The Introduction of Specific Water and Maximum Airborne Specific Water &the Improvement of Dynamic Equations on Non-Uniform Saturated Moist Atmosphere

To eliminate the irrational supposition that condensed liquid water always falls immediately, specific water m?and maximum airborne specific water mm are introduced into the dynamic framework on non-uniform saturated moist atmosphere (m?is the ratio of the airborne liquid water mass to the moist air mass in unit cubage moist air, mm is its maximum value with , , and are airborne coefficient, vertical velocity and saturated specific humidity respectively). The balance equation between water vapor and airborne liquid water is derived. From the balance equation, a new formula of precipitate rate is got. The analysis shows that in the air stream with some upward vertical velocity ( ), the condensed liquid water can precipitate under the condition with (q is specific humidity) and? only, otherwise it is detained in the air and becomes airborne liquid water. Not only does precipitating liquid water contain condensed liquid water, but also contains converged and existing airborne liquid water. Following above discussion, improved dynamic equations on non-uniform saturated moist atmosphere are provided.

Experimental investigation on dilatancy behavior of water-saturated sandstone

It is important to study the dilatancy property of water-saturated rock for understanding the engineering behavior of loaded rock mass. This study carried out the uniaxial and triaxial compressive experiments on the water-saturated red sandstone, analyzed the influences of confining pressure and pore pressure on dilatancy property of water-saturated rock, and discussed the reasonable basis of the stress of dilatancy onset as a strength design parameter of rock engineering, finally established the prediction model of the stress of dilatancy onset under the impacts of confining pressure and pore pressure. The results show that the strength parameters(the stress of dilatancy onset and peak strength) and deformation parameters(axial strain and circumferential strain) of water-saturated sandstone increase with the confining pressure, and the relations can be fitted with a positive linear function. The cohesion and internal friction angle obtained from the stress of dilatancy onset decrease by 11.57% and 7.33%, respectively, when compared with those obtained from the peak strength. The strength parameters and deformation parameters of water-saturated sandstone decrease basically with the increase of pore pressure, in which the relations between strength parameters or axial strain and pore pressure can be fitted with a negative linear function. However, the relation between the peak circumferential strain and the pore pressure should be characterized by a negative exponential function, and the circumferential strain at dilatancy onset isn't affected by the pore pressure.

Soil pressure and pore pressure for seismic design of tunnels revisited: considering water-saturated, poroelastic half-space

This paper describes a systematic study on the fundamental features of seismic soil pressure on underground tunnels, in terms of its magnitude and distribution, and further identifi es the dominant factors that signifi cantly infl uence the seismic soil pressure. A tunnel embedded in water-saturated poroelastic half-space is considered, with a large variety of model and excitation parameters. The primary features of both the total soil pressure and the pore pressure are investigated. Taking a circular tunnel as an example, the results are presented using a fi nite element-indirect boundary element(FE-IBE) method, which can account for dynamic soil-tunnel interaction and solid frame-pore water coupling. The effects of tunnel stiffness, tunnel buried depth and input motions on the seismic soil pressure and pore pressure are also examined. It is shown that the most crucial factors that dominate the magnitude and distribution of the soil pressure are the tunnel stiffness and dynamic soil-tunnel interaction. Moreover, the solid frame-pore water coupling has a prominent infl uence on the magnitude of the pore pressure. The fi ndings are benefi cial to obtain insight into the seismic soil pressure on underground tunnels, thus facilitating more accurate estimation of the seismic soil pressure.

An Efficient Multiple-Dimensional Finite Element Solution for Water Flow in Variably Saturated Soils

Multiple-dimensional water flow in variably saturated soils plays an important role in ecological systems such as irrigation and water uptake by plant roots; its quantitative description is usually based on the Richards＇ equation. Because of the nonlinearity of the Richards＇ equation and the complexity of natural soils, most practical simulations rely on numerical solutions with the nonlinearity solved by iterations. The commonly used iterations for solving the nonlinearity are Picard and Newton methods with the former converging at first-order rate and the later at second-order rate. A recent theoretical analysis by the authors, however, revealed that for solving the diffusive flow, the classical Picard method is actually a chord-Newton method, converging at a rate faster than first order; its linear convergence rate is due to the treatment of the gravity term. To improve computational efficiency, a similar chord-Newton method as for solving the diffusive term was proposed to solve the gravity term. Testing examples for one-dimensional flow showed significant improvement. The core of this method is to produce a diagonally dominant matrix in the linear system so as to improve the iteration-toiteration stability and hence the convergence. In this paper, we develop a similar method for multiple-dimensional flow and compare its performance with the classical Picard and Newton methods for water flow in soils characterised by a wide range of van Genuchten parameters.

