Subsurface Flow and Transport
Remediation strategies have been developed for a variety of contaminants by integrating theory, experiment and numerical simulation prior to field-scale studies. Researchers can conduct experiments at various scales, and compare experimental and numerical results to address the nation's most challenging problems in the subsurface related to contaminant transport, carbon cycling, enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide sequestration. See a complete list of Subsurface Flow and Transport instruments.
Resources and Techniques
- Users have access to all the tools—flow cells, simulation programs and analytical instruments from chromatographs to spectrometers—necessary for designing and conducting a subsurface flow and transport experiments.
- Designing experiments—Simulators such as STOMP (Subsurface Transport Over Multiple Phases) are used to define the boundary and initial conditions of the experiment.
- Conducting experiments—Micro- to intermediate-flow cells are used with analytical tools to generate data about how contaminants move through the soil.
- A full suite of analytical tools are available to generate data about samples.
Remediation strategies have been developed for a variety of contaminants by integrating theory, experiment and numerical simulation prior to field-scale studies. Researchers can conduct experiments at various scales, and compare experimental and numerical results to address the nation's most challenging problems in the subsurface related to contaminant transport, carbon cycling, enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide sequestration. See a complete list of Subsurface Flow and Transport instruments.
Resources and Techniques
- Users have access to all the tools—flow cells, simulation programs and analytical instruments from chromatographs to spectrometers—necessary for designing and conducting a subsurface flow and transport experiments.
- Designing experiments—Simulators such as STOMP (Subsurface Transport Over Multiple Phases) are used to define the boundary and initial conditions of the experiment.
- Conducting experiments—Micro- to intermediate-flow cells are used with analytical tools to generate data about how contaminants move through the soil.
- A full suite of analytical tools are available to generate data about samples.
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EMSL's annual call for proposals opens in early January
Pore-scale investigation of the evolution of residually-trapped CO2 droplets in the frame of geologic carbon storage
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From inches to miles: The science of scaling the subsurface
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“Working with EMSL” seminar slides now available
Seminar – Working with EMSL: FY 2017 call for proposals
Deadline approaching for EMSL’s Science Theme proposals
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Capability Details
- Intermediate-scale columns and flow cells
- Pore-scale microfluidic and imaging capabilities
- High-pressure/temperature cells for research at reservoir conditions
- Dual energy gamma radiation system
- Integrated hydraulic properties apparatus
- Relative permeability apparatus
- Analytical tools including ion, liquid and gas chromatographs, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and carbon analysis tools
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Science Highlights
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Dr. Bowden manages EMSL's optical spectroscopy and diffraction, subsurface flow and transport, and microfabrication and deposition capabilities. He is responsible for the X-ray diffraction facility and assists or conducts measurement and...