Researching with the Earth Science Module
Pressure head (isosurfaces), free fluid flow vector (arrows), and porous media flow vector (streamlines) in discrete fracture.
This module simulates many of the physics involved in fluid flow, heat transfer, and solute transport in the earth around us. In particular, it includes modeling interfaces for the Heat Transfer, Richards equation, Darcy’s Law, and solute transport in saturated and variably saturated media. Furthermore, it offers:
- Unlimited multiphysics couplings—It ties seamlessly into COMSOL Multiphysics and other auxiliary modules to truly model coupled phenomena in the earth. These include poroelasticity, electromagnetic fields, acoustic and structural behavior, and chemical reactions
- Equation-based modeling—All material properties, source terms, and boundary settings can be represented by any arbitrary function of pressure, temperature, concentrations, stress, or any other variable or parameter: In particular, full two-phase flow in porous media can be simulated in this way.
- Accessing data—The module features unsurpassed ease with which users can work with field-gathered data and then couple these to descriptions of material properties.