Geometric structure of parameter space in immiscible two-phase flow in porous media
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| author | Pedersen, Håkon Hansen, Alex |
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| contents | In a recent paper, a continuum theory of immiscible and incompressible
two-phase flow in porous media based on generalized thermodynamic principles was
formulated (Transport in Porous Media, 125, 565 (2018)). In this theory, two
immiscible and incompressible fluids flowing in a porous medium are treated as
an effective fluid, substituting the two interacting subsystems for a
single system with an effective viscosity and pressure gradient. In assuming
Euler homogeneity of the total volumetric flow rate and comparing the
resulting first order partial differential equation to the total volumetric
flow rate in the porous medium, one can introduce of a novel
velocity that relates the two pairs of velocities. This velocity, the
co-moving velocity, describes the mutual co-carrying of fluids due to
immiscibility effects and interactions between the fluid clusters and the porous medium
itself. The theory is based upon general principles of thermodynamics, and
allows for many relations and analogies to draw upon for a two-phase flow systems. The goal of this work is
to provide relations between geometric concepts and the
variables appearing in the thermodynamics-like theory of two-phase flow. We encounter two interpretations of the velocities of the
fluids: as tangent vectors (derivations) acting on functions, or as coordinates on
an affine line. The two views are closely related, with the former viewpoint being
more useful in relation to the underlying geometrical structure of equilibrium
thermodynamics, and the latter being more useful in concrete computations and
finding examples of constitutive relations. We apply these
straightforward geometric contexts to interpret the relations
between the velocities, and from this obtain a general form for the co-moving
velocity. |
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| spellingShingle | Geometric structure of parameter space in immiscible two-phase flow in porous media Pedersen, Håkon Hansen, Alex Fluid Dynamics In a recent paper, a continuum theory of immiscible and incompressible two-phase flow in porous media based on generalized thermodynamic principles was formulated (Transport in Porous Media, 125, 565 (2018)). In this theory, two immiscible and incompressible fluids flowing in a porous medium are treated as an effective fluid, substituting the two interacting subsystems for a single system with an effective viscosity and pressure gradient. In assuming Euler homogeneity of the total volumetric flow rate and comparing the resulting first order partial differential equation to the total volumetric flow rate in the porous medium, one can introduce of a novel velocity that relates the two pairs of velocities. This velocity, the co-moving velocity, describes the mutual co-carrying of fluids due to immiscibility effects and interactions between the fluid clusters and the porous medium itself. The theory is based upon general principles of thermodynamics, and allows for many relations and analogies to draw upon for a two-phase flow systems. The goal of this work is to provide relations between geometric concepts and the variables appearing in the thermodynamics-like theory of two-phase flow. We encounter two interpretations of the velocities of the fluids: as tangent vectors (derivations) acting on functions, or as coordinates on an affine line. The two views are closely related, with the former viewpoint being more useful in relation to the underlying geometrical structure of equilibrium thermodynamics, and the latter being more useful in concrete computations and finding examples of constitutive relations. We apply these straightforward geometric contexts to interpret the relations between the velocities, and from this obtain a general form for the co-moving velocity. |
| title | Geometric structure of parameter space in immiscible two-phase flow in porous media |
| topic | Fluid Dynamics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02251 |