Modelling Multiphase Transport in Porous Media

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Principles of momentum, heat, and mass transport in porous media in a variety of engineering applications. Capillarity effect, multiphase fluid flow, diffusion, dispersion, convection, miscible and immiscible displacement, and the mathematical modeling of these processes in porous media. Development and coding of 1D and 2D simulation models for single-phase and multi-phase fluid flow. Applications in subsurface energy and environmental engineering, including geothermal energy harvesting, groundwater hydrology, oil and gas engineering, CO2 sequestration, and hydrogen storage. Prerequisite(s): 6 units of Chemical Engineering 307, 401 or 6 units from Mechanical Engineering 485, 495; and Petroleum Engineering 429.