FTPF-3D

The FTPF-3D (Simulating Flow and Solute Transport in Porous and Fractured Media - Three-dimensional) (Telles, 2006) is a three-dimensional program for flow and solute transport simulation in porous, fractured and fractured porous media. It was developed based on the SWMS 3D simulator (3D Finite Element simulator for flow and solute transport in porous media). Triangular elements were implemented to model the fracture in the 3D space and the input and output structure were modified to consider the new type of element.

The numerical analysis can be carried in steady-state or transient conditions, in saturated or unsaturated conditions. In the solute transport, the advection, dispersion, diffusion, sorption and decay mechanisms are considered.

FTPF-3D is part of FRATURAS3D project, developed in a collaboration between Tecgraf and Petrobras Research Center (CENPES). 

This software is developed in Fortran programming language.  

The picture below shows the modelling and the simulation of flow and transport in fractured porous media. 

Responsibility: 

• Implemented the triangular mesh for modeling fractures in 3D space

• Expanded the Finite Element calculation coupling the tetrahedron (rock matrix) and triangular (fractures) elements

• Modified the input and output files for considering the triangular elements.