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Augmented Topological Descriptors of Pore Networks for Material Science

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Publisher

IEEE COMPUTER SOC
DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2012.200

Keywords

Reeb graph; persistent homology; topological data analysis; geometric algorithms; segmentation; microscopy

Funding

  1. U.S. DOE [DE-AC02-05CH11231]
  2. Office of Science, Office and Advanced Scientific Computing Research, of the U.S. DOE through the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) [DE-AC02-05CH11231]
  3. Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy [DE-AC03-76SF00098]
  4. Capes [BEX 0761/11-7]
  5. Capes/Nanobiomed
  6. INEO/CNPq
  7. CNPq [472565/2011-7]
  8. Fapemig [APQ-00802-11]

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One potential solution to reduce the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the geologic storage of captured CO2 in underground rock formations, also known as carbon sequestration. There is ongoing research to guarantee that this process is both efficient and safe. We describe tools that provide measurements of media porosity, and permeability estimates, including visualization of pore structures. Existing standard algorithms make limited use of geometric information in calculating permeability of complex microstructures. This quantity is important for the analysis of biomineralization, a subsurface process that can affect physical properties of porous media. This paper introduces geometric and topological descriptors that enhance the estimation of material permeability. Our analysis framework includes the processing of experimental data, segmentation, and feature extraction and making novel use of multiscale topological analysis to quantify maximum flow through porous networks. We illustrate our results using synchrotron-based X-ray computed microtomography of glass beads during biomineralization. We also benchmark the proposed algorithms using simulated data sets modeling jammed packed bead beds of a monodispersive material.

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