Three-phase flow analysis of dense nonaqueous phase liquid infiltration in horizontally layered porous media

We considered dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) infiltration into a water-unsaturated porous medium that consists of two horizontal layers, of which the top layer has a lower intrinsic permeability than the bottom layer. DNAPL is the intermediate-wetting fluid with respect to the wetting water and the nonwetting air. The layer interface...

Simulation of three-phase displacement mechanisms using a 2D lattice-Boltzmann model

Using a numerical technique, known as the lattice-Boltzmann method, we study immiscible three-phase flow at the pore scale. An important phenomenon at this scale is the spreading of oil onto the gas-water interface. In this paper, we recognize from first principles how injected gas remobilizes initially trapped oil blobs. The two main flow...