Dispersion hydrophobic electrolyte enables lithium-oxygen battery enduring saturated water vapor

Li-O_(2) batteries gain widespread attention as a can didate for next-generati on energy storage devices due to their extraordinary theoretic specific energy.The semi-open structure of Li-O_(2) batteries causes many parasitic reactions,especially related to water.Water is a double-edged sword,which destroys Li anode and simultaneously triggers a solution-based pathway of the discharge product.In this work,hexamethyldisilazane(HMDS)is introduced into the electrolyte of an aprotic Li-O_(2) battery.HMDS has a strong ability to combine with a trace of water to gen erate a hydrophobic hexamethyldisiloxa ne(MM),which eliminates water from the electrolyte decomposition and then prevents the Li anode from producing the insulating LiOH with water.In this case,the hydrophobic MM disperses in the ether-based electrolyte,forming a dispersion hydrophobic electrolyte.This electrolyte can anchor water from the environment on the cathode side,which triggers a solution-based pathway and regulates the growth morphology of the discharge product and consequently increases the discharge capacity.Compared with the Li-O_(2) battery without the HMDS,the HMDS-containing Li-O_(2) battery contributes an about 13-fold increase of cyclability(400 cycles,1800 h)in the extreme environment of saturated water vapor.This work opens a new approach for directly operating aprotic Li-O_(2) batteries in ambient air.

Attenuation-type and failure-type curve models on accumulated pore water pressure in saturated normal consolidated clay

Based on dynamic triaxial test results of saturated soft clay,similarities of variations between accumulated pore water pressure and accumulated deformation were analyzed.The Parr's equation on accumulated deformation was modified to create an attenuation-type curve model on accumulated pore water pressure in saturated normal consolidation clay.In this model,dynamic strength was introduced and a new parameter called equivalent dynamic stress level was added.Besides,based on comparative analysis on variations between failure-type and attenuation-type curves,a failure-type curve model was created on accumulated pore water pressure in saturated normal consolidation clay.Two models can take cycle number,coupling of static and dynamic deviator stress,and consolidation way into consideration.The models are verified by test results.The correlation coefficients are more than 0.98 for optimization of test results based on the two models,and there is good agreement between the optimized and test curves,which shows that the two models are suitable to predict variations of accumulated pore water pressure under different loading cases and consolidation ways.In order to improve prediction accuracy,it is suggested that loading cases and consolidation ways should be consistent with in-situ conditions when dynamic triaxial tests are used to determine the constants in the models.

CO_(2)-EOR过程中油藏储层构造封存能力的模拟

为应对日益严峻的能源危机和温室效应,CO_(2)提高采收率技术脱颖而出,因此CO_(2)提高采收率后的地质封存安全性和相应的封存能力评估引起了广泛关注。借助数值模拟方法,基于吉林油田某区块油藏的实际储层条件,构建了注入CO_(2)含量为10%~90%的9个模型,分别探究了含水饱和度为30%,50%和90%以及储层压力为10 MPa,20 MPa和30 MPa时油藏各相组分的分布规律;基于前人对封存CO_(2)安全储存状态划分的研究,最终明确了CO_(2)的安全封存量。结果表明:1)当含水饱和度(30%)和压力(10 MPa)一定时,增加CO_(2)含量(10%~90%)可大幅提高CO_(2)的有效封存体积分数(26%~93%);2)压力的提升(10~30 MPa)促进了CO_(2)在油相中的溶解,从而略微降低了储层的封存能力(18%~7%);3)含水饱和度对储层封存CO_(2)的能力的影响微乎其微。该研究旨在阐明不同条件下CO_(2)的构造埋存量,为相关研究提供借鉴。

