Flow in Porous Rocks: Energy and Environmental Applications
Cambridge University Press, 12/18/2014
EAN 9781107065857, ISBN10: 1107065852
Hardcover, 289 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 2 cm
Language: English
Focusing on simplified models of physical flow processes, this book develops a series of quantitative models to describe the recovery of oil and gas from hydrocarbon reservoirs (including fracking), the physics of geo-sequestration of CO2, geothermal power production, and the potential for underground contaminant dispersal in the long-term storage of nuclear waste. The author approaches these problems by developing simplified mathematical models and identifying the key dimensionless variables that control the processes. This analysis is then used to demonstrate the challenges and constraints of modelling flow in complex and heterogeneous rocks, which often have uncertain flow properties. Analytical solutions for flows are provided where possible, and analogue laboratory experiments are also presented to help illustrate and provide a different perspective on the flows. Incorporating end-of-chapter exercises, this is an important introduction to the different controls on flow in porous rocks for academic researchers, energy industry professionals and graduate students.
1. Introduction
2. Porous rocks
3. Flow in porous rocks
4. Accounting for uncertainty
5. Dispersion in porous media
6. Frontal instability
7. Two phase flow
8. Fluid rock interactions
9. Gravity driven flow in porous media
10. Buoyancy effects on dispersion
11. Geothermal power and heat storage
12. Compressibility and gas flows
References
Index.