Confined comminution and particle flow: a general model for large-scale canonical solutions. The project integrates recent advances in continuum mechanics to develop a novel theory of comminution for large-scale problems of grain-size reduction, beyond the reach of particle-based simulations. We will deliver new knowledge and predictive tools by solving fundamental and significant comminution problems. Underpinning this development will be a direct link between energy and particle kinematics. Th ....Confined comminution and particle flow: a general model for large-scale canonical solutions. The project integrates recent advances in continuum mechanics to develop a novel theory of comminution for large-scale problems of grain-size reduction, beyond the reach of particle-based simulations. We will deliver new knowledge and predictive tools by solving fundamental and significant comminution problems. Underpinning this development will be a direct link between energy and particle kinematics. This unique methodology will enable the prediction of energy flow in fault zones, and energy losses from machine to particle and between particles.Read moreRead less
A dynamic pore-network model for fluid displacements in porous media. The project will have a major impact on the up-stream oil and gas industry nationally and worldwide. It will allow data crucial to the development and optimization of oil and gas fields to be obtained from reservoir fragments and unconsolidated core, greatly reducing the levels of uncertainty associated with field developments. This has great commercial and strategic significance for Australia, where future potential reserve ....A dynamic pore-network model for fluid displacements in porous media. The project will have a major impact on the up-stream oil and gas industry nationally and worldwide. It will allow data crucial to the development and optimization of oil and gas fields to be obtained from reservoir fragments and unconsolidated core, greatly reducing the levels of uncertainty associated with field developments. This has great commercial and strategic significance for Australia, where future potential reserves are located in remote offshore deep water areas where technological uncertainties are a major obstacle to timely development.Read moreRead less
Model Studies of the Wettability of Reservoir and Seal Rocks as Recovered and After Treatments to Alter Surface Properties. Key contributions will be made to the science that underpins petroleum recovery. The combination of diverse expertise in interfacial physics and chemistry, petroleum geology and petrophysics provides a large innovative potential for the industry. Two graduate students will be educated in a rich multi-disciplinary research environment with a strong emphasis on both academic ....Model Studies of the Wettability of Reservoir and Seal Rocks as Recovered and After Treatments to Alter Surface Properties. Key contributions will be made to the science that underpins petroleum recovery. The combination of diverse expertise in interfacial physics and chemistry, petroleum geology and petrophysics provides a large innovative potential for the industry. Two graduate students will be educated in a rich multi-disciplinary research environment with a strong emphasis on both academic and industrial aspects of the problems. The research conducted will enable the industrial partners to improve existing technologies for predicting where oil and gas is trapped and for petroleum recovery.
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