Journal Articles

In Review

  1. Buoyant currents arrested by convective dissolution.
    C. W. MacMinn and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  2. Three-dimensional simulation of unstable gravity-driven infiltration of water into a porous medium.
    H. Gomez, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  3. Interface pinning of immiscible exchange flows in porous media.
    B. Zhao, C. W. MacMinn, M. L. Szulczewski, J. A. Neufeld, H. E. Huppert, and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  4. A metric of influential spreading during contagion dynamics through the air transportation network.
    C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso, M. C. Gonzalez and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

  5. Rigorous coupling of geomechanics and multiphase flow with strong capillarity.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, Submitted for publication.

2012

  1. Capillary fracturing in granular media.
    R. Holtzman, M. L. Szulczewski, and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, in press. (preprint; Supp. Mat.).

Trapping and dissolution

  1. Lifetime of carbon capture and storage as a climate-change mitigation technology.
    M. L. Szulczewski, C. W. MacMinn, H. J. Herzog and R. Juanes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 109(14), 5185-5189 (2012), doi:10.1073/pnas.1115347109. (Cover story; Link to paper; pdf; Suppl. Mat.).
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  2. Macroscopic phase-field model of partial wetting: bubbles in a capillary tube.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 108, 144502 (2012), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.144502. (pdf)

2011

  1. Quantifying mixing in viscously unstable porous media flows.
    B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 84, 066312 (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066312. (pdf)
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  2. CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 2: Capillary and solubility trapping.
    C. W. MacMinn, M. L. Szulczewski and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 688, 321-351 (2011), doi:10.1017/jfm.2011.379. (pdf)

  3. Spatial Markov model of anomalous transport through random lattice networks.
    P. K. Kang, M. Dentz, T. Le Borgne and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 107, 180602 (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.180602. (pdf)

  4. X-ray computed-tomography imaging of gas migration in water-saturated sediments: from capillary invasion to conduit opening.
    J.-H. Choi, Y. Seol, R. Boswell and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L17310 (2011), doi:10.1029/2011GL048513. (pdf)

  5. Thermodynamic and hydrodynamic constraints on overpressure caused by hydrate dissociation: a pore-scale model.
    R. Holtzman and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L14308 (2011), doi:10.1029/2011GL047937. (pdf; auxiliary material; auxiliary videos)

  6. Fluid mixing from viscous fingering.
    B. Jha, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 106, 194502 (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.194502. (pdf; Supplemental videos)
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  7. A conduit dilation model of methane venting from lake sediments.
    B. P. Scandella, C. Varadharajan, H. F. Hemond, C. Ruppel and R. Juanes, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L06408 (2011), doi:10.1029/2011GL046768. (pdf; Suppl. Fig. 1; Suppl. Fig. 2)

  8. Stability, accuracy and efficiency of sequential methods for coupled flow and geomechanics.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, SPE Journal, 16(2), 249-262 (2011). (pdf)

  9. Stability and convergence of sequential methods for coupled flow and geomechanics: Drained and undrained splits.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 200, 2094-2116 (2011), doi:10.1016/j.cma.2011.02.011. (pdf)

  10. Stability and convergence of sequential methods for coupled flow and geomechanics: Fixed-stress and fixed-strain splits.
    J. Kim, H. A. Tchelepi and R. Juanes, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 200, 1591-1606 (2011), doi:10.1016/j.cma.2010.12.022. (pdf)

  11. Predictability of anomalous transport on lattice networks with quenched disorder.
    P. K. Kang, M. Dentz and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 83(3), 030101(R) (2011), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.83.030101. (pdf)

2010

  1. Anomalous physical transport in complex networks.
    C. Nicolaides, L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 82(5), 055101(R) (2010), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.82.055101. (pdf)

  2. CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 1: Capillary trapping under slope and groundwater flow.
    C. W. MacMinn, M. L. Szulczewski and R. Juanes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 662, 329-351 (2010), doi:10.1017/S0022112010003319. (pdf)

  3. Crossover from fingering to fracturing in deformable disordered media.
    R. Holtzman and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 82(4), 046305 (2010), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.82.046305. (pdf)

  4. The footprint of the CO2 plume during carbon dioxide storage in saline aquifers: storage efficiency for capillary trapping at the basin scale.
    R. Juanes, C. W. MacMinn, and M. L. Szulczewski, Transport in Porous Media, 82(1):19-30 (2010), doi:10.1007/s11242-009-9420-3. (pdf)

