考虑非达西效应的酸蚀裂缝流场数值模拟

酸压改造后的酸蚀裂缝是储层流体的主要流动通道,研究流体在酸蚀裂缝中的流动规律是十分必要的。本文介绍了目前裂隙流动研究中的4种常用控制方程及各自的适用条件,确定了Navier-Stokes方程为酸蚀裂缝流场数值模拟的控制方程。为了分析酸蚀裂缝流场分布规律以及非达西效应对裂缝导流能力的影响,利用逆向工程技术对两种不同刻蚀形态的酸蚀岩样壁面进行了实体重构,并采用有限元数值模拟方法进行了不同流量下的酸蚀裂缝流动试验。结果表明：酸刻蚀形态和裂缝接触关系对流场分布的影响较大。隙宽分布平滑的均匀刻蚀裂缝,其流态稳定、曲折度低,但由于裂缝开度较窄且比表面较高,边界层效应明显,流体流动时产生的黏滞阻力较高;沟槽裂缝曲面粗糙,隙宽分布复杂,流体流动时流态不稳定,曲折度高,在高流量下会产生明显的涡流流动,增大惯性阻力。裂缝通道存在缩颈现象会引起流体绕流和多次加减速,产生额外的压力损耗。随着模拟流量的增大,压降与流量会逐渐偏离线性关系而呈现出非达西流动现象。酸蚀裂缝壁面越粗糙,产生非达西效应时的临界流量和临界雷诺数就越小,在相同流量下非达西效应就越强烈,导流能力下降速率更快。     

Reynolds控制方程下粗糙节理渗流空腔模型研究

在研究节理的渗流时,渗流控制方程对节理渗流分析结果具有显著影响。首先介绍了节理渗流分析中的控制方程：Navier-Stokes方程、Stokes方程、Reynolds方程和立定定理,并分析了各控制方程在节理渗流分析中的适用性。以Reynolds方程作为渗流分析控制方程,建立了粗糙节理渗流空腔模型。然后以节理试件为研究对象,在实测节理三维表面形貌并计算隙宽分布后,分别进行相同渗流边界条件下的室内渗流试验和空腔模型计算,得到节理在不同接触状态下的渗流量实测值和计算值,并分别将计算结果与立方定理下的空腔模型、将整个节理简化为光滑平行板模型的立方定理以及速宝玉经验公式的计算结果进行比较,结果表明,Reynolds方程下的节理渗流空腔模型计算结果与实测值最为吻合,可以较为准确地反映节理的渗流情况。同时,根据Reynolds方程下空腔模型得到的渗流流量分布可以呈现节理渗流的曲折现象,为从本质上研究节理渗流特性奠定了理论基础。     

Influence of three-dimensional roughness of rock fracture on seepage characteristics based on the digital image technology

Digital image processing technology can objectively reflect the surface roughness of coal and rock mass fractures and turn physical properties such as fluctuation height to physical data of the rock fracture surface to be used for numerical analyses; thus, it can effectively be applied to the seepage flow analysis of rock fractures. First, clear digital images of the fracture surface height are obtained under the same camera conditions, and then characteristic function values specific to various structure are normalized. Subsequently, the fluctuation height distribution of the rock surface is restored according to the measured fluctuation heights of local points. Finally, according to the surface fluctuation of fractures, invasive restructuring is carried out for three-dimensional fractures in the same coordinate system. Obtained physical parameters on the three-dimensional fractures of the rock are inputted into the COMSOL Multiphysics software to obtain the characteristic three-dimensional model of the rock fracture surface. The numerical analysis results are compared with experimental data on fracture seepage obtained from a seepage coupling true triaxial test system, and the relevance between the simulated result and the physical experiment is higher than 90%, which confirms that the integration of the digital image technology and the numerical analysis method can effectively simulate seepage in rough fractures. The hydraulic gradient of rough fractures and seepage velocity are also consistent with Forchheimer flow characteristics.     

