COMSOL Models for Fracture Flow Under Confining Stress

41.5 MB of COMSOL Multiphysics model files supporting a 2026 paper on fracture-matrix modeling. The dataset includes models for sample S2S4 under confining stress in two directions and three validation files. It was created by Anne Sofie Darket and published on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Validate flow and solute transport models based on the included COMSOL validation files.
• Simulate the impact of confining stress on fracture permeability based on the provided sample models.
• Reproduce the results of the associated 2026 paper using the provided model files.
• Benchmark new numerical methods for discrete fracture-matrix modeling against the included validation cases.

Strengths

• Includes three validation files for flow model and permeability upscaling, which supports model credibility.
• Provides specific models for two confining stress directions (x and z) on sample S2S4.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and modification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect methodological bias inherent to the specific COMSOL modeling approach.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Created using COMSOL Multiphysics 6.2 for a published research paper.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 08:57:20; freshness should be verified.