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Other approaches for modeling
pore space and liquid behavior
Mike Sukop
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Simulated annealing and energy minimization principles (Silverstein
and Fort, 2000)
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Fractal porous media and their analytical water retention curves
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Percolation models
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3-D pore network models (circular – Berkowitz and Ewing, 1998; and
angular pores – Patzek, 2000)
Lattice Boltzmann methods for fluid distribution, flow, and solute
transport in porous media (Chen and Doolen, 1998)
Simulated annealing and energy minimization
(Silverstein and Fort, 2000)
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Given a distribution of solids, air and water elements are arranged to
minimize interfacial energy of the system (by random swapping using
simulated annealing).
Liquid behavior in fractal porous media
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Fractal pore space – simple
geometrical representation of
complex structures….
Randomized Sierpinski Carpet
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Scale factor b = 3
Number of solids retained
at each iteration N = 8
Iteration level i = 5
Fractal scaling
(fractal
dimension D)
Porosity
Connectivity?
N b
  1 b
iD
i ( D 2)
Water Retention in Randomized Menger Sponge

 m    d 
S
D 3
D 3
 e    d 
D 3
D 3
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D = fractal dimension
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Ym = matric potential
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Ye = air-entry potential
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Ym = potential at ‘dryness’ (~106 kPa)
Assumes complete connectivity
1.00
S
Walla-Walla
0.50
0.25
L-Soil
0.00
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10
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1000
10000
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1000000
100000
1000000
Tens ion (k Pa)
1.00
0.75
S
Palous e
0.50
Palouse-B
Royal
0.25
Data from Campbell and Shiozawa (1992)
Salk um
0.75
0.00
1
10
100
1000
10000
Tens ion (k Pa)
Perfect, E. 1999. Estimating soil mass fractal dimensions
from water retention curves. Geoderma 88:221-231.
Connectivity; Site Percolation Models
P = pore probability
P=0.5
(connectivity
of pore
network to
top
boundary
very limited)
P=0.60
Pc=0.59… (critical
probability for
this system;
sample spanning
percolation
occurs in large
enough system)
P=0.70
Percolating
cluster is
fractal at
Pc
Percolation in Fractal Porous Media
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Apply percolation concepts to
fractal porous media models
Predict percolation from
fractal parameters
Yields a pore network
composed of distinct pores,
pore throats, dead-end pores,
and rough pore surfaces
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Explains deviations from
fractal water retention model
based on complete
connectivity assumption
M.C. Sukop, G-J. van Dijk, E. Perfect, and W.K.P. van Loon. 2002. Percolation thresholds
in 2-dimensional prefractal models of porous media. Transport in Porous Media. (in press)
Connectivity Impacts on Water Retention in Fractal
Porous Media
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D = 1.89…
(e.g., b = 3, i = 5 → Dc =
1.716…; fractal media
with smaller Dc should
percolate)
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Water retention simulated
using algorithm of Bird
and Dexter (1999)
D > Dc → low
0.6
connectivity, large
disparity between 0.4
simulated water 0.2
retention and
0
fractal water
retention model
Range and
mean of
1000
realizations
Complete
Connectivity
0
2
logb 
4
6
D = 1.63...,
D < Dc → high
connectivity,
small disparity
S
Predict critical fractal
dimension for percolation
from fractal parameters
S
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0.8
Complete
Connectivity
Bird, N.R.A. and A.R. Dexter. 1997. Simulation of soil water retention using random fractal networks.
Euro. J. Soil Sci.. 48: 633-641.
M.C. Sukop, E. Perfect, and N.R.A. Bird. 2001. Impact of homogeneous and heterogeneous algorithms
on water retention in simulated prefractal porous media. Water Resources Research 37, 2631-2636.
0
2
logb 
4
6
Three-dimensional pore networks
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Angular pores
(Patzek, 2000)
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Circular pores
(Berkowitz and Ewing, 1998)
Lattice Boltzmann Method
Mike Sukop
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Particle-based representation of fluids
– Simple physics for particle interactions (not molecular
–
–
dynamics)
Velocities constrained to a small number of directions
Time discrete
Global response of particle swarm mimics fluid behavior
(Young-Laplace,Navier-Stokes, etc.)
Easy to implement in complex geometry and capable of
capturing a variety of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic
phenomena
Basic steps in lattice gas and lattice Boltzmann
Methods (http://www.wizard.com/~hwstock/saltfing.htm)
Lattice Boltzmann Model
Unit Vectors ea
f2
Direction-specific particle
densities fa
e1
e2
f1
f6
f3
e6
f7 (rest)
f4
f5
e3
e4
e5
Macroscopic flows
   fa
a
u
fe
a a
a