Shale porosity measurement by the saturated oil method: Removing the contribution from oils dissolved in kerogen

Shale porosity measurements have crucial scientific and economical applications in unconventionalpetroleum systems. As a standard technique, liquid saturation methods, including water saturation (WS)and oil saturation (OS), have been widely used to measure the porosity of many rock types. For clay-richshale reservoirs with high organic matter content, it is well known that the WS method may cause clayswelling and induce structural changes in the pore system. The OS method affects the accuracy ofporosity measurements because of some of the oil being dissolved by kerogen within the shale;however,this has not received sufficient research attention. In this study, we compare the previously reported andnewly tested OS porosities with helium (He) expansion porosity. Results show that OS porosity generallyexceeds the He porosity. Furthermore, the higher the total organic carbon (TOC) content and lower thematurity of shale, the greater the difference between the OS and helium porosities. When using the OSmethod, the effect of kerogen-dissolved oil causes an overestimation of the shale porosity by ~30%. To thebest of our knowledge, this is the first time to note the kerogen-dissolve oil effects on OS porosity. Herein,we propose a new, simple, and effective correction method for estimating OS porosity that involvessubtracting the kerogen-dissolved oil content from raw OS porosity. In addition, the quantification modelof kerogen-dissolved oil capacity is established, taking into account the abundance and maturity oforganic matter. Taking the He porosity as the benchmark, the absolute error of the corrected OS porositydoes not exceed 1% and the average relative error is only ~10%. The obtained results can help improve theaccuracy of shale porosity evaluation methods.

Behavior of large post-liquefaction deformation in saturated Nanjing fine sand

Laboratory tests on the large post-liquefaction deformation of saturated Nanjing fine sand were performed by using a hollow cylinder apparatus. The stress-strain responses and the characteristics of excess pore water pressure after liquefaction were studied. It was found that the relationship between deviatoric stress and axial strain presented a sigmoid curve, and there was a good linearity relationship between normalized pore water pressure and deviatoric stress. On this basis, a constitutive model of stress-strain responses and a dissipation model of excess pore water pressure were established. It was found that the results predicted by the two models were in good agreement with the experimental data. The influence of relative densities and confining pressure on the characteristics of liquefied soil were studied, The results showed the relative densities and initial effective confining pressure all had an important influence on the stress-strain responses of liquefied saturated Nanjing fine sand. However, the dissipation model of excess pore water pressure after liquefaction was only affected by the confining pressure.

Water transfer characteristics during methane hydrate formation and dissociation processes inside saturated sand

Gas hydrates formation and dissociation processes inside porous media are always accompanied by water transfer behavior, which is similar to the water behavior of ice freezing and thawing processes. These processes have been studied by many researchers, but all the studies are so far on the water transfer characteristics outside porous media and the water transfer characteristics inside porous media have been little known. In this study, in order to study the water transfer characteristics inside porous media during methane hydrate formation and dissociation processes, a novel apparatus with three pF-meter sensors which can detect water content changes inside porous media was applied. It was experimentally observed that methane hydrate formation processes were accompanied by water transfer from bottom to top inside porous media, however, the water behavior during hydrate dissociation processes was abnormal, for which more studies are needed to find out the real reason in our future work.

砂-黏土中结合水含量及渗透性的非等温耦合效应

土体结合水性质、渗透性及温度之间的耦合关系,很大程度上决定了土体的温度-渗流-应力耦合行为。开展了非等温条件下饱和土的结合水含量及渗透性试验研究,以揭示温度变化对不同粒径和黏粒含量土体吸附结合水含量和渗透系数的影响机制。研究表明,温升可导致土体吸附结合水含量显著降低,且结合水含量-温度关系显著依赖于颗粒粒径和黏粒含量。由于土粒间的相互作用及结构性效应依赖于黏粒含量及温度,成型砂土/低含黏土和黏土/高含黏土样结合水含量分别不同程度地高于和低于散状土样。同时,温度升高将引起土体渗透系数不同程度的增大,这与升温下自由水运动黏度和吸附结合水含量的降低等因素密切相关,这些因素的作用程度又依赖于黏粒含量和土体孔隙率。在非等温条件下,忽略结合水效应将分别高估和低估低黏粒含量和高黏粒含量土体的渗透性随温度的变化。

