Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone
The random existence of many irregular pore structures in geotechnical materials has a decisive influence on its permeability and other macroscopic properties. The analysis and characterization of the micropore structure of the material and its permeability are of great significance for geotechnical...
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| author | M. A. Shi-Jia L. I. N. Yuan-Jian L. I. U. Jiang-Feng Kundwa Marie Judith Ishimwe Hubert W. A. N. G. Pei-lin |
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| description | The random existence of many irregular pore structures in geotechnical materials has a decisive influence on its permeability and other macroscopic properties. The analysis and characterization of the micropore structure of the material and its permeability are of great significance for geotechnical engineering. In this study, digital images with different magnifications were used to examine the pore structure and permeability of sandstone samples. The image processing method is used to obtain binary images, and then, the pore size distribution method is used to calculate the pore size distribution. Therefore, based on the Hagen-Poiseuille formula, we get the prediction value of material’s permeability and compare it with the value obtained from mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP). It is found that different microscopic images with different magnification and various statistical methods of pore size have a specific influence on the characterization of pore structure and permeability prediction. The porosity of different magnifications is not the same, and the results obtained at higher magnifications are more consistent with the results obtained with MIP. With the increase of magnification, we can observe more pores in large sizes. The effect of CPSD (continuous pore size distribution) in pore size statistics is better than that of DPSD (discrete pore size distribution). In permeability prediction, the prediction result of higher magnification images are closer to the instrument test value, and the value of DPSD is more significant than that of CPSD. In future research, an appropriate method should be selected to obtain a reasonable prediction of the permeability of the target material. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c424f9b42fdf46c798d0a4038544fa6f2025-08-20T02:18:55ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81232021-01-01202110.1155/2021/3356645Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of SandstoneM. A. Shi-Jia0L. I. N. Yuan-Jian1L. I. U. Jiang-Feng2Kundwa Marie Judith3Ishimwe Hubert4W. A. N. G. Pei-lin5The State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground EngineeringThe State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground EngineeringThe State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground EngineeringThe State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground EngineeringSchool of Resources and GeosciencesThe State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground EngineeringThe random existence of many irregular pore structures in geotechnical materials has a decisive influence on its permeability and other macroscopic properties. The analysis and characterization of the micropore structure of the material and its permeability are of great significance for geotechnical engineering. In this study, digital images with different magnifications were used to examine the pore structure and permeability of sandstone samples. The image processing method is used to obtain binary images, and then, the pore size distribution method is used to calculate the pore size distribution. Therefore, based on the Hagen-Poiseuille formula, we get the prediction value of material’s permeability and compare it with the value obtained from mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP). It is found that different microscopic images with different magnification and various statistical methods of pore size have a specific influence on the characterization of pore structure and permeability prediction. The porosity of different magnifications is not the same, and the results obtained at higher magnifications are more consistent with the results obtained with MIP. With the increase of magnification, we can observe more pores in large sizes. The effect of CPSD (continuous pore size distribution) in pore size statistics is better than that of DPSD (discrete pore size distribution). In permeability prediction, the prediction result of higher magnification images are closer to the instrument test value, and the value of DPSD is more significant than that of CPSD. In future research, an appropriate method should be selected to obtain a reasonable prediction of the permeability of the target material.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3356645 |
| spellingShingle | M. A. Shi-Jia L. I. N. Yuan-Jian L. I. U. Jiang-Feng Kundwa Marie Judith Ishimwe Hubert W. A. N. G. Pei-lin Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone Geofluids |
| title | Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone |
| title_full | Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone |
| title_fullStr | Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone |
| title_short | Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone |
| title_sort | multiscale research on pore structure characteristics and permeability prediction of sandstone |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/3356645 |
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