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The permeability of strongly disordered systems

Journal Article · · Physics of Fluids (1994)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.868835· OSTI ID:277232
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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089-1221 (United States)
The critical path theory of Katz and Thompson [Phys. Rev. B {bold 34}, 8179 (1986)] is extended to estimate the permeability of strongly disordered macroscopic porous media. The theory is based on percolation concepts and for lognormal distributions predicts an asymptotic exponential dependence on the standard deviation. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
DOE Contract Number:
FG22-93BC14899
OSTI ID:
277232
Journal Information:
Physics of Fluids (1994), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids (1994) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN PHFLE6; ISSN 1070-6631
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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