This
research is to investigate the behavior
of elastic waves in porous media consisting of fluid and solid. A
new methodology for describing the wave motion of a fluid saturated
porous medium is developed with the establishment of a mathematical
wave model. Dynamic equations in the form of displacements of the
fluid and solid are derived for analyzing the elastic waves
propagating in homogeneous and isotropic porous media, which are
subjected to excitations of multiple energy sources. Solutions of
the wave equation are developed on the basis of the
moving-coordinate method. Employing the model provided in this
project, the relative displacement between the fluid and solid of
porous media can be quantified and the wave field can be determined
with the given media and multiple energy sources. Numerical
simulations of the waves propagating in the porous media with
multiple energy sources are also performed for demonstrating the
application of the mathematical model developed. This project is
supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada (NSERC), Petroleum Technology Research Centre (PTRC), and the Canada
Foundation for Innovation (CFI).