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Tortuous flow in porous media
Jussi TimonenMarkku KatajaAntti Koponensubject
Physics::Fluid DynamicsMaterials scienceFlow (mathematics)Fluid dynamicsNewtonian fluidMechanicsEqual sizePorous mediumPorosityPhysics::Classical PhysicsTortuosityCellular automatondescription
The concept of tortuosity of fluid flow in porous media is discussed. A lattice-gas cellular automaton method is applied to solve the flow of a Newtonian uncompressible fluid in a two-dimensional porous substance constructed by randomly placed rectangles of equal size and with unrestricted overlap. A clear correlation between the average tortuosity of the flow paths and the porosity of the substance has been found. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-01 |