NDLI: Simulation of Gas Dipole Tests in Fractures at the Intermediate Scale Using a New Upscaling Method

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Author	Ramajo, H. Olivella, S. Carrera, J. Sánchez Vila, X.
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	A high-level radioactive waste disposal site may lead to gas generation by different physical mechanisms. As these sites are to be located in areas with low water flow, any small amount of gas can lead to relative high gas pressures, so that multiphase flow analysis becomes relevant. The movement of gas and water through the system has two important implications. Firstly, water flow takes place in unsaturated conditions, and thus travel times of the radioactive particles transported are affected; and secondly, gas can also carry radioactive particles. Therefore, one of the key points in such studies is the time when gas would break through the biosphere under a number of different flow conditions. In fractured zones, gas would flow preferentially through the most conductive features. We consider a two-dimensional system representing an isolated fracture. In each point we assign a local porosity and permeability and a local pressure-saturation relationship. A dipole (injector-producer) gas flow system is generated and the variation in water saturation is studied. A simple method is proposed for obtaining upscaled values for several parameters involved in two-phase flow. It is based on numerical simulation on a block scale assuming steady-state conditions and absence of capillary pressure gradients. The proposed method of upscaling is applied to simulate a dipole test using a coarser grid than that of the reference field. The comparison between the results in both scales shows an encouraging agreement.
Starting Page	269
Ending Page	284
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01693913
Journal	Transport in Porous Media
Volume Number	46
Issue Number	2-3
e-ISSN	15731634
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2002-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Hydrogeology Geotechnical Engineering Mechanics, Fluids, Thermodynamics Civil Engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Catalysis

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