Density
Velocity
Single Relaxation Time BGK (BhatnagarGross-Krook) Approximation

f x, t   f
f x  e , t  1  f x, t  
a
a
a
Streaming
•
f

a
eq
a
x, t 
Collision (i.e., relaxation towards local equilibrium)
Note: Collision and streaming steps must be separated if solid
boundaries present (bounce back boundary is a separate collision)
eq
a ( 1, 2 ,..., 6 )
D( D  2)
D 2
1  d 0 D
 x    ( x) 
 2 ea  u 
e a e a  uu 
u 
4
2
cb
2c b
2bc
 b

f
•
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•
eq
a ( 7 )

u2 
 x    ( x) d 0  2 
c 

 relaxation time
d0 fraction of rest particles
b number of unit velocity directions
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D dimension of space
c maximum speed on lattice (1 lu
/time step)
No-Slip (bounce back) Boundary Condition
t
t+1
Solid
Fluid
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Ensures zero velocity tangential and normal to solid surface
Much more complex boundary conditions available
Lattice Boltzmann methods for Solute Transport in
porous media (http://www.wizard.com/~hwstock/saltfing.htm)
Two-phase, Single-component Lattice
Boltzmann Model
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Incorporate fluid cohesion (leading to non-ideal EOS)
Incorporate adhesion (adsorption) to surfaces
Simulate water configurations in porous media
Derive water retention in complex pore spaces obtained
from image analysis
Explore fluid behavior (e.g., mixing) in geometries and flow
regimes that are not experimentally accessible at present
Fluid Cohesion
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An attractive force F between nearest neighbor fluid particles is induced as follows:
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F( x, t )  G ( x, t ) ( x  e a )e a
a 1
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G is the interaction strength
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Y is the interaction potential:
•
 0 

  ( x, t )    0 exp 



Other forms
possible
Y0 and 0 are arbitrary constants
Shan, X. and H. Chen, Simulation of nonideal gases and liquid-gas phase
transitions by the lattice Boltzmann equation, Phys. Rev. E, 49, 2941-2948, 1994.
2-Phase Lattice Boltzmann Model
Unit Vectors ea
f2
Direction-specific particle
densities fa
e1
e2
f6
f3
e6
f7 (rest)
f4
Vapor
e3
e4
f1
f5
e5
Macroscopic Interface
Liquid
   fa
a
u
fe
a a
a

Density
Velocity
Phase Separation
Interaction with Solid Surfaces:
Adhesion (Adsorption)
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If solid, add force towards it:
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Fads ( x, t )  Gads  ( x.t ) s( x  e a )e a
a 1
Martys, N.S. and H. Chen, Simulation of multicomponent fluids in complex three-dimensional
geometries by the lattice Boltzmann method, Phys. Rev. E, 53, 743-750, 1996.
Control of Wetting via Adhesion Strength
Parameter Gads
Gads = -15
Gads = -6
300
Solid
200
100
Liquid
Density
400
Vapor
Gads = 0
Liquid Configurations in Simple Pore
Geometries
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Capillary condensation in a slit
Menisci in curved
triangular pore
Menisci in square pore
Soil digitized from: Ringrose-Voase, A.J., A scheme for the quantitative
description of soil macrostructure by image analysis, J. Soil Sci., 38, 343-356, 1987.
Soil Water Retention Curve
0.4
•
 m
0.3
Maximum tension determined by
model resolution
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3

0.4
0.5
0.6
Multi-component, multiphase (oil/water) simulation
(Chen and Doolen, 1998)
Summary
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LBM capable of simulation of saturated flow and solute
transport; unsaturated pending
Simulation of water/water vapor interfaces in qualitative
agreement with observations
Limitations
Liquid/vapor density contrasts small
• Simulation of negative pressures?
Outlook
• New equation of state and thermodynamic equivalence
Derivation of retention properties from imagery
• Unsaturated flow and transport
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Non-Ideal Equation of State
c2 
b

P  1  d 0   G 2  
D
D

PMPa
7
G
=-
G
=-
P
20
10
Liquid/vapor coexistence at equilibrium (and flat
interface) determined by Maxwell construction
0
0
200
400
600

0
-50
Realistic EOS for
water. Follows
ideal gas law at
low density,
compressibility
of water at high
density and
spinodal at high
tension
-100
-150
Liquid
Vapor
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50
6
30
100
(Cr
itic G = al G 5.1

fo 31
0 =4
, an r d
d 0 =2
0 = 2 /3,
00)
3
G
40
=-
G
(Idea = 0
l Gas
)
50
Non-ideal Component
800
1000
-200
0
200
400
600
800
(kg/m3)
Truskett, T.M., P.D. Debenedetti, S. Sastry, and S. Torquato, A single-bond approach to orientation-dependent
interactions and its implications for liquid water, J. Chem. Phys., 111, 2647-2656, 1999.
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