Project Z02 (Porous Media Lab) provides experimental infrastructure and expertise for studying flow, transport, and deformation in porous media. It supports CRC 1313 with microfluidics and in-situ XRCT, enabling high-resolution, real-time imaging. Key advances include custom micromodels, novel imaging setups, and 4D data tools. Research addressed fracture mechanics, salt precipitation, and carbonate dissolution. Upcoming goals focus on dynamic fatigue tests, spectral XRCT, and tracer-based microfluidic analysis. The lab drives benchmarking and validation efforts across the CRC. Strong collaborations amplify its scientific and technical impact.
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Sep 6, 2021 - Publication: Porosity and Permeability of Subflorescent Salt Crusts Formed by Evaporation From Porous Media
Ruf, Matthias; Lee, Dongwon; Piotrowski, Joseph; Huisman, Johan Alexander; Steeb, Holger, 2021, "micro-XRCT data sets of subflorescent salt crusts from evaporation of MgSO4 solution with 0.64 mol/L initial concentration", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-1848, DaRUS, V1
This data set contains data of scans of three separated dry salt crusts that formed by evaporation of magnesium sulfate solution with 0.64 mol/L initial concentration from F32 quartz sand at 40%, 30%, and 20% saturation inside the sand packing. The cylindrical sample holder from polymethyl methacrylat (PMMA) had a diameter of 31 mm and a wall thick...
May 4, 2021 - Publication: Digital rock physics: A geological driven workflow for the segmentation of anisotropic Ruhr sandstone
Ruf, Matthias; Balcewicz, Martin; Saenger, Erik H.; Steeb, Holger, 2021, "Digital rock physics: A geological driven workflow for the segmentation of anisotropic Ruhr sandstone: micro-XRCT data set", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-1152, DaRUS, V1
The Ruhr sandstone is assigned to the Upper Carboniferous and is part of the Ruhr cyclothem located in North Rhine-Westphalia, which consists of clays, siltstones, mudstones, sandstones, and interbedded coal seams. The sediment was chemically and mechanically compacted, folded, and faulted during the Hercynian orogeny. The studied microstructure of...
Mar 11, 2021 - Publication: Experimental Methods and Imaging for Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation in a microfluidic cell
Vahid Dastjerdi, Samaneh; Steeb, Holger; Ruf, Matthias; Lee, Dongwon; Weinhardt, Felix; Karadimitriou, Nikolaos; Class, Holger, 2021, "micro-XRCT dataset of Enzymatically Induced Calcite Precipitation (EICP) in a microfluidic cell", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-866, DaRUS, V1
micro-XRCT dataset (projection and reconstructed images) based on a region of interest scan (diameter 12.49 mm, height 9.09 mm) of a microfluidic cell including calcium carbonate aggregates along with the processed dataset (cropped, transformed and binarized).
Jun 22, 2020 - Publication: An open, modular, and flexible micro X-ray computed tomography system for research
Ruf, Matthias; Steeb, Holger, 2020, "micro-XRCT data set of Carrara marble with artificially created crack network: fast cooling down from 600°C", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-682, DaRUS, V1
micro-XRCT data set (projection and reconstructed images) of a Carrara marble core with a diameter of 5 mm. The sample was extracted with a water-cooled diamond drill from a bigger sample with a diameter of 30 mm and a length of 80 mm which was before subjected to following thermal treatment to initiate cracks: Starting at room temperature (20°C) t...
Jun 22, 2020 - Publication: An open, modular, and flexible micro X-ray computed tomography system for research
Ruf, Matthias; Steeb, Holger, 2020, "micro-XRCT data set of an in-situ flow experiment with an X-ray transparent flow cell", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-691, DaRUS, V1
Micro-XRCT data sets (projection and reconstructed images) of an in-situ experiment with an X-ray transparent flow cell. As a porous medium, a 3 mm cylindrical sandstone core from the County of Bentheim was investigated. The conceptual design of the cell was presented in Fusseis et al. (2014) and offers the possibility to apply a confining and back...
Jun 22, 2020 - Publication: Crystalline rocks
Ruf, Matthias; Steeb, Holger, 2020, "micro-XRCT data set of Carrara marble with artificially created crack network: slow cooling down from 600°C", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-754, DaRUS, V1
micro-XRCT data set (projections and reconstructed images) of a Carrara marble core with a diameter of 5 mm. The sample was extracted with a water-cooled diamond drill from a bigger sample with a diameter of 30 mm and a length of 80 mm which was before subjected to following thermal treatment to initiate cracks: Starting at room temperature (20°C),...
Mar 12, 2020 - Publication: An open, modular, and flexible micro X-ray computed tomography system for research
Ruf, Matthias; Steeb, Holger, 2020, "micro-XRCT data set of open-pored asphalt concrete", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-639, DaRUS, V1
micro-XRCT data set (projection and reconstructed images) resulting from a region of interest scan (diameter 48.41 mm, height 35.46 mm) located in the center of an open-pored asphalt concrete core with 100 mm diameter and 50 mm length.
Mar 5, 2020 - Publication: Digital rock physics and laboratory considerations on a high-porosity volcanic rock
Schepp, Laura L.; Ahrens, Benedikt; Balcewicz, Martin; Duda, Mandy; Nehler, Mathias; Osorno, Maria; Uribe, David; Steeb, Holger; Nigon, Benoit; Stöckhert, Ferdinand; Swanson, Donald A.; Siegert, Mirko; Gurris, Marcel; Saenger, Erik H.; Ruf, Matthias, 2020, "Digital rock physics and laboratory considerations on a high-porosity volcanic rock: micro-XRCT data sets", https://doi.org/10.18419/DARUS-680, DaRUS, V1
Reticulite (high-porosity volcanic rock) is a pyroclastic rock formed during intense Hawaiian fountaining events. The honeycombed network of bubbles is supported by glassy threads and forms a structure with a porosity of more than 80 %. It is an end-member for high-porosity materials with a high stiffness and brittleness. For this specific material...
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