2009

  1. Post-injection spreading and trapping of CO2 in saline aquifers: Impact of the plume shape at the end of injection.
    C. W. MacMinn and R. Juanes, Computational Geosciences, 13:483–491 (2009), doi:10.1007/s10596-009-9147-9. (pdf)

  2. A phase-field model of unsaturated flow.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Water Resources Research, 45, W10409 (2009), doi:10.1029/2009WR007945. (pdf)

  3. Preferential mode of gas invasion in sediments: grain-scale mechanistic model of coupled multiphase fluid flow and sediment mechanics
    A. K. Jain and R. Juanes, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, B08101 (2009), doi:10.1029/2008JB006002. (pdf; Movies of fracture initiation and propagation)
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  4. Adaptive rational spectral methods for the linear stability analysis of nonlinear fourth-order problems.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Journal of Computational Physics, 228:6536-6552 (2009), doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2009.05.045. (pdf)

  5. Stability analysis of a phase-field model of gravity-driven unsaturated flow through porous media.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review E, 79(3), 036301 (2009), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.79.036301. (pdf)

  6. Unified formulation for high-order streamline tracing on two-dimensional unstructured grids.
    R. Juanes and S. F. Matringe, Journal of Scientific Computing, 38(1): 50-73 (2009), doi:10.1007/s10915-008-9228-2. (pdf)

2008

  1. Nonlocal interface dynamics and pattern formation in gravity-driven unsaturated flow through porous media.
    L. Cueto-Felgueroso and R. Juanes, Physical Review Letters, 101(24), 244504 (2008), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.244504. (pdf)
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  2. Tracing streamlines on unstructured grids from finite volume discretizations.
    S. F. Matringe, R. Juanes and H. A. Tchelepi, SPE Journal, 13(4): 423-431 (2008), doi:10.2118/103295-PA. (pdf)

  3. A new model of trapping and relative permeability hysteresis for all wettability characteristics.
    E. J. Spiteri, R. Juanes, M. J. Blunt, and F. M. Orr, Jr., SPE Journal, 13(3): 277-288 (2008), doi:10.2118/96448-PA. (pdf)

  4. Special Issue on Multiscale Methods for Flow and Transport in Heterogeneous Porous Media.
    R. Juanes and H. A. Tchelepi, Computational Geosciences, 12(3):255-256 (2008), doi:10.1007/s10596-008-9084-z. (pdf)

  5. A locally-conservative variational multiscale method for the simulation of flow in porous media with multiscale source terms.
    R. Juanes and F.-X. Dub, Computational Geosciences, 12(3):273-295 (2008), doi:10.1007/s10596-007-9070-x. (pdf)

  6. A robust negative flash based on a parameterization of the tie-line field.
    R. Juanes, Fluid Phase Equilibria, 267:6-17 (2008), doi:10.1016/j.fluid.2008.02.009. (pdf)

  7. Nonequilibrium effects in models of three-phase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes, Advances in Water Resources, 31:661-673 (2008), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.12.005. (pdf)

  8. Nonmonotonic traveling wave solutions of infiltration in porous media.
    D. A. DiCarlo, R. Juanes, T. LaForce, and T. P. Witelski, Water Resources Research, 44, W02406 (2008), doi:10.1029/2007WR005975. (pdf)

  9. Numerical modeling of multiphase first-contact miscible flows. Part 2. Front-tracking/streamline simulation.
    R. Juanes and K.-A. Lie, Transport in Porous Media, 72(1):97-120 (2008), doi:10.1007/s11242-007-9139-y. (pdf)

2007

  1. A locally conservative finite element framework for the simulation of coupled flow and reservoir geomechanics.
    B. Jha and R. Juanes, Acta Geotechnica, 2(3):139-153 (2007), doi:10.1007/s11440-007-0033-0. (pdf)

  2. Impact of viscous fingering on the prediction of optimum WAG ratio.
    R. Juanes and M. J. Blunt, SPE Journal, 12(4):486-495, (2007), doi:10.2118/99721-PA. (pdf)

  3. Streamline tracing on general triangular or quadrilateral grids.
    S. F. Matringe, R. Juanes, and H. A. Tchelepi, SPE Journal, 12(2):217-223 (2007), doi:10.2118/96411-PA. (pdf)

