Flow and contaminant transport in fractured rock [recurso electrónico

In the past two or three decades, fractured rock domains have received increasing attention not only in reservoir engineering and hydrology, but also in connection with geological isolation of radioactive waste. Locations in both the saturated and unsaturated zones have been under consideration because such repositories are sources of heat and potential sources of groundwater contamination. Thus, in addition to the transport of mass of fluid phases in single and multiphase flow, the issues of heat transport and mass transport of components have to be addressed. Read more... This book is a compilation of nine articles dealing with various aspect of flow in fractured media. Articles range from radionuclide waste to multiphase flow in petroleum reservoirs to practical field test methods. Each chapter contains copious figures to aid the reader, but is also a detailed in-depth analysis of some major flow problem. The subjects covered are as follows: an introduction to flow and transport models; solute transport in fractured rock with application to radioactive waste repositories; solute transport models through fractured networks; theoretical view of stochastic models of fracture systems; numerical models of tracers; multiphase flow models in fractured systems and petroleum reservoirs; unsaturated flow modeling; comparative analysis of various flow modeling techniques in fractured media; and, a summary of field methods for measuring transfers of mass, heat, contaminant, momentum, and electrical charge in fractured media Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv CONTRIBUTORS , Page ix PREFACE , Pages xi-xii 1 - MODELING FLOW AND CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED ROCKS , Pages 1-37 2 - SOLUTE TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED ROCK — APPLICATIONS TO RADIONUCLIDE WASTE REPOSITORIES , Pages 39-127 3 - SOLUTE TRANSPORT THROUGH FRACTURE NETWORKS , Pages 129-167 4 - STOCHASTIC MODELS OF FRACTURE SYSTEMS AND THEIR USE IN FLOW AND TRANSPORT MODELING , Pages 169-236 5 - TRACER TRANSPORT IN FRACTURE SYSTEMS , Pages 237-266 6 - MULTIPHASE FLOW IN FRACTURED PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS , Pages 267-323 7 - UNSATURATED FLOW IN FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA , Pages 325-394 8 - SIMULATION OF FLOW AND TRANSPORT IN FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA , Pages 395-435 9 - A SUMMARY OF FIELD TEST METHODS IN FRACTURED ROCKS , Pages 437-543 INDEX , Pages 545-560 "In the past two or three decades, fractured rock domains have received increasing attention not only in reservoir engineering and hydrology, but also in connection with geological isolation of radioactive waste. Locations in both the saturated and unsaturated zones have been under consideration because such repositories are sources of heat and potential sources of groundwater contamination. Thus, in addition to the transport of mass of fluid phases in single and multiphase flow, the issues of heat transport and mass transport of components have to be addressed."--pub. desc In the past two or three decades, fractured rock domains have received increasing attention not only in reservoir engineering and hydrology, but also in connection with geological isolation of radioactive waste. Locations in both the saturated and unsaturated zones have been under consideration because such repositories are sources of heat and potential sources of groundwater contamination. Thus, in addition to the transport of mass of fluid phases in single and multiphase flow, the issues of heat transport and mass transport of components have to be addressed.