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Accumulation and self-organization in hydrofracturetransport of fluids

Jochen ArnoldPaul D. Bons

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Self-organizationGeochemistry and PetrologyChemistryFluid dynamicsEconomic GeologyMechanicsMechanism (sociology)

description

Abstract Propagation of “mobile hydrofractures” is one of several mechanisms to transport fluids. Analogue experiments show howthis transport mechanism is intimately linked with accumulation, by stepwise mergers of fluid batches. Analogue experiments and numerical modelling indicate that such stepwise transport and accumulation may lead to the establishment of a self-organised critical state.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0375-6742(03)00103-1