Title | Morphodynamics of Fluid-Fluid Displacement in Three-Dimensional Deformable Granular Media |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Dalbe, M-J, Juanes, R |
Journal | Physical Review Applied |
Volume | 9210210 |
Issue | 2 |
Date Published | Jan-02-2018 |
Abstract | We study experimentally the displacement of one fluid by another in a granular pack to uncover relationships between fluid invasion and medium deformation. We develop an experimental setup that allows us to reconstruct the coupled invasion-deformation dynamics in 3D. We simultaneously characterize the fluid invasion pattern and document a transition from fluid-fluid displacement in pores to the formation of conduits by grain motion. We rationalize the findings in terms of a simple poromechanics model that indeed captures this transition as a result of the balance between viscous and frictional forces. These results contribute to elucidating the role of three dimensionality in the timing, mode, and morphology of fluid-fluid displacement and injection-induced deformation in porous media. |
URL | https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.9.024028 |
DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.9.024028 |
Short Title | Phys. Rev. Applied |