Pseudopotential-based multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model for multicomponent and multiphase slip flow

Abstract

The microscale liquid flow in nanoscale systems considering slip boundary has been widely studied in recent years, however, they are limited to single-phase flow. As in nature, multicomponent and multiphase flows can also exist with non-zero slip velocities, such as oil/water slip flow in nanoporous shale. In this paper, a novel multicomponent-multiphase multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann method with a combinational slip boundary condition is developed to study the two-phase slip flow behaviors. The proposed combined slip boundary condition is derived from adjustments to the conventional diffusive Maxwell’s reflection and half-way bounce-back scheme boundary parameters, incorporating a compelled conservation requirement. With the analysis of simulations for the layer, slug, and droplet types of two-phase flow in single pores, and two-phase flow in porous media with complex wall geometry, it can be concluded that the proposed schemes of two-phase slip boundary conditions are particularly suitable for multicomponent and multiphase flow with a non-zero slip velocity. The proposed model can be used to determine relative permeability and simulate spontaneous imbibition in particular in shale reservoirs where those flow properties are hard-to-determine.

Document Type: Original article

Cited as: Wang, W., Xie, Q., Wang, H., Su, Y., Rezaei-Gomari, S. Pseudopotential-based multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model for multicomponent and multiphase slip flow. Advances in Geo-Energy Research, 2023, 9(2): 106-116. https://doi.org/10.46690/ager.2023.08.04

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