Electrical conduction and formation factor in isotropic porous media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-239

  Diedericks, G P J ^a   Du Plessis, J P ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fibres; Foams; Formation factor; Granular; Ohm's law; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHARGE CARRIERS; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FIBERS; FOAMS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); STATISTICAL METHODS;

FORMATION FACTOR; ISOTROPIC POROUS MEDIA; MACROSCOPIC CHARGE TRANSPORT EQUATION; OHM'S LAW; TORTUOSITY; VOLUMETRIC AVERAGING METHOD;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CONDUCTION; FLUIDS; POROUS MEDIA;

CONDUCTION; CONDUCTIVITY; FORMATION FACTOR; OHM'S LAW; POROUS MEDIUM; TORTUOSITY;

EID: 0030206948     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0309-1708(96)00001-2     Document Type: Article

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