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PORE 3-9: A Non-Local Statistical Mechanics Framework for Immiscible Flow in Permeable Media
Access to safe and reliable large-scale geologic storage sites for CO2, H2 and natural gas is integral to energy transition. Efficient use of subsurface formations as storage sites requires reliable predictions of flow processes. In addition to the complexity and uncertainty associated with these systems, the severe predictive limitations of macroscale models of flow and transport adversely affect our ability to engineer subsurface systems reliably. This short course offers a statistical mechanics framework that is firmly grounded in the physics of multiphase flow in permeable media and incorporates non-locality considerations associated with the spatiotemporal scales of large-scale systems.
What Will You Learn?
The goal of the course is to introduce students to nonlocality, fundamental scale considerations, and upscaling based on a statistical mechanics framework grounded in the physics of multiphase flow in porous media.
The course will include 12 hours of lectures over a four-week period. Reading materials will be distributed beforehand.
Course Dates & Time: This course has been postponed to Autumn 2025 - Dates will be posted once confirmed
Please note that the Zoom link and all other course-related information can be found within the individual lessons, which registered participants can access through their user account.
Lecturers:
Saman Aryana is the Occidental Chair for Energy and Environmental Technologies, Professor and Head of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wyoming, United States. He is currently a Fulbright Scholar and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Alex Hansen is professor of theoretical physics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Center Director for PoreLab – Porous Media Laboratory, a Centre of Excellence funded by The Research Council of Norway. His field of research is exploring the border between statistical mechanics and fluid mechanics. From 2024 he holds an ERC (European Research Council) Advanced Grant AGIPORE focused on the scaling up problem in immiscible two-phase flow in porous media.
Important note: All lectures will be offered live, and participants are expected to attend all sessions in order to be granted a certificate of attendance. Recordings of the lectures will be provided in most cases within 24 hours after each session. These recordings will be available for 1 month following course completion. Please note that sharing the recordings with others is not permitted.
When you register for a course, your name and email address will be used by the InterPore Office and shared with the course lecturer(s) to facilitate direct communication and provide course updates before it begins. Course access information and further details will be sent to all participants the week before the course starts. For questions, please contact Karolin Weber at karolin.weber@interpore.org.
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