Pattern transition of flow dynamics in a highly water-absorbent granular bed
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| author | Otoguro, Kojiro Yoshii, Kiwamu Sumino, Yutaka |
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| contents | An aqueous sodium chloride solution was injected at a controlled rate into a granular bed in a quasi-two-dimensional cell. The granular bed was made of dried, highly water-absorbent gel particles whose swelling rate was controlled by the salinity of the injected fluid. At a high salinity level (low swelling rate), high injection rate, and short timescale, the injected fluid percolated between the gel particles in an isotropic manner. Meanwhile, at a low salinity level (high swelling rate), low injection rate, and long timescale, the gel particles clogged the flow path, resulting in anisotropic branch-like structures of the injected fluid front. The transition of the injection pattern could be understood based on the ratio of the characteristic timescales of swelling and injection. Moreover, the clogged pattern showed an oscillatory pressure drop whose amplitude was increased with higher salinity. Such an oscillatory behavior observed in an injection process in a swelling gel particle may be relevant in geological situation; i.e., such as fluid migration underground. |
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| spellingShingle | Pattern transition of flow dynamics in a highly water-absorbent granular bed Otoguro, Kojiro Yoshii, Kiwamu Sumino, Yutaka Soft Condensed Matter Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Pattern Formation and Solitons Chemical Physics Fluid Dynamics An aqueous sodium chloride solution was injected at a controlled rate into a granular bed in a quasi-two-dimensional cell. The granular bed was made of dried, highly water-absorbent gel particles whose swelling rate was controlled by the salinity of the injected fluid. At a high salinity level (low swelling rate), high injection rate, and short timescale, the injected fluid percolated between the gel particles in an isotropic manner. Meanwhile, at a low salinity level (high swelling rate), low injection rate, and long timescale, the gel particles clogged the flow path, resulting in anisotropic branch-like structures of the injected fluid front. The transition of the injection pattern could be understood based on the ratio of the characteristic timescales of swelling and injection. Moreover, the clogged pattern showed an oscillatory pressure drop whose amplitude was increased with higher salinity. Such an oscillatory behavior observed in an injection process in a swelling gel particle may be relevant in geological situation; i.e., such as fluid migration underground. |
| title | Pattern transition of flow dynamics in a highly water-absorbent granular bed |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Pattern Formation and Solitons Chemical Physics Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.16080 |