Project Info Transport properties of synthetic porous media Xiaolong Yin | xyin@mines.edu The objective of this project is to use synthetic porous media geometry models to probe the effect of adding or subtracting geometry features on permeability, dispersion, and...
Project Info Measuring gas condensation in mesoporous solids Xiaolong Yin | xyin@mines.edu The objective of this study is to use a simple spring-mass system to measure gas condensed into nanopores of tight rocks at high pressure and temperature. Such measurements are...
Project Info Lost Circulation Study Alfred Eustes | aeustes@mines.edu Lost circulation costs a phenomenal amount of money to combat while drilling wells. For example, in geothermal energy development, a recent paper showed that up to 7% of a 50 MW plant’s costs...
Project Info Preliminary modeling evaluation of water ice extraction from Lunar permanently shadowed craters by direct heating of icy regolith Luis Zerpa | lzerpa@mines.edu The main objective of this project is to adapt/modify a petroleum reservoir numerical simulator...
Project Info Design a data acquisition module for 500 channels Manika Prasad | mprasad@mines.edu This is part of a larger project where we are designing enhanced imaging techniques for biological and earth science purposes. The bigger project entails acquiring...