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Viscous coupling effect on hydraulic conductance in a square capillary tube
Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics and Engineering Acoustics. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7980-9691
cState Key Laboratory of Coal Resources & Safe Mining, China University of Mining & Technology, D11 Xueyuan RD., Beijing 100083, China, D11 Xueyuan RD..
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2023 (English)In: Advances in Water Resources, ISSN 0309-1708, E-ISSN 1872-9657, Vol. 182, article id 104568Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Viscous coupling effect on pore-scale flow capacity and its impact on macroscopic flow properties in porous media remain subjects of ongoing debate. This study employs the Stokes equation in conjunction with the zero-velocity interface and continuity interface to investigate viscous coupling effect during two-phase flow through a square capillary tube. Our findings substantiate the significance of the viscous coupling effect in angular pore multiphase flows. Enhanced fluid conductance is linked to fluid viscosity ratios, contact angles, and wetting-film lengths at the pore scale. Proposing a novel upscaling approach, we formulate hydraulic conductance in a square capillary tube for multiphase flows by incorporating a viscous coupling term, and its validation is accomplished through comparison with results from lattice Boltzmann method simulations. Our scaling model predicts hydraulic conductance with a mean relative error of less than 1%, outperforming prior viscous coupling models with errors reaching up to 19%. The derived scaling model, incorporating the viscous coupling effect, holds potential for integration within pore-network models, offering an efficient and precise simulation method for characterizing two-phase flow through porous media at a representative scale.

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Elsevier BV , 2023. Vol. 182, article id 104568
Keywords [en]
Contact angle, Hydraulic conductance, Immiscible fluid flow, Viscosity ratio, Viscous coupling effect, Wetting film
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Fluid Mechanics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-339718DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104568ISI: 001109007400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85175717618OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-339718DiVA, id: diva2:1812504
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Available from: 2023-11-16 Created: 2023-11-16 Last updated: 2025-12-05Bibliographically approved

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