: Statistical and neural network analysis of the relationship between the stochastic nature of pore connectivity and flow properties of heterogeneous rocks.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104719
Paper 2: Machine learning modeling of permeability in 3D heterogeneous porous media using a novel stochastic pore-scale simulation approach.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124044
Paper 3: Augmenting Xray micro-CT data with MICP data for high resolution pore-microstructural and flow modelling of carbonate rocks.
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This STAR CCM+ java code takes in two csv files (pore bodies and pore throats), use them to generate pore microstructures, and simulate fluid flow through it. The output of this script is a csv file of flow properties through a set number of iterations.