Computation of the Equivalent Macroscopic Permeability Tensor of Discrete Networks with Heterogeneous Segment Length

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 784-793

  Bauer, D ^a   Talon, L ^b   Ehrlacher, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NETWORKS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

DISCRETE NETWORKS; GEOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; MACROSCOPIC PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY TENSORS; POROUS MEDIUM; PRESSURE CALCULATION; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME; SEGMENT LENGTHS; TECHNICAL SYSTEMS; WINDOW SIZE;

POROUS MATERIALS; HYDRAULICS;

CONTINUUM MODEL; DISCRETE NETWORKS; MACROSCOPIC PERMEABILITY TENSOR; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME (REV);

ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION METHODS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

FLUID FLOW; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; UPSCALING;

EID: 44049104721     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:6(784)     Document Type: Article

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