Fluid Flow Complexity in Fracture Networks: Analysis with Graph Theory and LBM

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2011-07-25

arxiv.org/abs/1107.4918v2

Computer Science

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science

ARMA21012-ARMA 12-269

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Through this research, embedded synthetic fracture networks in rock masses are studied. To analysis the fluid flow complexity in fracture networks with respect to the variation of connectivity patterns, two different approaches are employed, namely, the Lattice Boltzmann method and graph theory. The Lattice Boltzmann method is used to show the sensitivity of the permeability and fluid velocity distribution to synthetic fracture networks' connectivity patterns. Furthermore, the fracture networks are mapped into the graphs, and the characteristics of these graphs are compared to the main spatial fracture networks. Among different characteristics of networks, we distinguish the modularity of networks and sub-graphs distributions. We map the flow regimes into the proper regions of the network's modularity space. Also, for each type of fluid regime, corresponding motifs shapes are scaled. Implemented power law distributions of fracture length in spatial fracture networks yielded the same node's degree distribution in transformed networks. Two general spatial networks are considered: random networks and networks with "hubness" properties mimicking a spatial damage zone (both with power law distribution of fracture length). In the first case, the fractures are embedded in uniformly distributed fracture sets; the second case covers spatial fracture zones. We prove numerically that the abnormal change (transition) in permeability is controlled by the hub growth rate. Also, comparing LBM results with the characteristic mean length of transformed networks' links shows a reverse relationship between the aforementioned parameters. In addition, the abnormalities in advection through nodes are presented.

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