LBM3RT

LBM3RT (Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Multiphase Multicomponent Reactive Transport) is a suite of computer codes for physics-based simulation of coupled multiphase flow, transport of heat and mass, as well as (electro)chemical reactions in porous media at the individual pore/grain scale with evolving pore structure. Currently LBM3RT has the following functionalities.

Single Phase Flow, Transport of Heat and Mass

• Original lattice Boltzmann model or Guo's incompressible model.
• Single relaxation time (SRT) or Multiple relaxation time (MRT) for flow simulation.
• Double-distribution function method for heat and mass transfer.
• Knudsen diffusion for microgas flow.
• Calculation of effective diffusivity, thermal conductivity, intrinsic permeability, Knudsen diffusivity, and apparent permeability of porous media.

Multiphase Flow

• Improved Shan-Chen single component multiphase (SCMP) model.
• Improved Shan-Chen muticomponent multiphase (MCMP) model.
• Calculation of relative permeability.

Multicomponent Reactive Transport in a Single Phase Fluid

• Advection and diffusion.
• Homogeneous reactions among multiple species in a solution.
• Heterogeneous reactions between dissolved species and solids.
• Ion exchange and surface complexation.
• Changes in solid and pore geometry due to dissolution and precipitation are tracked.
• Multiple options to update pore geometry due to precipitation.
• Various input parameters are read from an extensive database (EQ3/6) covering a wide range of geochemical systems with great flexibility and expandability.

Coupled Multiphase Flow and Multicomponent Reactive Transport

• Water-vapor two phase flow with phase change and dissolution/precipitation based on the Shan-Chen SCMP model.
• Two-phase multi-mixture model based on the Shan-Chen MCMP model.

Darcy-Scale Lattice Boltzmann Method

• A resistance term is introduced in the LBE, which recovers pore-scale governing equaiton or Darcy equation depending on the resistance.
• Ideal for flow simulation in multiscale porous media.
• Knudsen diffusion is also considered for microgas flow.

Other Lattice Boltzmann Models

• Boiling in porous media.
• Drying in porous media.
• Electrokinetic flow (e.g. electroosmosis).

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