Nonlinear flow behavior at low Reynolds numbers through rough-walled fractures subjected to normal compressive loading

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue , 2015, Pages 202-218

  Zhou, Jia Qing ^a   Hu, Shao Hua ^b   Fang, Shu ^a   Chen, Yi Feng ^a   Zhou, Chuang Bing ^a,c  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Confining pressure; Critical Reynolds number; Hydraulic aperture; Nonlinear flow; Rock fractures

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; FRACTURE; MAPS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

COMPRESSIVE LOADING; CONFINING PRESSURES; CRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; FORCHHEIMER'S EQUATION; HYDRAULIC APERTURE; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; NONLINEAR FLOW; ROCK FRACTURES; ROUGH-WALLED FRACTURES;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COMPRESSIBILITY; CONFINING PRESSURE; FRACTURE; GRANITE; LOADING; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; VISCOUS FLOW; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84943642342     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2015.09.027     Document Type: Article

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