NON-DARCY POROUS MEDIA FLOW IN NO-SLIP AND SLIP REGIMES

Abstract

In this paper Lattice Boltzmann equation method is used to simulate non-Darcy flow in porous media. Two-dimensional in-line and staggered arrangements of uniform cylinders have been considered. The results of a comprehensive computational evaluation are reported: the range of validity of Darcy-Forchheimer equation is investigated and correlations for macroscopic transport properties are presented (i.e., for the permeability and the inertial parameter). Our investigation covers both no-slip and the slip-flow regimes.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2010-09-29
  • Revision Date2012-01-16
  • Acceptance Date2012-01-17

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI100929001M

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