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The measurements of intensity of infrared radiation from the surface of rock sample under nonstationary change in stress state are described. The synchronized records of alterations in axial stress of sample under the uniaxial compression and the corresponding time variations in the intensity of infrared radiation from the sample surface are obtained. It is shown that identification of the parameters of elastic oscillations under the action of nonstationary load is reliable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We investigate a two-dimensional network simulator that model the dynamics of drainage dominated flow where film flow can be neglected. We present a new method for simulating the temporal evolution of the pressure due to capillary and viscous forces in the displacement process. To model the dynamics, we let the local capillary pressure change as if the menisci move in and out of hour-glass shaped tubes. Furthermore, a method has been developed to allow simultaneous flow of two liquids into one tube. The model is suitable to simulate different time dependencies in two-phase drainage displacements. In this paper, we simulate the temporal evolution of the fluid pressures and analyze the time dependence of the front between the two liquids. The front width was found to be consistent with a scaling relation w ∝ tβ h(t/ts). The dynamical exponent, β, describing the front width evolution as function of time, was estimated to β = 1.0. The results are compared to experimental data of Frette and co-workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]