X-ray micro-tomography based wettability characterization of porous media by a pore-to-continuum length scale approach — ICTMS Committee Dep of Applied Maths Australian National University
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  2. Theme 2: Structure-property relationship of 3D micro-structured materials
  3. X-ray micro-tomography based wettability characterization of porous media by a pore-to-continuum length scale approach

X-ray micro-tomography based wettability characterization of porous media by a pore-to-continuum length scale approach (54)

Chenhao Sun 1 , James McClure 2 3 , Peyman Mostaghimi 1 , Anna Herring 4 , Steffen Berg 5 6 , Ryan Armstrong 1
  1. School of Minerals & Energy Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
  3. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
  4. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
  5. Shell Global Solutions International B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  6. Earth Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK

 We use X-ray micro-tomography data to investigate and develop a novel methodology for characterizing wettability in porous media. The proposed formulation is based on the geometrical and topological arguments that constrains the morphological state of immiscible fluids. The constraint is based on the acclaimed Gauss-Bonnet theorem, which describes all possible combinations of contact angles and interfacial curvatures that can exist. The significance of our proposed method is that it provides a transparent link between pore scale contact angle measurement and continuum scale wettability index.

 

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