Design optimization, fabrication, and flow experiment of 2.5D rock-based artifcial porous media micromodel
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract
A rock-based 2.5D artificial porous media micromodel was designed in 13 layers using depth averaging and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), which confirmed accurate in-plane velocity distributions while exhibiting moderate out-of-plane velocity distributions, and provided realistic pore geometry. The rock-based micromodel was microfabricated in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) using hot embossing, and used for nanoparticle flow experiment, showing that flow patterns from the PMMA micromodel were similar to those from the designed micromodel. The 2.5D micromodel presented herein will provide insight into factors that are contributing to transport versus retention of the particles.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
First Page
1438
Last Page
1440
Recommended Citation
Park, D., Bou-Mikael, S., King, S., Thompson, K., Willson, C., & Nikitopoulos, D. (2012). Design optimization, fabrication, and flow experiment of 2.5D rock-based artifcial porous media micromodel. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012, 1438-1440. Retrieved from https://repository.lsu.edu/petroleum_engineering_pubs/621