1. Reference problem#

1.1. Presentation#

In this test case, we study the hydraulic behavior of an unsaturated porous medium consisting of two fluids: water in its liquid phase and dry air. In Code_Aster, this is a HHM model. The associated law of fluid behavior is of type LIQU_GAZ.

1.2. Geometry#

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Coordinates of points \((m)\):

\(A:-\mathrm{0,5}-\mathrm{0,5}\text{}C:\text{}\mathrm{0,5}\mathrm{0,5}\)

\(B:\text{}\mathrm{0,5}-\mathrm{0,5}\text{}D:-\mathrm{0,5}\mathrm{0,5}\)

1.3. Material properties#

Fluid (liquid water)

Density \(({\mathrm{kg.m}}^{-3})\) Compressibility of liquid \((\mathrm{Pa})\) Dynamic viscosity of liquid water \((\mathrm{Pa.s})\) Derived from the viscosity of the fluid with respect to temperature

\({10}^{3}\) \({10}^{7}\) \({10}^{-3}\) \(0.\)

Gas (dry air)

Molar mass \(({\mathrm{kg.Pa.K}}^{-1})\) Gas viscosity \((\mathrm{Pa.s})\) Derivative of the viscosity of gas with respect to temperature

\(1.8\times {10}^{-3}\) \({10}^{-5}\) \(0.\)

Homogenization coefficients

Coefficient of \(\mathrm{Biot}\) Porosity

\(1.\) \(0.14\)

Homogenized coefficients

Ideal gas constant

Homogenized density \(({\mathrm{kg.m}}^{-3})\)

Saturation

Derivative of saturation with respect to pressure

Next gravity \(X\)

Next gravity \(Y\)

Next gravity \(Z\)

Intrinsic permeability \(({m}^{2})\)

Relative permeability to liquid \(({m}^{2})\)

Relative gas permeability \(({m}^{2})\) « 

\(8.315\)

\(1.6\times {10}^{3}\) \(0.5\) \(0.\) \(0.\) -10 in 2D, 0 in 3D -10 in 3D, 0 in 2D \({10}^{-18}\) \(1.\) \(1.\)

1.4. Boundary conditions and loads#

  • Full item:

    • trips \({u}_{x}=0.0m,{u}_{y}=0.0m,{u}_{z}=0.0m\).

1.5. Initial conditions#

The displacement fields and capillary pressure fields are initially zero, the dry air pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure and the reference temperature is set to \({T}_{0}=273°K\)