  4. Numerical modeling of multiphase first-contact miscible flows. Part 1. Analytical Riemann solver.
    R. Juanes and K.-A. Lie, Transport in Porous Media, 67(3):375-393 (2007), doi:10.1007/s11242-006-9031-1. (pdf)

2006

  1. Impact of relative permeability hysteresis on geological CO2 storage.
    R. Juanes, E. J. Spiteri, F. M. Orr, Jr., and M. J. Blunt. Water Resources Research, 42, W12418 (2006), doi:10.1029/2005WR004806. (pdf; Model description and input decks for Eclipse 100)
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  2. Robust streamline tracing for the simulation of porous media flow on general triangular and quadrilateral grids.
    S. F. Matringe, R. Juanes, and H. A. Tchelepi, Journal of Computational Physics, 219(2):992-1012 (2006), doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2006.07.004. (pdf)

  3. An experimental and numerical investigation of crossflow effects in two-phase displacements.
    Y. Cinar, R. Berenblyum, K. Jessen, R. Juanes, and F. M. Orr, Jr., SPE Journal, 11(2):216-226 (2006). (pdf)

  4. Analytical solutions to multiphase first-contact miscible models with viscous fingering.
    R. Juanes and M. J. Blunt, Transport in Porous Media, 64(3):339-373 (2006). (pdf)

  5. Impact of relative permeability hysteresis on the numerical simulation of WAG injection.
    E. J. Spiteri and R. Juanes, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 50(2):115-139 (2006). (pdf)

2005 and earlier

  1. A front-tracking method for the simulation of three-phase flow in porous media.
    K.-A. Lie and R. Juanes, Computational Geosciences, 9(1):29-59 (2005). (pdf)

  2. Determination of the wave structure of the three-phase flow Riemann problem.
    R. Juanes, Transport in Porous Media, 60(2):135-139 (2005). (pdf)

  3. A variational multiscale finite element method for multiphase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 41(7-8):763-777 (2005). (pdf)

  4. Multiscale-stabilized solutions to one-dimensional systems of conservations laws.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 194(25-26):2781-2805 (2005). (pdf)

  5. Three-phase displacement theory: An improved description of relative permeabilities.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, SPE Journal, 9(3):302-313 (2004). (pdf)

  6. Relative permeabilities for strictly hyperbolic models of three-phase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Transport in Porous Media, 57(2):125-152 (2004). (pdf)

  7. Multiscale-stabilized finite element methods for miscible and immiscible flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Journal of Hydraulic Research, Special issue: Bridging the gap between measurement and modeling in heterogeneous media, 42(Sp.Iss.):131-140 (2004). (pdf)

  8. Analytical solution to the Riemann problem of three-phase flow in porous media.
    R. Juanes and T. W. Patzek, Transport in Porous Media, 55(1):47-70 (2004). (pdf)

  9. A general and efficient formulation of fractures and boundary conditions in the finite element method.
    R. Juanes, J. Samper and J. Molinero, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 54(12):1751-1774 (2002). (pdf)

  10. Numerical modeling of the transient hydrogeological response produced by tunnel construction in fractured bedrocks.
    J. Molinero, J. Samper and R. Juanes, Engineering Geology, 64(4):369-386 (2002). (pdf)

  11. A general and efficient formulation of fractures and boundary conditions in the F.E.M.: II. Synthetic cases (in Spanish with abstract in English).
    R. Juanes and J. Samper, Revista Internacional de Metodos Numericos para Calculo y Diseno en Ingenieria, 17(1):61-82 (2001). (pdf)

  12. A general and efficient formulation of fractures and boundary conditions in the F.E.M.: I. Theoretical aspects (in Spanish with abstract in English).
    R. Juanes and J. Samper, Revista Internacional de Metodos Numericos para Calculo y Diseno en Ingenieria, 16(4):471-491 (2000). (pdf)

  13. Filtration of water towards tunnels: dynamic simulation of the excavation process (in Spanish with abstract in English).
    J. Molinero, J. Samper and R. Juanes, Revista de Obras Publicas, 3397:33-49 (2000). (pdf)

Papers in Conference Proceedings

See Prof. Juanes' CV for a complete list of publications.

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