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Van Tuyl Lecture: Jeffrey Hyman, LANL
May 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Jeffrey Hyman, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Berthoud 306/ Zoom, 4PM, Monday, May 1, 2023
The Interplay of Multiple Scales in Fractured Media on Flow and Transport Properties
Abstract: In low-permeability fractured media, such as granites and shales, flow and the associated transport of dissolved solutes is controlled primarily by fractures embedded within the rock matrix. The geometry of individual fractures, size and aperture, as well as the network structure determine the structure of the fluid flow field. However, the relevant lengths scales within a fracture network range several orders of magnitude and it is unclear which features of the network influence which flow and transport properties. One tool to investigate the interplay and influence of these multiple scales are discrete fracture network (DFN) models. In this talk, I’ll discuss recent studies that use high-fidelity DFN models that attempt to link flow and transport attributes to physical structures of a fracture network ranging in-fracture aperture variability to network-scale connectivity.
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