A non-linear finite volume method coupled with a modified higher order MUSCL-type method for the numerical simulation of two-phase flows in non-homogeneous and non-isotropic oil reservoirs

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 120-133
Author(s):  
Fernando R.L. Contreras ◽  
Darlan K.E. Carvalho ◽  
Gustavo Galindez-Ramirez ◽  
Paulo R.M. Lyra
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Oil Reservoirs ◽  
Two Phase Flows ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Type Method ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Volume Method

A HLLC-type finite volume method for incompressible two-phase flows

2020 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 104715
Author(s):  
Rihua Yang ◽  
Heng Li ◽  
Aiming Yang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Two Phase Flows ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Volume Method

Calculation of Two-Phase Flows in an Oil Separator by Using a Cubic Interpolated Propagation Code on Unstructured Grid Spaces

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiji Ishii ◽  
Hirotaka Kameya ◽  
Atsushi Watanabe ◽  
Masayuki Urashin
Keyword(s):  
Finite Volume Method ◽  
Finite Volume ◽  
Unstructured Grid ◽  
Incompressible Flows ◽  
Critical Conditions ◽  
Two Phase Flows ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Oil Separation ◽  
Liquid Flows ◽  
Volume Method

We have developed a cubic interpolated propagation (CIP) code combined with a finite volume method using unstructured grid spaces. The CIP code, which can solve both compressible and incompressible flows simultaneously, was used to calculate gas-liquid flows — in this case, waterspouts — in an oil separator. We found that waterspouts raise the oil at the bottom of the separator’s chamber and lower the efficiency of oil separation remarkably. We also found that the waterspouts can be classified as circulatory or non-circulatory and that they are caused by a low-pressure core in the discharge pipe. Furthermore, we predicted the critical conditions under which the waterspouts occur, and these predictions agree with measurements taken with a test separator.

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