Calculating equivalent permeability: a review

The purpose of this article is to review the various methods used to calculate the equivalent permeability of a heterogeneous porous medium. It shows how equivalence is defined by using a criterion of flow or of the energy dissipated by viscous forces and explains the two different concepts of effec...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Advances in water resources 1997-12, Vol.20 (5), p.253-278
Hauptverfasser: Renard, Ph, de Marsily, G.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this article is to review the various methods used to calculate the equivalent permeability of a heterogeneous porous medium. It shows how equivalence is defined by using a criterion of flow or of the energy dissipated by viscous forces and explains the two different concepts of effective permeability and block permeability. The intention of this review is to enable the reader to use the various published techniques and to indicate in what circumstances they can be most suitably applied. © 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved
ISSN:0309-1708
1872-9657
DOI:10.1016/S0309-1708(96)00050-4