TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-phase flow simulation of discrete fracture model using a novel mimetic finite difference method
AU - Huang, Zhaoqin
AU - Gao, Bo
AU - Wang, Yueying
AU - Yan, Xia
AU - Yao, Jun
PY - 2014/12/20
Y1 - 2014/12/20
N2 - The mimetic finite difference (MFD) method, as a novel numerical method, has been successfully applied to CFD and reservoir simulation due to its local conservativeness and applicability of complex grids. It was applied to the numerical simulation of discrete fracture model. The principle of the MFD method was described in details, and the corresponding numerical formula of the discrete fracture model was developed. An IMPES scheme was used for the solution of a two-phase flow simulation, and several case studies were conducted to show the efficiency and robustness of the proposed numerical model.
AB - The mimetic finite difference (MFD) method, as a novel numerical method, has been successfully applied to CFD and reservoir simulation due to its local conservativeness and applicability of complex grids. It was applied to the numerical simulation of discrete fracture model. The principle of the MFD method was described in details, and the corresponding numerical formula of the discrete fracture model was developed. An IMPES scheme was used for the solution of a two-phase flow simulation, and several case studies were conducted to show the efficiency and robustness of the proposed numerical model.
KW - Discrete fracture model
KW - Fractured porous media
KW - Mimetic finite difference method
KW - Numerical simulation
KW - Two-phase flow in porous media
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84920495086&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5005.2014.06.015
DO - 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5005.2014.06.015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84920495086
SN - 1673-5005
VL - 38
SP - 97
EP - 105
JO - Zhongguo Shiyou Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of China University of Petroleum (Edition of Natural Science)
JF - Zhongguo Shiyou Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of China University of Petroleum (Edition of Natural Science)
IS - 6
ER -