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In this detailed tutorial, we model and simulate the flooding process in oil reservoirs using OpenFoam, focusing on the hydrodynamic phenomenon of viscous fingering. You’ll learn how to simulate the injection of one fluid (e.g., water or polymer solutions like xanthan gum) into another (e.g., crude oil) within a narrow Hele-Shaw cell.

The tutorial walks through every step—from domain creation and mesh generation to defining physical properties, running simulations in parallel, and analyzing the sweep efficiency. Whether you’re studying petroleum engineering, CFD, or porous media flow, this tutorial provides hands-on insights.