Dear DuMuX developers and community,
I hope this message finds you well. I am a researcher in the university of Pau
and I'm currently exploring the use of DuMuX for pore-network modeling of
two-phase systems and am particularly interested in processes involving
diffusion and interphase mass transfer . Specifically, I’m working on scenarios
where:
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Hydrogen gas (H₂) exists as a non-wetting phase in contact with water,
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H₂ can dissolve into the water phase across the gas–liquid interface (e.g.,
governed by Henry’s law),
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And diffusion occurs within each phase , with possible interphase transport .
One of the key phenomena I hope to eventually study is Ostwald ripening , where
smaller gas bubbles dissolve and the gas diffuses through the water phase to
larger bubbles, driven by differences in curvature-related solubility (Laplace
pressure effects).
With this in mind, I would like to ask:
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Does DuMuX currently support such diffusion and dissolution processes in its
pore-network modeling framework ?
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If not natively available, would it be feasible to extend the existing
two-phase pore-network models to incorporate interfacial mass transfer and
diffusion?
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Are there examples or submodules—perhaps in other DuMuX components (e.g.,
Navier-Stokes or Darcy-scale models)—that could serve as a reference for
implementing such features?
Any guidance, suggestions, or pointers to related work within the DuMuX
ecosystem would be highly appreciated.
Thank you for your time and for maintaining such a valuable open-source tool!
Best Regards,
Sara Tabrizinejadas
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