Capillary pressure modeling
In the literature exists several empirical formula of capillary pressure present in a porous media.
To understand the effect of the capillary pressure on the saturation, we did our simulation with the following simple formula as a first approach :
$P_c=C(S_e)^{-\alpha}$
where :
- $P_c$ is the capillary pressure
- $C$ and $\alpha$ are constant
- $S_e$ is the effective saturation in liquid.
Se is defined by :
- where $ S_{min}$ and $S_{max}$ are the minimal and the maximal saturation of the porous media.