Flow simulations in geology-based Discrete Fracture Networks

Géraldine Pichot (1) , Patrick Laug (2) , Jocelyne Erhel (3) , Romain Le Goc (4) , Caroline Darcel (4) , Philippe Davy (5) , Jean-Raynald de Dreuzy (5)

1 SERENA - Simulation for the Environment: Reliable and Efficient Numerical Algorithms
2 Gamma3 - Automatic mesh generation and advanced methods
3 FLUMINANCE - Fluid Flow Analysis, Description and Control from Image Sequences
4 Itasca Consultants
5 GR - Géosciences Rennes

The underground is a reservoir of natural resources (water, oil and gas, heat,...) and a potential warehouse storage solution. Using these resources and storage facilities in a sustainable way requires a good understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes happening there. Also, the geometry of the subsurface couples these processes together. Here, numerical models are very useful: they reduce the costs and risks of in situ experiments and allow long-term predictions.

Domaines: Analyse numérique [math.NA]; Sciences de l'environnement; Modélisation et simulation

Géraldine Pichot, Patrick Laug, Jocelyne Erhel, Romain Le Goc, Caroline Darcel, et al.. Flow simulations in geology-based Discrete Fracture Networks. 2018 - Reactive Flows in Deformable, Complex Media, Aug 2018, Oberwolfach, Germany. pp.1-3. ⟨hal-01900605⟩