Guest Editors
Dr. Hongtao Fu
Email: hongtao_fu@126.com
Affiliation: School of Engineering Sciences, Peking University, China
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Research Interests: CCUS, numerical simulation of multiphase flow, microfluidic experiment, enhanced oil recovery
Dr. Lihao Liang
Email: petrolihao@163.com
Affiliation: School of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing, China
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Research Interests: sweet spot evaluation in shale reservoir, CO2 fracturing and stimulation, enhanced oil recovery
Dr. Zhiqiang Wang
Email: zhiqiangwang@cugb.edu.cn
Affiliation: School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China
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Research Interests: sweet spot evaluation in shale reservoirs, CO2 fracturing and stimulation, enhanced oil recovery
Summary
Multiphase flow constitutes a cornerstone of fluid mechanics and plays a central role in a wide range of natural and engineered processes. In porous media, multiphase flow phenomena are pervasive across strategically important sectors such as oil and gas recovery, groundwater protection and remediation, and geological carbon capture, utilization, and storage.
Over the past decade, rapid advances in pore-scale experimental techniques, high-resolution imaging, and numerical modeling have led to substantial progress in the understanding of multiphase flow mechanisms across scales. These developments have significantly enhanced both the theoretical foundations of the field and the capacity to address complex engineering and environmental challenges.
This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality contributions that present recent advances in the fundamental theory, experimental investigation, and practical application of multiphase flow in porous media, with particular emphasis on geoenergy and environmental systems. Original research articles and comprehensive reviews addressing emerging concepts, methodologies, and interdisciplinary applications are especially welcome.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
· Fundamental theories and constitutive models of multiphase flow in porous media
· Advanced pore-scale imaging, microfluidic, and micromodel experimental techniques
· Multiscale and multiphysics numerical simulation methods for multiphase systems
· Complex flow mechanisms in unconventional and heterogeneous reservoirs
· Coupled thermal, chemical, hydraulic, and mechanical processes in CCUS (Carbon capture, utilization, and storage)
· Groundwater contaminant transport, remediation strategies, and reactive transport modeling
· Applications of data-driven and artificial intelligence approaches in porous media hydrodynamics
Keywords
porous media, multiphase flow, microfluidics, multiphysics coupling, CCUS, EOR
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