Experimental study on porous media penetration based on laser etching technology

Permeability plays a pivotal role in water resources management, oil and gas exploration and production, as well as geological hazard assessment. Previous studies primarily explores the influencing factors of permeability through indirect methods, and lacks direct means to describe the relationship between porous media and permeability, and the relationship between permeability and the internal pore structure of porous media is still unclear. This study developed an experimental system featuring controllable pore space properties to investigate the relationship between permeability in porous media and factors including porosity, the horizontal and vertical distribution of pores, the regularity of particle arrangements, and the aspect ratio of elliptical pores. The experimental results demonstrate a positive correlation between permeability and porosity in porous media. Circular porous media generally adhere to the Kozeny-Carman equation, while variations in particle circularities and arrangements lead to pron