Friction Factor of Water Flow Through Rough Rock Fractures

Fluid flow through rock joints occurs in many rock engineering applications. As the fluid flows through rough-walled rock fractures, pressure head loss occurs due to friction drag of the wall and local aperture changes. In this study, the friction factor was experimentally investigated by performing flow tests through sandstone fractures with joint roughness coefficient ranging from 5.5 to 15.4 under changing normal stress from 0.5 to 3.5 MPa. According to the experimental results, the friction factor was formulated as a function of two-independent variables—Reynolds number and relative roughness. Relative roughness is defined as the ratio of maximum asperity height to equivalent hydraulic aperture. The experimental results show that the proposed predictor of the friction factor fits the data with a coefficient of determination R ² > 0.93. Sensitivity analyses indicate that in general, the proposed friction factor increases with the relative roughness of confined fractures. The large difference of friction factor induced by relative roughness occurs when the Reynolds number is lower than unity, especially for Re < 0.2. For Reynolds numbers greater than unity, the difference of friction factor induced by relative roughness is smaller. Inclusion of joint roughness in calculating the friction resistance to fluid flow in rough rock joints and the influence of normal stress to the joints is a major step towards more accurate predictions for fluid flow in underground joint networks. This study provides a significant improvement in fundamental understanding of fluid flow in the jointed strata.     

An experimental study of single and two-phase fluid flow through fractured granite specimens

Triaxial tests on the two-phase flow of air and water through fractured granite specimens were performed to discover whether the two-phase fluid flow within rock fractures was laminar or turbulent. The two-phase flow characterization was carried out based on the macroscopic two-phase steady state flow model and the homogeneous steady state flow model. Rock specimens with a single natural fracture (joint roughness coefficient, JRC < 10) were tested using two-phase, high pressure triaxial rig. Experimental results show that the estimated Reynolds numbers for various inlet fluid pressures are well below 1000. The findings of this study reveal that both single and two-phase flow through rock fractures (JRC < 10) can be characterized as laminar flows at moderate inlet fluid pressures. However, for single-phase air flow, an increase in inlet air pressures may result in the formation of turbulent flow.     

三维交叉裂隙渗流传质特性数值模拟

对交叉裂隙渗流传质特性的定量描述是研究整个裂隙网络渗透传质特性的基础。为真实模拟水流及溶质在三维交叉裂隙中的运移过程,首先通过三维轮廓仪获取天然岩石裂隙表面的形貌数据,再应用三维重构技术生成相应的三维交叉裂隙模型,随后求解Navier-Stokes方程,假定溶质运移满足Fick定律,模拟水流和溶质在三维交叉裂隙中的运移过程。通过对比粗糙裂隙模型与平行平板模型的模拟结果发现：粗糙度对流体的分布及流动状态存在显著的影响;不同进、出口工况下的流体流动及溶质运移状态亦表明：裂隙交叉的几何形貌会显著地影响溶质混合行为。这些结果表明,目前被广泛采用的平行平板模型在评估岩体内特别是交叉口的物质运移特性时将导致较大的偏差,在将来的研究中有必要针对裂隙交叉口的几何特征建立修正的模型以提高评估的准确性。     

粗糙岩石裂隙低速非线性渗流模型及试验验证

岩体粗糙裂隙非线性渗透特性是岩体渗流研究的重要课题。针对Javadi所提T模型中亚裂隙中速度恒定这一假设的不足,将其修正为速度与开度成正比的经验关系,考虑黏性压降和局部压降,提出了新的低速下粗糙裂隙非线性渗流模型（MT模型）。为了验证MT模型的正确性,对5种不同粗糙裂隙进行了低流量的饱和渗流试验,将现有模型及MT模型的预测值与试验结果进行对比,分析表明MT模型与试验结果更为吻合,且模型适用于粗糙性系数JRC≤10的低粗糙度裂隙,雷诺数小于1 000的低流速情况。对MT模型进行分析,初步揭露了粗糙裂隙的非线性渗流机制,即小雷诺数下的Darcy流和大雷诺数下的Forchheimer流,并用临界雷诺数区分两种流动行为。分析了裂隙的粗糙度和开度对非线性渗流特性的影响,表明裂隙越粗糙或开度越小,则临界雷诺数越小,非线性作用将越强。提出了临界雷诺数与水力开度和绝对粗糙度的经验关系式,同时指出该关系式适用于JRC≤10的低粗糙度裂隙。     

