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December 4, 2025Physics of Fluids

Adsorption–flow coupling model for quantifying the transport mechanism of shale oil under nanoconfinement effects

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WTWen TianXZXinyue ZhangRJRui Jing

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Molecular dynamics simulations reveal how shale oil transport is affected by adsorption in nanopores, indicating implications for resource recovery.

Key Points

  • Transport mechanisms of shale oil are influenced by interfacial interactions and adsorption—critical for energy conversion processes.
  • Molecular dynamics simulations illustrate that permeability decreases with carbon chain length and pressure, deviating from Darcy's law.
  • An adsorption–flow coupling model is developed to explain fluid dynamics in quartz nanopores, linking free volume to permeance.
  • Ultimately, understanding these nanoscale mechanisms may inform better strategies for fluid engineering and subsurface recovery efforts.

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Tian et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6930e8d7ea1aef094cca3ac1https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0301516
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