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Opm::RegularizedVanGenuchten< TraitsT, ParamsT > Class Template Reference

Implementation of the regularized van Genuchten's capillary pressure / relative permeability <-> saturation relation. More...

`#include <RegularizedVanGenuchten.hpp>`

Inheritance diagram for Opm::RegularizedVanGenuchten< TraitsT, ParamsT >:

## Public Types

typedef TraitsT | Traits
typedef ParamsT | Params
typedef Traits::Scalar | Scalar

## Static Public Member Functions

template<class Container , class FluidState >
static void | capillaryPressures (Container &values, const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| Calculate the pressure difference of the phases in the most generic way.
template<class Container , class FluidState >
static void | saturations (Container &values, const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| Calculate the saturations of the phases starting from their pressure differences.
template<class Container , class FluidState >
static void | relativePermeabilities (Container &values, const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| Returns the relative permeabilities of the phases dependening on the phase saturations.
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>
static Evaluation | pcnw (const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| A regularized van Genuchten capillary pressure-saturation curve.
template<class Evaluation >
static Evaluation | twoPhaseSatPcnw (const Params &params, const Evaluation &Sw)
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>
static Evaluation | Sw (const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| A regularized van Genuchten saturation-capillary pressure curve.
template<class Evaluation >
static Evaluation | twoPhaseSatSw (const Params &params, const Evaluation &pC)
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>
static Evaluation | Sn (const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| Calculate the non-wetting phase saturations depending on the phase pressures.
template<class Evaluation >
static Evaluation | twoPhaseSatSn (const Params &params, const Evaluation &pc)
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>
static Evaluation | krw (const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| Regularized version of the relative permeability for the wetting phase of the medium implied by the van Genuchten parameterization.
template<class Evaluation >
static Evaluation | twoPhaseSatKrw (const Params &params, const Evaluation &Sw)
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>
static Evaluation | krn (const Params &params, const FluidState &fs)
| Regularized version of the relative permeability for the non-wetting phase of the medium implied by the van Genuchten parameterization.
template<class Evaluation >
static Evaluation | twoPhaseSatKrn (const Params &params, const Evaluation &Sw)

## Static Public Attributes

static const int | numPhases = Traits::numPhases
| The number of fluid phases.
static const bool | implementsTwoPhaseApi = true
| Specify whether this material law implements the two-phase convenience API.
static const bool | implementsTwoPhaseSatApi = true
| Specify whether this material law implements the two-phase convenience API which only depends on the phase saturations.
static const bool | isSaturationDependent = true
| Specify whether the quantities defined by this material law are saturation dependent.
static const bool | isPressureDependent = false
| Specify whether the quantities defined by this material law are dependent on the absolute pressure.
static const bool | isTemperatureDependent = false
| Specify whether the quantities defined by this material law are temperature dependent.
static const bool | isCompositionDependent = false
| Specify whether the quantities defined by this material law are dependent on the phase composition.

## Detailed Description

template<class TraitsT, class ParamsT = RegularizedVanGenuchtenParams<TraitsT>>
class Opm::RegularizedVanGenuchten< TraitsT, ParamsT >

Implementation of the regularized van Genuchten's capillary pressure / relative permeability <-> saturation relation.

This class bundles the "raw" curves as static members and doesn't concern itself converting absolute to effective saturations and vice versa.

In order to avoid very steep gradients the marginal values are "regularized". This means that in stead of following the curve of the material law in these regions, some linear approximation is used. Doing this is not worse than following the material law. E.g. for very low wetting phase values the material laws predict infinite values for which is completely unphysical. In case of very high wetting phase saturations the difference between regularized and "pure" material law is not big.

Regularizing has the additional benefit of being numerically friendly: Newton's method does not like infinite gradients.

The implementation is accomplished as follows:

- check whether we are in the range of regularization
  - yes: use the regularization
  - no: forward to the standard material law.

An example of the regularization of the capillary pressure curve is shown below:

See also
  VanGenuchten

## Member Function Documentation

## krn()

template<class TraitsT , class ParamsT = RegularizedVanGenuchtenParams<TraitsT>>
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>

static Evaluation Opm::RegularizedVanGenuchten< TraitsT, ParamsT >::krn | ( | const Params & | params,
|  | const FluidState & | fs
| ) |  |

inline static

Regularized version of the relative permeability for the non-wetting phase of the medium implied by the van Genuchten parameterization.

regularized part:

- below : set relative permeability to zero
- above : set relative permeability to one

- for : use a spline as interpolation

  Parameters

    params | The parameter object expressing the coefficients required by the van Genuchten law.
    fs | The fluid state for which the derivative ought to be calculated

## krw()

template<class TraitsT , class ParamsT = RegularizedVanGenuchtenParams<TraitsT>>
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>

static Evaluation Opm::RegularizedVanGenuchten< TraitsT, ParamsT >::krw | ( | const Params & | params,
|  | const FluidState & | fs
| ) |  |

inline static

Regularized version of the relative permeability for the wetting phase of the medium implied by the van Genuchten parameterization.

regularized part:

- below : set relative permeability to zero
- above : set relative permeability to one
- between : use a spline as interpolation

For not-regularized part:

Parameters

  params | The parameter object expressing the coefficients required by the van Genuchten law.
  fs | The fluid state for which the relative permeability ought to be calculated

## pcnw()

template<class TraitsT , class ParamsT = RegularizedVanGenuchtenParams<TraitsT>>
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>

static Evaluation Opm::RegularizedVanGenuchten< TraitsT, ParamsT >::pcnw | ( | const Params & | params,
|  | const FluidState & | fs
| ) |  |

inline static

A regularized van Genuchten capillary pressure-saturation curve.

regularized part:

- low saturation: extend the curve with the slope at the regularization point (i.e. no kink).
- high saturation: connect the high regularization point with by a straight line (yes, there is a kink :-( ).

For not-regularized part:

## Sw()

template<class TraitsT , class ParamsT = RegularizedVanGenuchtenParams<TraitsT>>
template<class FluidState , class Evaluation = typename FluidState::Scalar>

static Evaluation Opm::RegularizedVanGenuchten< TraitsT, ParamsT >::Sw | ( | const Params & | params,
|  | const FluidState & | fs
| ) |  |

inline static

A regularized van Genuchten saturation-capillary pressure curve.

regularized part:

- low saturation: extend the curve with the slope at the regularization point (i.e. no kink).
- high saturation: connect the high regularization point with by a straight line (yes, there is a kink :-( ).

The according quantities are obtained by exploiting theorem of intersecting lines.

For not-regularized part:

This is the inverse of the capillary pressure-saturation curve:

Parameters

  params | The parameter object expressing the coefficients required by the van Genuchten law.
  fs | The fluid state containing valid phase pressures

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- opm/material/fluidmatrixinteractions/RegularizedVanGenuchten.hpp