Probability approach to multiphase and multicomponent fluid flow in porous media. Academic Article

abstract

• A novel probability approach is utilized to solve the coupled nonlinear partial differential equations describing multiphase and multicomponent fluid flow in a porous medium. The approach generalizes diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) to finite two-fluid mobility ratios and to more complete descriptions of physical systems. The limits of validity of the usual DLA method are determined. Two-dimensional saturation and concentration profiles are determined as a function of the mobility ratio. Solutions are obtained for the full range of flow regimes (stable to highly unstable). 1987 The American Physical Society.

authors

• King, Michael

published proceedings

• Phys Rev A Gen Phys

author list (cited authors)

• King, M. J., & Scher, H.

citation count

• 23

complete list of authors

• King, MJ||Scher, H

publication date

• January 1987

publisher

• American Physical Society (APS)  Publisher

published in

• Physical review. A, General physics  Journal

PubMed Central ID

• 9898226

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1103/physreva.35.929

start page

• 929

end page

• 932

volume

• 35

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1103%2Fphysreva.35.929