Pore Network Modeling (PNM)

Free IPSDK Explorer additional module to automatically model porosities network microstructures from a 3D dataset.

PMN module application on a geological core acquired with 3D X-ray tomography.

General description

The PNM (Pore Network Modeling) module available with IPSDK Explorer is an advanced tool primarily used in materials science, geology, and petroleum engineering. It allows modeling and analysis of porous material structure and behavior.

The IPSDK Explorer PNM (Pore Network Modeling) module is designed to extract and analyze porous networks from materials 3D datasets. This module is crucial to understand porous materials physical properties, such as reservoir rocks, filtration membranes, and construction materials.

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Main features

 

Porous Network Extraction :

  • The module enables the extraction of pore and throat networks from 3D images obtained through X-ray tomography or any other volumetric imaging technique.
  • It segments pores and throats using advanced image processing and morphological analysis algorithms.

Network Characterization :

  • Calculation of geometric and topological properties of pores and throats, such as pore size distribution, connectivity, tortuosity, etc..
  • Analysis of surface and volume parameters of porous structures.

Visualization and Analysis :

  •  3D visualization of the porous network,
  • Creation of presentation videos (Movie Maker),
  • Generation of graphs and reports for quantitative data analysis.
Pore Network Modeling (PNM)

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Pore Network Modeling (PNM) Applications

  • Petroleum Industry :
    • Analysis of petroleum reservoirs to understand the distribution and migration of hydrocarbons,
    • Optimization of enhanced oil recovery (EOR).
  • Materials Science :
    • Study of construction materials properties, such as concrete and ceramics,
    • Design of new materials with optimized porous structures.
  • Hydrology and Geology :
    • Characterization of aquifers and subsurface transport systems,
    • Modeling of contaminant migration in soils.
  • Bioengineering :
    • Analysis of porous biological tissues, such as bones and implantable biomaterials,
    • Development of scaffolds for cell growth in tissue engineering applications.