花岗岩单裂隙渗流传热特性试验

基于岩石裂隙渗流传热试验系统,以蒸馏水为换热工质,针对预制平滑裂隙与粗糙裂隙的花岗岩岩样,开展不同试验温度与水流条件下的单裂隙对流换热特性试验研究。试验结果表明：①同一温度水平下,对流换热系数的量值与流量呈正相关关系,但对流换热系数的增幅大于流量的增幅,随岩石基质温度的升高,相同流量水平下的对流换热系数呈增大趋势;②与平滑裂隙试验结果相比,粗糙裂隙面的对流换热强度有所提高,但增幅不大;③沿渗流路径,裂隙面局部对流换热强度的演化呈现多波峰的非线性特征,其中粗糙裂隙的非线性更加强烈。但二者均存在由进水口至出水口,换热强度逐渐减弱的特征。④努塞尔数与普朗特数1/3次方的商与雷诺数较好地满足幂指数关系,随着试验温度的升高,这种关系逐渐向线性转变。     

Effect of roughness on water flow through a synthetic single rough fracture

A single fracture is usually idealized theoretically as smooth parallel plates, but the real fractures are rough-walled with points of contact. Though relative roughness is considered in quantifying the flow through a single rough fracture (SRF) previously, additional factors such as the distribution of rough elements and bending degree of streamlines should be considered in order to obtain more accurate results. Semiempirical friction factor (f) and discharge per unit width (q) equations are first deduced taking relative roughness, roughness elements distribution and streamline reattachment length into consideration. A horizontal SRF model was then set up and a series of experiments and simulations were performed. Main conclusions are drawn: Recirculation of streamlines arises in the rough element and the intensity of the recirculation increases with the angle from which the streamlines enter into the rough elements and Reynolds number (Re); streamlines are discontinuously distributed when asperity height is large and nonlinear flow occurs; the nonlinearity of the flow increases with the increasing the asperity height and Re; the critical value of related roughness used to judge whether the influence of roughness on water flow through a SRF can be ignored or not should be much lower than 0.033; the revised f and q equations under laminar flow through a SRF are proved to be better when calculating the f and q values.     

岩体裂隙中渗流场有限元随机模拟分析

采用有限元方法数值,模拟了开度随机分布裂隙中的渗流场问题。根据给定的裂隙开度均值和标准差,随机分布生成有限元模型中的单元裂隙开度,模型中的材料参数和单元属性用ANSYS中的APDL参数化语言赋值。根据有限元随机模拟断面的流量分布和稳态渗流问题的达西定律,计算在不同裂隙开度标准差条件下的等效导水系数,研究等效导水系数与裂隙粗糙度之间的关系。数值模拟结果表明,与光滑平直的裂隙相对比,在裂隙平均开度为常数、开度随机正态分布的条件下,表面粗糙裂隙的等效导水系数略有降低;对于裂隙平均开度为0.5 mm的裂隙模型,裂隙开度标准差从0.01 mm变化到 0.2 mm,其等效导水系数变化小于5 %。传统的渗流控制方程无法精确描述地下水在粗糙裂隙中的流动特征,因为在压力水头的定义中忽略了速度项。     

Simulation of fluid percolation in a rough-walled rock fracture

A comparison of experimental and numerical results is presented addressing two-phase immiscible displacement in rough fractures. Quasi-static, capillary displacement in a rough fracture is modeled using the modified invasion percolation approach proposed by Glass et al (1998), and the results are compared against experimental observations obtained from two-phase flow through a rock fracture using x-ray computed-tomography scanning. The model is based on an algorithm seeking the least resistant pathway for the advancement of the invading fluid using the Young-Laplace equation and accounting for local in-plane curvature of the advancing fluid front. The saturation distribution map generated by the model yields good agreement with the experimental phase distribution and presents more realistic phase structures than those obtained from the conventional invasion percolation approach. The improvement in the results obtained with the modified invasion percolation approach is attributed to the contribution of the in-plane curvature term, which captures the effect of regionalized apertures, rather than single-point apertures, on the shape of the invading front. Glass RJ, Nicholl MJ, Yarrington L (1998) A modified invasion percolation model for low-capillary number immiscible displacements in horizontal rough-walled fractures: influence of local in-plane curvature. Water Resour Res 34:3215–3234     

A pore-scale numerical model for non-Darcy fluid flow through rough-walled fractures

This paper aims at developing a pore-scale numerical model for non-Darcy fluid flow through rough-walled fractures. A simple general relationship between the local hydraulic conductivity and the flow velocity is proposed. A new governing equation for non-Darcy fluid flow through rough-walled fractures is then derived by introducing this relationship into the Reynolds equation. Based on the non-linear finite element method, a self-developed code is used to simulate the non-Darcy fluid flow through fractures. It is found that the macroscopic results obtained by the numerical simulation agree well with the experimental results. Furthermore, some interesting experimental observations can be reproduced.     

