Dynamics of the phenomenon of immiscible viscous fingering in porous media – experimental studies and model description

• Autorzy: Błaszczyk Mariola , Wróbel-Jędrzejewska Magdalena , Przybysz Łukasz , Budzyńska Aleksandra

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/cpe.2024.149464

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Improvement of life quality, food production and sustainability requires search for better, efficient natural resources extracting methods, while minimizing environmental impact, which is determined by carbon and water footprint calculation. In order to counter global phenomena, it is necessary for food-producing chain to work together to take conscious action on environment. Restoring balance demands action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and rational water use, by reducing energy intensive processes or increasing efficiency of wastewater treatment methods. This requires a thorough understanding of all phenomena that determine a given process. Viscous fingering occurs during such processes as enhanced oil recovery, metal crystallization in batteries, sugar refining, groundwater purification and many others. Research to improve knowledge of this phenomenon and ability to predict its effects is crucial in development of basic industrial processes. This paper presents an experimental study of tracking immiscible viscous fingering in modified Hele-Shaw cells filled with a granular bed of known parameters. The influence of bed parameters and flow conditions on the observed phenomenon was investigated. During the tests, beds with the following grain diameter ranges were used: 200–300, 300–400 and 400–600 μm; the liquid was injected at three different flow rates in the range of 100–400 ml/h. On the basis of carried out work, a model of the studied phenomenon was proposed, which made it possible to determine the extent and the fingering scale.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

viscous fingering; porous media; fluid displacing; carbon footprint; water footprint; economic benefits

PL

media porowate; wypieranie płynu; ślad węglowy; ślad wodny; korzyści ekonomiczne

• Wydawca: Komitet Inżynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Czasopismo: Chemical and Process Engineering : New Frontiers
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 45, nr 3
• Strony: art. no. e69
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., wykr., tab., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Błaszczyk Mariola

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-568X

autor

Wróbel-Jędrzejewska Magdalena

• Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agriculture and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute, Department of Technology and Refrigeration Techniques in Lodz, Al. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego 84, 92-202 Lodz, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7633-5398

autor

Przybysz Łukasz

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
• Prof. Wacław Dąbrowski Institute of Agriculture and Food Biotechnology – State Research Institute, Department of Technology and Refrigeration Techniques in Lodz, Al. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego 84, 92-202 Lodz, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3581-9414

autor

Budzyńska Aleksandra

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Wolczanska 213, 90-924 Lodz, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025)