An overview of the oil-brine interfacial behavior and a new surface complexation model

M Bonto, AA Eftekhari, HM Nick - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The few existing surface complexation models (SCM) for the brine-oil interface have important
limitations: the chemistry of each crude oil is not considered, they cannot capture the water…

[HTML][HTML] The critical role of fracture flow on two-phase matrix–fracture transfer mechanisms

M Farhadzadeh, HM Nick - Advances in Water Resources, 2023 - Elsevier
We analyze the dynamics of imbibition in a fractured medium using the Direct Numerical
Simulation of the Navier–Stokes equations. Pore geometries with homogeneous and …

[HTML][HTML] A three-dimensional coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical model for deformable fractured geothermal systems

S Salimzadeh, A Paluszny, HM Nick, RW Zimmerman - Geothermics, 2018 - Elsevier
A fully coupled thermal-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) finite element model is presented for
fractured geothermal reservoirs. Fractures are modelled as surface discontinuities within a …

[HTML][HTML] Electrokinetic behavior of artificial and natural calcites: A review of experimental measurements and surface complexation models

M Bonto, AA Eftekhari, HM Nick - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The surface charge of calcite in aqueous environments is essential to many industrial and
environmental applications. Electrokinetic measurements are usually used to assess the …

PoreFlow: A complex pore-network model for simulation of reactive transport in variably saturated porous media

A Raoof, HM Nick, SM Hassanizadeh… - Computers & Geosciences, 2013 - Elsevier
This study introduces PoreFlow, a pore-network modeling tool capable of simulating fluid
flow and multi-component reactive and adsorptive transport under saturated and variably …

Comparison of three FE-FV numerical schemes for single-and two-phase flow simulation of fractured porous media

HM Nick, SK Matthäi - Transport in porous media, 2011 - Springer
We benchmark a family of hybrid finite element–node-centered finite volume discretization
methods (FEFV) for single- and two-phase flow/transport through porous media with discrete …

Modelling stress-dependent permeability in fractured rock including effects of propagating and bending fractures

JP Latham, J Xiang, M Belayneh, HM Nick… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The influence of in-situ stresses on flow processes in fractured rock is investigated using a
novel modelling approach. The combined finite-discrete element method (FEMDEM) is used …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of hydrogen storage in depleted hydrocarbon chalk reservoirs: Assessment of biochemical and chemical effects

MJ Veshareh, EM Thaysen, HM Nick - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogen storage is one of the energy storage methods that can help realization of an emission
free future by saving surplus renewable energy for energy deficit periods. Utilization of …

Thermoporoelastic effects during heat extraction from low-permeability reservoirs

S Salimzadeh, HM Nick, RW Zimmerman - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermoporoelastic effects during heat extraction from low permeability geothermal reservoirs
are investigated numerically, based on the model of a horizontal penny-shaped fracture …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of low-enthalpy geothermal systems: Interplay of spatially correlated heterogeneity and well-doublet spacings

M Babaei, HM Nick - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The low-enthalpy geothermal systems are commonly deployed in sedimentary geological
settings that feature significant levels of deposition-induced heterogeneity. In this paper, …