分形岩石裂隙中渗流扩散运动的试验研究

由于存在大量粗糙不规则裂隙,使得岩体中流体运动极为复杂。针对天然粗糙岩石裂隙渗流试验存在物理模型隐蔽性和不可重复性等难点,基于三维Weierstrass-Mandelbrot分形函数构建了粗糙节理面的裂隙通道,采用3D打印技术获得了透明精细的裂隙模型,使用微流体控制仪研究了不同试验条件下的裂隙渗流扩散运动,分析了裂隙通道流量与压力水头、裂隙宽度和分形维数之间的关系。研究结果表明：与平行板立方定律近似,在分形裂隙中,裂隙通道流量与压力水头成线性关系;单宽流量与裂隙通道的宽度成近似的三次方关系;考虑分形维数影响时,相同条件下流过裂隙通道的流量随着分形维数的增加而增加;粗糙裂隙渗流立方定律可采用与分形维数相关的幂指数函数进行修正。     

Solution for a plane strain rough‐walled hydraulic fracture driven by turbulent fluid through impermeable rock

The impact of turbulent flow on plane strain fluid‐driven crack propagation is an important but still poorly understood consideration in hydraulic fracture modeling. The changes that hydraulic fracturing has experienced over the past decade, especially in the area of fracturing fluids, have played a major role in the transition of the typical fluid regime from laminar to turbulent flow. Motivated by the increasing preponderance of high‐rate, water‐driven hydraulic fractures with high Reynolds number, we present a semianalytical solution for the propagation of a plane strain hydraulic fracture driven by a turbulent fluid in an impermeable formation. The formulation uses a power law relationship between the Darcy‐Weisbach friction factor and the scale of the fracture roughness, where one specific manifestation of this generalized friction factor is the classical Gauckler‐Manning‐Strickler approximation for turbulent flow in a rough‐walled channel. Conservation of mass, elasticity, and crack propagation are also solved simultaneously. We obtain a semianalytical solution using an orthogonal polynomial series. An approximate closed‐form solution is enabled by a choice of orthogonal polynomials embedding the near‐tip asymptotic behavior and thus giving very rapid convergence; a precise solution is obtained with 2 terms of the series. By comparison with numerical simulations, we show that the transition region between the laminar and turbulent regimes can be relatively small so that full solutions can often be well approximated by either a fully laminar or fully turbulent solution.     

Fracture step structure: geometrical characterization and effects on fluid flow and breakthrough curve

Groundwater flow and solute transport through fractured rock is highly responsive to the hydraulic anisotropy and heterogeneity that are specific to every major fracture. A major fracture is modeled as the combination of some primal master fractures and several splay fractures that branch out from primal master fractures: step structures (or jog parts). Step structures are commonly observed along a major fracture on various scales. Master fractures were formed and developed by shear movement while some splay fractures were formed by extension normal to their wall. This difference in fracturing process may lead to a permeability difference between master fractures and splay fractures which seems to be one of the major factors controlling flow and solute transport through the fracture networks due to its hydraulic anisotropic and heterogeneous features. This study is composed of two major components: (1) identification and characterization of a step structure from borehole data; (2) evaluation of effect of some idealized step structures on breakthrough curve by numerical simulations. The fracture data of four 1000-m boreholes were used to make clear fracture patterns in the Tono area of Japan. Some major fractures were identified using stereographic projection technique. On the basis of these results, several idealized models of a major fracture having a step was constructed for the numerical study. The obtained results from numerical simulations clearly imply that geometry of step structure plays an important role in flow and transport through the fracture networks.     

