TORTUOUS FLOW IN POROUS-MEDIA

Authors
KOPONEN A KATAJA M TIMONEN J
Citation
A. Koponen et al., TORTUOUS FLOW IN POROUS-MEDIA, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 54(1), 1996, pp. 406-410
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
54
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
406 - 410
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1996)54:1<406:TFIP>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The concept of tortuosity of fluid flow in porous media is discussed. A lattice-gas cellular automaton method is applied to solve the flow o f a Newtonian uncompressible fluid in a two-dimensional porous substan ce constructed by randomly placed rectangles of equal size and with un restricted overlap. A clear correlation between the average tortuosity of the flow paths and the porosity of the substance has been found.