Workshop: Upscaling Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media
11-13 July 2005.The Netherlands
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Workshop: Upscaling Flow and Transport Processes in Porous Media 11-13 July 2005.The Netherlands |
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Characterization of transport properties of porous media has been a topic of great interest for many years. Presence of small-scale heterogeneities is one of the major difficulties in the modeling of flow and transport in porous media. These micro-heterogeneities play an important role in the spreading behavior of (non-aqueous) pollutants.
Commonly, it is computationally not feasible to discretize a (compositional multiphase) model at such small scales. Moreover one is not interested in the details of solutes and fluid distributions. Instead, one is interested in the lumped effects of such heterogeneities.
To design soil and groundwater remediation techniques and to make reliable predictions about the efficiency of these techniques, it is necessary to identify and understand flow processes at microscopic (pore) scale before we can describe their manifestation at the macroscopic (core) scale and field scale
The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers who are active in the study of various flow and transport processes at different scales. In particular, upscaling themes and methodologies will be discussed. The workshop will provide an excellent forum for exchange of ideas and experiences