Essentials of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
Chapter One
SETTING THE STAGE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this text is to introduce the fundamental concepts that underlie the
physics of multiphase flow and transport through porous media. This first chapter
introduces some of the qualitative physical characteristics of porous media. Parameters
are introduced that provide quantitative measures of the characteristics that
arise in modeling fluid flow and chemical transport in the system of interest. Some
simple elementary equations are employed that are helpful in initiating the translation
of a qualitative understanding to a quantitative description. In the second
chapter, the equations of conservation of mass are developed. In Chapter 3 appropriate
constitutive relationships are introduced that provide information needed to
complete the mathematical definition of the physical systems involving fluid flow.
Chapter 4 is dedicated to developing the equations that describe mass transport.
Finally, in the fifth chapter, example physical problems involving multi ... read full excerpt from Essentials of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media ebook
