A pore network model for the calculation of non-Darcy flow coefficients in fluid flow through porous media

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 191, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1285-1322

  Lao, Hio Wai ^a   Neeman, Henry J ^b   Papavassiliou, Dimitrios V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Forchheimer's law; Monte Carlo; Pore network; Porous media

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

2D RANDOM PORE NETWORKS; NON-DARCY FLOW BEHAVIOR;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FLUID FLOW; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PERMEABILITY; POREWATER; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 4444249956     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440490464200     Document Type: Article

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