Qinjun Kang

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method for thermofluids and energy applications, focusing on multiphase flows, thermal flows and thermal multi-phase flows with phase change, is provided in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, the benefits and drawbacks of using CO2 as a working fluid for shale gas production were analyzed using a combination of new experimental and modeling data at multiple scales, and the potential advantages of CO2 including enhanced fracturing and fracture propagation, reduction of flow blocking mechanisms, increased desorption of methane adsorbed in organic-rich parts of the shale, and a reduction or elimination of the deep re-injection of flow-back water that has been linked to induced seismicity and other environmental concerns.

TL;DR: In this paper, a critical review of the theory and applications of a multiphase model in the community of the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), the pseudopotential model proposed by Shan and Chen (1993), is presented.

TL;DR: An extensive overview on a number of extensions to the lattice Boltzmann method which allow to study multiphase and multicomponent flows on a pore scale level are given.

TL;DR: It is found that most of the values of correction factor fall in the slip and transition regime, with no Darcy flow regime observed, indicating Knudsen diffusion always plays a role on shale gas transport mechanisms in the reconstructed shales.