Simulations at the pore, lab, and field scales constitute part of our research work. Typically, they involve subsurface multiphase fluid flow, heat transfer, reactive transport, and geomechanics, with applications in such fields as geothermal energy, subsurface carbon dioxide storage, groundwater, oil/gas.
We use various well-known simulators, including TOUGH2, TOUGHREACT, PetraSim, PFLOTRAN, DuMux, and GEOS. For computationally intensive simulations, we have access to ETH's Euler and the University of Minnesota's high-performance computing systems.
The group is working on the development of new codes. Reaktoro, our in-house geochemistry model developed by Dr. Allan Leal, provides methods for chemical equilibrium and kinetic calculations for multiphase systems.
Quasi-static (Drainage and Imbibition) simulations of two-phase (scCO2-Brine) in a natural rock sample (Nubian Sandstone, Egypt) to incorporate the effects of CO2 trapping.
Numerical simulation study carried out with TOUGH2 and PetraSim GUI, showing the distribution of total gas saturation after injection of CO2 in an almost depleted natural gas reservoir for enhanced gas recovery and geothermal energy recovery.
