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A simple model of gas flow in a porous powder compact

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1127097· OSTI ID:1127097
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  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
This report describes a simple model for ideal gas flow from a vessel through a bed of porous material into another vessel. It assumes constant temperature and uniform porosity. Transport is treated as a combination of viscous and molecular flow, with no inertial contribution (low Reynolds number). This model can be used to fit data to obtain permeability values, determine flow rates, understand the relative contributions of viscous and molecular flow, and verify volume calibrations. It draws upon the Dusty Gas Model and other detailed studies of gas flow through porous media.
Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1127097
Report Number(s):
SAND2014--2858; 507552
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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