Coal seam gas: Experimental and theoretical developments. This project aims to reduce the uncertainty and risk associated with the coal seam gas industry – control water production and optimisation of methane production. Understanding multi-physics in coal beds is necessary to address this challenge. This project will explore two-phase flow in fractures, sorption and diffusion mechanisms, stress dependency, and the complex coupling of these processes in coal beds. This is expected to enhance kno ....Coal seam gas: Experimental and theoretical developments. This project aims to reduce the uncertainty and risk associated with the coal seam gas industry – control water production and optimisation of methane production. Understanding multi-physics in coal beds is necessary to address this challenge. This project will explore two-phase flow in fractures, sorption and diffusion mechanisms, stress dependency, and the complex coupling of these processes in coal beds. This is expected to enhance knowledge of fluid transport in coal beds and improve the capacity to safely and efficiently exploit this resource.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100189
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$190,000.00
Summary
Integrated magnetic resonance gas and oil analyser. Magnetic resonance has enormous potential in a range of industrial applications. This facility will develop these capabilities and contribute unique insights into liquid and gas transport in systems ranging from rock cores to reverse osmosis membranes used in desalination.
Removal and degradation of microplastics using halloysite nanocomposite. The project aims to utilize halloysite clay combined with novel highly magnetized nanoparticles for the removal and degradation of microplastics in the contaminated water system. The project expects to fabricate cheap and environmentally-friendly materials using innovative chemical synthesis and surface modification for adsorption and decomposition of microplastics utilizing both high surface area of halloysite nanotubes a ....Removal and degradation of microplastics using halloysite nanocomposite. The project aims to utilize halloysite clay combined with novel highly magnetized nanoparticles for the removal and degradation of microplastics in the contaminated water system. The project expects to fabricate cheap and environmentally-friendly materials using innovative chemical synthesis and surface modification for adsorption and decomposition of microplastics utilizing both high surface area of halloysite nanotubes and catalytic activity of transition metals. This project will facilitate collaboration between multidisciplinary researchers and a vibrant group of industrial participants to advance next-generation composite materials for water treatment and ensure the supply of clean water for healthy living.Read moreRead less
A multi-scale theory of unsaturated porous media under extreme loading. Extreme loading induced by impacts, explosives or earthquakes generates stress wave propagation through unsaturated media; this can lead to rock fracturing and soil liquefaction and severely damage civil, mining and military infrastructures and operations. The project aims to develop a novel experimentally-validated theory, with associated models, for describing dynamic responses of unsaturated porous media subject to extrem ....A multi-scale theory of unsaturated porous media under extreme loading. Extreme loading induced by impacts, explosives or earthquakes generates stress wave propagation through unsaturated media; this can lead to rock fracturing and soil liquefaction and severely damage civil, mining and military infrastructures and operations. The project aims to develop a novel experimentally-validated theory, with associated models, for describing dynamic responses of unsaturated porous media subject to extreme loading. Our continuum framework will allow building constitutive models directly from saturation-dependent contact laws at the micro-scale. This will remove the need to use the site-dependent empirical models and thus give the derived constitutive models truly predictive capabilities.Read moreRead less
Pressure waves on the mechanics of earthquakes and faulting. This project aims to decipher the physics of faulting and earthquakes from damage zones around seismogenic faults. It will examine a mechanism for instability in solids: volumetric collapse due to a dissipative pressure wave. This pressure wave may control damage-zone geometry and relate to earthquake stress and rock material properties. The project will research the instability through theoretical, laboratory and field studies. Antici ....Pressure waves on the mechanics of earthquakes and faulting. This project aims to decipher the physics of faulting and earthquakes from damage zones around seismogenic faults. It will examine a mechanism for instability in solids: volumetric collapse due to a dissipative pressure wave. This pressure wave may control damage-zone geometry and relate to earthquake stress and rock material properties. The project will research the instability through theoretical, laboratory and field studies. Anticipated outcomes include advances in earthquake and fault prediction, tools to determine the stress state and material properties of Earth’s crust, and knowledge of a class of solid instabilities.Read moreRead less
Propagating fragmentation waves in granular materials. This project will conduct the first systematic study to understand and control fragmentation waves in granular systems subject to impact loading. The outcomes will be essential for geoscience including earthquakes and meteoritic impacts, and for many industries, including mining, mineral processes, petroleum production and pharmaceutics.