Tortuosity for fluid flow in 2-dimensional pore fractal models of porous media
Dr. Liang Luo and associate prof. Jianchao Cai, a renowned researcher on fractal and capillarity and guest chief editor of FRACTALS, have published their latest paper entitled Numerical simulation of tortuosity for fluid flow in two-dimensional pore fractal models of porous media.
The tortuosity of different generations of Sierpinski carpet is calculated and analyzed by the finite volume method. A simple linear relation between the generations and tortuosity in pore fractal model of porous media is obtained. The results show a more realistic tortuosity predication for fluid flow in the two-dimensional pore fractal models of porous media.
The understanding of transport properties in porous media is the foundation for environmental and industrial processes covering a broad range of fields such as oil recovery engineering, civil engineering, groundwater engineering, engineering geology, soil sciences, and building materials.
The tortuosity of different generations of Sierpinski carpet is calculated and analyzed by the finite volume method. A simple linear relation between the generations and tortuosity in pore fractal model of porous media is obtained. The results show a more realistic tortuosity predication for fluid flow in the two-dimensional pore fractal models of porous media.
The understanding of transport properties in porous media is the foundation for environmental and industrial processes covering a broad range of fields such as oil recovery engineering, civil engineering, groundwater engineering, engineering geology, soil sciences, and building materials.
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This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10932010, 51206174 and 41102080).
The paper can be found in the December 2014 issue of FRACTALS journal.