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On oscillating flows in randomly heterogeneous porous media
M G Trefry1, D McLaughlin, G Metcalfe
1CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 5, Wembley WA 6913, Australia. mike.trefry@csiro.au
Summary
This study analyzes reactive geofluid systems, revealing how porous media properties influence fluid dynamics. It develops an inversion method to estimate these properties from observed fluid behaviors, crucial for understanding complex geological systems.
Area of Science:
- Geosciences
- Fluid Dynamics
- Porous Media Physics
Background:
- Reactive geofluid systems exhibit complex behaviors due to heterogeneous porous media and varying fluid dynamics.
- Understanding these systems is challenged by data scarcity, particularly regarding porous medium properties.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop an inverse approach for estimating porous medium properties from observed geofluid characteristics.
- To analyze the frequency-domain responses of geofluids in heterogeneous media under time-periodic conditions.
Main Methods:
- Generalized geofluid momentum equation formulation.
- Frequency-domain analysis of the governing equation.
- Stochastic perturbation approach for spectral density analysis.
Main Results:
- The generalized momentum equation yields frequency-domain responses governed by a solvable second-order equation.
- Spatial spectral densities of fluid responses are linked to porous media property spectral densities.
Conclusions:
- The developed inversion method offers a pathway to better characterize porous media in geofluid systems.
- This research advances the understanding of emergent phenomena in complex geological fluid environments.
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