饱水-失水循环劣化条件下泥岩层理裂隙演化特征

为了研究饱水-失水循环劣化条件下膨胀性泥岩的裂隙演化特征,首先,对制备的圆柱体泥岩样品进行5次饱水-失水循环试验;然后,对原状样、1次和5次循环后的泥岩样品进行CT扫描;最后,结合图像分析技术对泥岩内部层理裂隙网络进行三维数字重构,对泥岩层理裂隙演化特征进行定性和定量分析。研究结果表明:重构的三维数字模型体积与真实泥岩样品体积相近,能够准确地表征样品体积特征和变化情况;随着饱水-失水循环次数增加,泥岩在不同部位上呈现出不同的发展趋势,即上部的裂隙增长速率较快,而下部的增长速率相对较慢;随着饱水-失水循环次数增加,裂隙总体积和连通裂隙体积不断增大,而独立裂隙的体积基本保持不变;随着饱水-失水循环次数增加,孔隙网络模型中各参量都呈增大趋势,裂隙的宽度和连通性都逐渐增大;在饱水-失水循环中,楔裂压力作用形成连通的层理主裂隙,失水收缩作用形成矩形裂隙网络。

Parameters of new three-water model based on nuclear magnetic experiment and optimization algorithm

Clastic rock reservoir is the main reservoir type in the oil and gas field.Archie formula or various conductive models developed on the basis of Archie’s formula are usually used to interpret this kind of reservoir,and the three-water model is widely used as well.However,there are many parameters in the threewater model,and some of them are difficult to determine.Most of the determination methods are based on the statistics of large amount of experimental data.In this study,the authors determine the value of the parameters of the new three-water model based on the nuclear magnetic data and the genetic optimization algorithm.The relative error between the resistivity calculated based on these parameters and the resistivity measured experimentally at 100%water content is 0.9024.The method studied in this paper can be easily applied without much experimental data.It can provide reference for other regions to determine the parameters of the new three-water model.

孔隙率对多孔介质模型内水-气两相驱替规律的影响

多孔介质的孔隙率是影响水气两相驱替模式和注液饱和度的重要因素,饱和度是决定离子型稀土矿浸出率的关键指标。开展四种孔隙率的多孔介质中水气两相驱替微流体模型试验,确定了水气两相驱替模式,分析了气体团簇的形成机理及其分布特征,研究了孔隙率对模型内注液饱和度的影响。结果表明:水气两相驱替为毛细管指进模式,孔隙率高的多孔介质中指进现象更显著;随着毛细管数的增大,渗流模式逐渐趋于稳定。毛细管指进过程容易在多孔介质孔隙中形成气体团簇,低孔隙率模型中的气体团簇小而多;高孔隙率模型内的气体团簇大而少。模型内的注液饱和度随着孔隙率的增大而减小,随着注液强度的增大而增大。

