Reprint

Mathematical Modeling of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Petroleum Industries and Geothermal Applications

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April 2020
470 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03928-720-8 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-03928-721-5 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Mathematical Modeling of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Petroleum Industries and Geothermal Applications that was published in

Chemistry & Materials Science
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Summary
Geothermal energy is the thermal energy generated and stored in the Earth's core, mantle, and crust. Geothermal technologies are used to generate electricity and to heat and cool buildings. To develop accurate models for heat and mass transfer applications involving fluid flow in geothermal applications or reservoir engineering and petroleum industries, a basic knowledge of the rheological and transport properties of the materials involved (drilling fluid, rock properties, etc.)—especially in high-temperature and high-pressure environments—are needed. This Special Issue considers all aspects of fluid flow and heat transfer in geothermal applications, including the ground heat exchanger, conduction and convection in porous media. The emphasis here is on mathematical and computational aspects of fluid flow in conventional and unconventional reservoirs, geothermal engineering, fluid flow, and heat transfer in drilling engineering and enhanced oil recovery (hydraulic fracturing, CO2 injection, etc.) applications.
Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
dynamic hydraulic-fracturing experiments; dynamic crack tip; fluid front kinetics; energy conservation analysis; cost-effective; frequency conversion technology (FCT); ventilation; methane removal; computational fluid dynamic (CFD); spatiotemporal characteristics; capacitance-resistance model; aquifer support; inter-well connectivity; production optimization; karst carbonate reservoir; tight reservoir; huff-‘n-puff; fracture simulation; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 diffusion; percolation model; fractal theory; microstructure; critical porosity; conductivity; permeability; tight oil reservoirs; fracture compressibility; numerical simulation; flowback; fracture uncertainty; enhanced geothermal systems; multiple parallel fractures; semi-analytical solution; main gas pipeline; pressure fluctuations; unsteady process; multifractal theory; fractal theory; pore structure; mercury intrusion porosimetry; pore size distribution; natural gas; pipeline network; continuity/momentum and energy equations coupled; efficient simulation; enhanced gas recovery; longitudinal dispersion coefficient; injection orientation; supercritical CO2; CO2 permeability; Coal excavation; coal and rock fracture; multiple structural units (MSU); energy dissipation; AE energy; cement; non-Newtonian fluids; rheology; variable viscosity; diffusion; underground coal gasification (UCG); economics; cost of electricity (COE); techno-economic model; methanol; ammonia; carbon capture and storage (CCS); carbon capture and utilization (CCU); electricity generation; process simulation; fractal; slippage effect; Knudsen diffusion; surface diffusion; apparent permeability; wellbore temperature; bottom-hole pressure; multi-pressure system; comprehensive heat transfer model; leakage and overflow; GSHP (ground source heat pump); heat transfer; coupled heat conduction and advection; nest of tubes; three-dimensional numerical simulation; sloshing; real-scale; highly viscous fluids; Navier-Stokes equations; impact pressure; flowback; complex fracture network; shale oil; porous media; fractal theory; particles model; permeability; tube bundle model; cement slurries; non-Newtonian fluids; rheology; constitutive relations; viscosity; yield stress; thixotropy; mathematical modeling; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); drilling; porous media; multiphase flow; hydraulic fracturing; geothermal; enhanced oil recovery