Pore-Scale Evolution of Effective Properties in Porous Rocks During Dissolution/Erosion and Precipitation
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Formulation
2.1. Geometric Properties
2.2. Permeability
2.3. Tortuosity
2.4. Reaction Rate
3. Numerical Simulation
4. Results
4.1. Validation
4.2. Porosity and Surface Area
4.3. Permeability and Tortuosity
4.4. Mass Change and Reaction Rate
5. Conclusions
- Performing numerical dissolution/precipitation simulation on digital samples and predicting geometry evolution.
- Evaluating the flow and transport property as the reaction progresses. The properties are the porosity, surface area, permeability tensor, tortuosity, mass, and reaction rate.
- Assessing flow anisotropy and heterogeneity induced by reaction.
- Estimating the mass change and transient reaction rate of a given sample under certain flow and reaction conditions.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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| Geometry Label | Initial Porosity [-] | Dimension | Size [mm] |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG | 0.73 | 2 | 2.0 × 2.0 × 0.01 |
| SF | 0.10 | ||
| FP | 0.39 | ||
| S0 | 0.22 | 3 | 0.64 × 0.64 × 0.64 |
| S1 | 0.16 | ||
| S2 | 0.28 | ||
| S3 | 0.20 | ||
| S4 | 0.22 |
| Reaction Label | 3D Case | 3D Case | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D01 | 1 × 10−3 | 1 × 10−1 | 0 | 68.7 | 0.064 |
| D02 | 1 × 10−3 | 1 × 10−2 | 0 | 68.7 | 0.0064 |
| D03 | 1 × 10−4 | 1 × 10−2 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.064 |
| D04 | 1 × 10−4 | 1 × 10−3 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0064 |
| P01 | 1 × 10−3 | 1 × 10−1 | 9 × 10−1 | 68.7 | 0.064 |
| P02 | 1 × 10−3 | 1 × 10−2 | 9 × 10−1 | 68.7 | 0.0064 |
| P03 | 1 × 10−4 | 1 × 10−2 | 9 × 10−1 | 6.9 | 0.064 |
| P04 | 1 × 10−4 | 1 × 10−3 | 9 × 10−1 | 6.9 | 0.0064 |
| Case | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcite, pH = 2 |
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Wang, X.; Zheng, S.; He, Y.; Wang, Y.; Liu, E.; Zhang, Y.; Yang, F.; Ling, B. Pore-Scale Evolution of Effective Properties in Porous Rocks During Dissolution/Erosion and Precipitation. Appl. Sci. 2026, 16, 1287. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16031287
Wang X, Zheng S, He Y, Wang Y, Liu E, Zhang Y, Yang F, Ling B. Pore-Scale Evolution of Effective Properties in Porous Rocks During Dissolution/Erosion and Precipitation. Applied Sciences. 2026; 16(3):1287. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16031287
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xiaoyu, Songqing Zheng, Yingfu He, Yujie Wang, Enhao Liu, Yandong Zhang, Fengchang Yang, and Bowen Ling. 2026. "Pore-Scale Evolution of Effective Properties in Porous Rocks During Dissolution/Erosion and Precipitation" Applied Sciences 16, no. 3: 1287. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16031287
APA StyleWang, X., Zheng, S., He, Y., Wang, Y., Liu, E., Zhang, Y., Yang, F., & Ling, B. (2026). Pore-Scale Evolution of Effective Properties in Porous Rocks During Dissolution/Erosion and Precipitation. Applied Sciences, 16(3), 1287. https://doi.org/10.3390/app16031287

