Porous Media Characterization

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Understanding Complex Materials from the Inside Out

Digital Pore Solutions offers advanced Porous Media Characterization services to analyze and understand the complex behaviors of multiphase systems. Utilizing high-resolution micro-CT images, we measure in-situ capillary pressure and contact angle distributions within porous materials occupied by two or more phases. Our innovative approach provides precise, data-driven insights into pore-scale interactions, enabling better material evaluation and performance prediction. With DPS, you gain access to cutting-edge tools and expertise that help optimize resource management and enhance decision-making in complex porous media systems.

High-Resolution Imaging & Data Capture

We use advanced micro-CT imaging to capture detailed internal structures of porous materials.

Analysis & Insight Generation

We analyze pore-scale interactions to provide accurate material characterization and performance predictions.

Visualizing Fluid Behavior

Fluid occupancy map and per-vertex computed curvature for a sub-volume when progressing from drainage process

Contact Angle Measurement from 2D Image Slice

The 2D slice perpendicular to the TCL at a specific point. The image processing technique is used to measure the contact angle between the FFI and the FSI (image resolution = 2 micron)

Comparing Contact Angles in Drainage and Imbibition Processes

Comparison between the receding and advancing contact angles measured during the drainage and imbibition processes, respectively, along with the manual measurements in a similar study for a water-wet. Berea sandstone.