湖南省新田县富锶岩溶水矿物饱和指数特征,Sr^(2+)、SO_(4)^(2-)来源及开发潜力

【研究目的】湖南新田县发现大型富锶矿泉水田,然而锶元素来源及锶矿泉开发利用潜力研究相对薄弱,此外探究富锶岩溶水水化学特征及锶元素来源可为岩溶区寻找富锶地下水提供一定的理论支撑。【研究方法】通过开展水文地质调查,富锶地下水水化学指标检测分析,利用PHREEQC软件、水化学计量法、端元法、水文地质参数等揭示富锶岩溶水矿物饱和指数特征,Sr^(2+)、SO_(4)^(2-)来源及富锶地下水开发潜力。【研究结果】方解石在下降泉和机井中均主要处于饱和状态,白云石由下降泉中未饱和状态转为机井中的饱和状态,菱锶矿在机井中出现饱和状态,石膏在下降泉和机井中均为未饱和状态。下降泉中矿物饱和指数随泉水溶解性总固体增加而升高,两者呈较好的正相关关系,但在机井中两者相关性较差。下降泉SO_(4)^(2-)和大气降水SO_(4)^(2-)具有较好的拟合关系,根据Ca^(2+)、Mg^(2+)、Sr^(2+)、HCO_(3)^(-)、SO_(4)^(2-)化学计量关系,机井中SO_(4)^(2-)可能来源于石膏溶解。下降泉中Sr^(2+)主要来源于石灰岩中以类质同像置换钙的锶,机井中Sr^(2+)较大可能来源于含水层中菱锶矿。研究区85.2%水点的地下水符合国家生活饮用水卫生标准,超标水点多为单指标超标。经计算,枯水年富锶地下水天然补给资源量、可开采资源量和地下水资源潜力分别为3.83×10^(7)m^(3)/a、1.05×10^(7)m^(3)/a、7.28×10^(6)m^(3)/a。【结论】新田县富锶地下水中锶主要来源于泥盆系佘田桥组地层含锶矿物(类质同像置换钙的锶和菱锶矿)的溶解,富锶地下水资源量及资源潜力可观,具有较大的开发利用潜力与价值。

库水-淤砂层-坝体-坝基体系地震响应分析

针对我国西部水利工程结构面临的地震安全问题,特别是混凝土高拱坝的抗震安全设计,以小湾水电站混凝土高拱坝为研究对象,进行了库水-淤砂层-坝体-坝基体系的耦合动力分析,同时考虑了复杂的坝基地形、正常蓄水位的库水以及常年运行而堆积的淤沙层的影响。主要内容有:①基于传递矩阵法及二维有限元,实现了复杂峡谷地形的自由场计算;②基于水-饱和多孔介质-固体的统一计算框架,实现了库水-淤沙层-坝体-坝基体系的三维地震响应分析算法。最后,分别以脉冲波和地震波作为输入,探讨了小湾拱坝的地震响应规律及库水淤沙层对拱坝地震响应的影响。结果表明:坝体顶部中心区域会承受较大的拉、压应力;而库水底部淤砂层对坝体的位移及应力影响并不显著。

Method of coupling 1-D unsaturated flow with 3-D saturated flow on large scale

A coupled unsaturated-saturated water flow numerical model was developed. The water flow in the unsaturated zone is considered the one-dimensional vertical flow, which changes in the horizontal direction according to the groundwater table and the atmospheric boundary conditions. The groundwater flow is treated as the three-dimensional water flow. The recharge flux to groundwater from soil water is considered the bottom flux for the numerical simulation in the unsaturated zone, and the upper flux for the groundwater simulation. It connects and unites the two separated water flow systems. The soil water equation is solved based on the assumed groundwater table.and the subsequent predicted recharge flux. Then, the groundwater equation is solved with the predicted recharge flux as the upper boundary condition. Iteration continues until the discrepancy between the assumed and calculated groundwater nodal heads have a certain accuracy. Illustrative examples with different water flow scenarios regar.ding the Dirichlet boundary condition, the Neumann boundary condition, the a.tmospheric boundary condition, and the source or sink term were calculated by the coupled model. The results are compared with those of other models, including Hydrus-lD, SWMS-2D, and FEFLOW, which demonstrate that the coupled model is effective and accurate and can significantly reduce the computational time for the large number of nodes in saturated-unsaturated water flow simulation.

A modified Hoek-Brown failure criterion considering the damage to reservoir bank slope rocks under water saturation-dehydration circulation

After water is impounded in a reservoir,rock mass in the hydro-fluctuation belt of the reservoir bank slope is subject to water saturationdehydration circulation(WSDC). To quantify the rate of change of rock mechanical properties, samples from the Longtan dam area were measured with uniaxial compression tests after different numbers(1,5, 10, 15, and 20) of simulated WSDC cycles. Based on the curves derived from these tests, a modified HoekBrown failure criterion was proposed, in which a new parameter was introduced to model the cumulative damage to rocks after WSDC. A case of an engineering application was analyzed, and the results showed that the modified Hoek-Brown failure criterion is useful.Under similar WSDC-influenced engineering and geological conditions, rock mass strength parameters required for analysis and evaluation of rock slope stability can be estimated according to this modified Hoek-Brown failure criterion.