PhD / Numerical study of erosion and dissolution mechanisms in rock fractures: Application to geothermal engineering

Job title:

PhD / Numerical study of erosion and dissolution mechanisms in rock fractures: Application to geothermal engineering

Company:

Ineris

Job description

Laouafa, F., Guo, J. & Quintard, M. Underground Rock Dissolution and Geomechanical Issues. Rock Mech Rock Eng 54,
3423-3445 (2021).
Imen Zaier, Joël Billiotte, Arnaud Charmoille, Farid Laouafa. The dissolution kinetics of natural gypsum: a case study of
Eocene facies in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris. Environmental Earth Sciences, (2021), 80 (1), pp.8.
Guo J., Laouafa, F., Quintard, M. (2015). Dispersion in porous media with heterogeneous nonlinear reactions, Transport In
Pourous Media. Transp Porous Med (2015) 109:541-570
Yang J, Yin Z-Y, Laouafa F, Hicher P-Y(2019). Analysis of suffusion in cohesionless soils with randomly distributed porosity
and fine content. Computers and Geotechnics (2019); 111: 157-171.
Xiaoyu Wang, Jun Yao, Liang Gonga, Hai Suna, Yongfei Yang, Lei Zhang, Yang Lia,Wenchao Liu. Numerical simulations
of proppant deposition and transport characteristics in hydraulic fractures and fracture networks. Journal of Petroleum
Science and Engineering 183 (2019)
Xiaoyu Wang, Jun Yao, Liang Gong, Hai Sun, Yongfei Yang, Wenchao Liu, and Yang Li. Numerical study on particle
transport and deposition in rough fractures. Oil & Gas Science and Technology – Rev. IFP Energies nouvelles 75, 23
(2020)
Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte & David D. Nolte. Approaching a universal scaling relationship between fracture stiffness and fluid
flow. Nature Communications, (2016), DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10663
Xiaobing Chen, Jian Zhao, and Li Chen. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Preferential Flow in Fractured Network
with Clogging Process. Mathematical Problems in Engineering Volume (2014), Article ID 879189
The application must include: a curriculum vitae, copies of certificates for each university degree and
grades obtained, a letter describing your motivation and interest in working on the proposed subject, and
any letters of recommendation from your teachers and/or supervisors.
Supervision: Ineris
Dr-HDR Farid Laouafa (Thesis Director),
Ineris

Co-supervision:
Prof. P-Y Hicher, Centrale Nantes (Thesis Co-Director)
Ecole Centrale NantesAdditional supervisor
Prof. Zhenyu Yin
Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityNote that this research work will be carried out in close collaboration with ENPC and IFPEN.

Expected salary

Location

Nantes, Loire-Atlantique

Job date

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:04:31 GMT

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