The dynamics of gas-bubble formation at saturated conditions in porous media flow.

ABSTRACT: We investigate the stability of gas bubbles formed at saturated (bubble-point) conditions during two-component ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]O), two-phase (gas, liquid) flow by developing and analyzing a [Formula: see text] dynamical system describing flow through a single pore to study the dynamics of gas bubble formation and evolution. Our analysis indicates that three regimes occur at conditions pertinent to petroleum reservoirs. These regimes correspond to a critical point changing type from an unstable node to an unstable spiral and then to a stable spiral as flow rates increase. In the stable spiral case gas bubbles will achieve a steady-state finite size only if they form within the attractor region of the stable spiral. Otherwise, all gas bubbles that form undergo, possi

SUBMITTER: Chang KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7413368 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature