Geochemistry and fluid flow

Preface. List of figures. List of tables. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Objectives and scope. 1.2 Aesthetics of reactive flow. 1.3 Computation of reactive flow. 1.4 Key concepts for reactive flow. 1.5 Local equilibrium and reaction kinetics. 1.6 Structure of the text. 2. Basic flow equations. 2.1 General equations. 2.2 Auxiliary relations. 2.3 Boundary data. 2.4 Summary. 3. Single-variable solutions. 3.1 Working equations. 3.2 Including dispersion. 3.3 Nonlocal-equilibrium flow. 3.4 Summary. 4. More on the single-variable local equilibrium solutions. 4.1 Working equation review. 4.2 Nonuniform material properties. 4.3 Reversible flow. 4.5 Interfering waves. 4.6 Summary. 5. Multivariable local-equilibrium flows. 5.1 Chemical sorption. 5.2 Similarity transform application. 5.3 Two-variable solutions. 5.4 Shock formation. 5.5 Summary. 6. Basic precipitation/dissolution flows. 6.1 Precipitation/dissolution waves as shocks. 6.2 Jump conditions. 6.3 Simple dissolution. 6.4 Simple precipitation. 6.5 Summary. 7. The local structure of precipitation/dissolution waves. 7.1 A physical argument for the downstream equilibrium condition. 7.2 Mathematical arguments for the DEC: kinetics. 7.3 Mathematical arguments for the DEC: dispersion. 7.4 General shock structure of precipitation/dissolution waves. 7.5 Summary. 8. Nonequilibrium precipitation/dissolution flows. 8.1 Supersaturation. 8.2 Solution description: simple dissolution. 8.3 Solution procedure: simple precipitation. 8.4 More than one solid dissolving and/or precipitating. 8.5 Summary. 9. Applications. 9.1 Ore body deposition. 9.2 Alkaline flooding. 9.3 Acidizing wells. 9.4 Copper deposition. 9.5 Heavy metal migration. 9.6 Nonequilibrium seawater injection. 9.7 Sr/OH propagation. 9.8 Placement of polymer gelants for water shutoff. 9.9 Microbial enhanced oil recovery. 9.10 Summary. Nomenclature. References. Appendix stoichiometry and thermodynamics of reactive flow. Index.