考虑接触面积影响的粗糙节理渗流分析

节理中接触面积的存在使得渗流曲折效应更加明显,将对渗流产生显著影响。为了研究节理接触面积对节理渗流的影响,建立节理渗流概念模型,推导得到了节理渗流的接触面积影响系数;然后在节理渗流计算公式中引入该影响系数,得到了考虑接触面积影响的渗流计算公式。同时,由于接触面积的存在使得渗流曲折因子的计算更为复杂,在获得节理隙宽分布的基础上提出了计算节理渗流曲折因子的五点比较法。然后以人工大理岩节理试件为研究对象,在获得其三维表面形貌的基础上,一方面对其进行不同接触状态下5级法向应力作用下的渗流试验;另一方面,在根据节理试件的三维表面形貌数据计算节理的渗流平均曲折因子和接触面积比的基础上,分别采用考虑接触面积影响的渗流计算公式和Zimmerman计算公式对节理试件在不同法向应力作用下的渗流体积流量进行计算,并将计算结果与实测值进行比较。结果表明：考虑接触面积影响的渗流计算公式计算结果与实测值吻合较好,从而验证了考虑接触面积影响的渗流计算公式的正确性,而Zimmerman计算公式高估了节理的渗流流量。     

交叉裂隙水力学开度的计算及非线性水力特性研究

基于人工交叉裂隙模型,通过室内透水试验,得到了不同进口与出口组合时的流量和压力变化的关系曲线。同时结合串联裂隙水力学开度的计算公式,利用最小二乘法求解超静定方程组,计算交叉裂隙中每个裂隙单元的水力学开度。通过拓扑得到裂隙交叉点的几何尺寸,并求解Navier-Stokes方程,研究裂隙交叉对其水力特性的影响。结果表明,通过室内试验和串联裂隙水力学开度计算公式相结合的方法,可以准确计算每个裂隙单元的水力学开度。当雷诺数Re较小时,交叉点内部的流体成稳态层流流动;当雷诺数较大（比如Re≥100）时,可以观测到明显的漩涡,说明流体的惯性力远大于黏性力,经典的立方定律不再适用。对于1个进口2个出口的情况,出口的流量分配比率与雷诺数成二次函数关系,随着雷诺数的增大,流量分配比率的非线性越来越明显,其最大分配比率变化超过15%。出口的水力学开度e与初始水力学开度（即力学开度E0）的比值e/E0和雷诺数Re也具有二次函数关系。当Re10时,e/E0呈现出较强的非线性;利用该关系式可以得到修正的立方定律,从而进一步求解交叉裂隙的水力特性问题。     

Modelling of steady‐state fluid flow in 3D fractured isotropic porous media: application to effective permeability calculation

In this paper, 3D steady‐state fluid flow in a porous medium with a large number of intersecting fractures is derived numerically by using collocation method. Fluid flow in the matrix and fractures is described by Darcy's law and Poiseuille's law, respectively. The recent theoretical development presented a general potential solution to model the steady‐state flow in fractured porous media under a far‐field condition. This solution is a hypersingular integral equation with pressure field in the fracture surfaces as the main unknown. The numerical procedure can resolve the problem for any form of fractures and also takes into account the interactions and the intersection between fractures. Once the pressure field and then the flux field in fractures have been determined, the pressure field in the porous matrix is computed completely. The basic problem of a single fracture is investigated, and a semi‐analytical solution is presented. Using the solution obtained for a single fracture, Mori‐Tanaka and self‐consistent schemes are employed for upscaling the effective permeability of 3D fractured porous media. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

单裂隙曲折率对流体渗流过程的影响

从裂隙的细观结构出发，分析了裂隙曲折率对流体渗流过程的影响，得出了不规则裂隙的渗流规律，并把该结果应用于有限元分析，得出了裂隙突出坡度对渗流过程的影响。     

层流—紊流共存流场中岩溶裂隙网络演化过程的数值模拟方法

研究岩溶水系统的演化过程对许多资源与环境问题有着重要意义。岩溶地区水资源、油气资源的预测与开发、水土流失成因及防治等课题都与此密切相关。岩溶管道是地下水对裂隙的逐渐溶蚀扩展形成的,岩溶演化初期,所有裂隙宽度不大,流场整体成层流状态。随着溶蚀的进行,一部分裂隙优先扩大使其中的水流进入紊流状态,而另一部分裂隙中水流仍呈层流状态。文章提出一种数值方法,能够模拟层流-紊流共存流场的岩溶演化过程。利用蒙特卡洛(Monte-Carlo)方法模拟初始裂隙网络,通过非连续介质方法模拟裂隙网络中的渗流。裂隙扩展的速度通过岩石表面溶蚀速度经验公式计算,使用迭代方法求解层流-紊流共存条件下的水头非线性方程。构建了能够利用解析法求解的模型,把数值解和解析解的结果进行对比,验证了本研究的数值法及软件的可行性。