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    Performance of combined vorticity-based gridding and dual mesh method for gravity dominated reservoir flows

    , Article Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering ; Volume 67, Issue 3-4 , 2009 , Pages 127-139 ; 09204105 (ISSN) Firoozabadi, B ; Ashjari, M. A ; Sharif University of Technology
    2009
    Abstract
    This paper presents a new combined method for accurate upscaling of two-phase displacements in highly heterogeneous reservoirs. The method has the capability to retain its high performance for various flow regimes, from viscous to gravity dominant displacements, without the need for further modifications and computational steps. Two different grids are incorporated for simulation. The grid on fine scale is used to recognize the complicated physics of flow which depends on dominated driving forces and their interaction with heterogeneity. However, to achieve a fast simulation, the global flow calculation is performed on the coarse scale grid using upscaled equivalent properties. The...