Multiphase Flow and Process Modeling in Energy Resources Recovery and Utilization
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Petroleum and Low-Carbon Energy Process Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2026 | Viewed by 86
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Interests: geological hydrogen storage; unconventional oil and gas exploitation; oil and gas reservoir stimulation
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Interests: fractured rock mass seepage; unconventional oil and gas reservoir simulation; CO2 geological storage
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Interests: fluid–mechanics coupling; fluid flow mechanism; unconventional reservoirs simulation; geological reservoir modeling; multiphase flow
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite your submissions to this Special Issue on “Multiphase Flow and Process Modeling in Energy Resources Recovery and Utilization”.
Complex multiphase flow behavior and process modeling involved in deep underground engineering (such as deep mine, tunnel engineering, energy storage, and geothermal development, etc.) is the research frontier in the field of rock mechanics and engineering. The co-evolution mechanism and accurate description of multiphase media (solid–liquid–gas) under deep high stress, high ground temperature, high osmotic pressure, and strong disturbance environment have become the key bottleneck restricting engineering safety and efficiency. Traditional analysis methods often have significant limitations in dealing with multi-field coupling processes under complex stress paths, resulting in problems such as lagging disaster warning, low efficiency of resource development, and insufficient environmental impact assessment. Therefore, it is urgent to strengthen the cross-scale theoretical research of multiphase flow, construct high-precision process simulation methods, and develop advanced monitoring and dynamic inversion techniques, so as to provide scientific support for the safe and efficient exploitation of deep resources and the sustainable utilization of underground space.
This Special Issue aims to collate papers that address new scientific advancements to enhance the recovery process of deep underground engineering. We especially welcome submissions on the following topics:
- Multiphase flow constitutive model;
- Multi-field coupling analysis;
- Deep energy storage;
- Geothermal resource development;
- Transport characteristics of porous media;
- Fracture reconstruction;
- Advanced numerical methods.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Bowen Hu
Dr. Huimin Wang
Dr. Kangsheng Xue
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multiphase flow
- multi-field coupling
- process modeling
- porous media
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