Quantitative characterization of the microstructure of a porous material in the context of tortuosity

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1693-1701

  Sevostianova, Elena ^a   Leinauer, Bernd ^a   Sevostianov, Igor ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Microstructure; Porous material; Quantitative characterization; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

AVERAGING METHOD; CONDUCTIVITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCHEME; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; IMAGE-PROCESSING SOFTWARE; LOAMY SAND; MICRO-MECHANICAL; MINIMUM VALUE; MORI-TANAKA SCHEME; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; RELATIVE LENGTH; SATURATED SOILS; SILT LOAM SOILS; SOIL IMAGES; TORTUOSITY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTES; IMAGE PROCESSING; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SILT;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 78649629638     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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