Some dynamics of brine and compressible vapour flows in permeable conduits
- đ¤ Speaker: Prof. Herbert Huppert, FRS, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge
- đ Date & Time: Wednesday 18 February 2015, 14:00 - 15:00
- đ Venue: Lecture Theatre 1, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, New Museums Site
Abstract
The talk will discuss two situations. First, the flow of a viscous compressible gas through an axisymmetric or two-dimensional porous conduit. Applications include the release of magmatic volatiles from a magma chamber beneath an active volcano and the discharge of geothermal fluids. The results are also relevant to evaluating the consequences of an accidental release of carbon dioxide from a storage reservoir within the Earth, as might happen at a carbon capture and storage (CCS) site. The second part will describe the input of hot brine into a layered porous medium to mimic porphyry copper deposition. The input will be seen to transition from a hemispherical shape to a long, thin gravity current, both in the theory and on the bench in a simple experiment.
Series This talk is part of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Departmental Seminars series.
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Prof. Herbert Huppert, FRS, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge
Wednesday 18 February 2015, 14:00-15:00