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An Analog Macroscopic Technique for Studying Molecular Hydrodynamic Processes in Dense Gases and Liquids
Published on: December 4, 2017
Power-exponential velocity distributions in disordered porous media
Maciej Matyka1, Jarosław Gołembiewski1, Zbigniew Koza1
1Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wrocław, 50-204 Wrocław, Poland.
Abstract:
Velocity distribution functions link the micro- and macro-level theories of fluid flow through porous media. Here we study them for the fluid absolute velocity and its longitudinal and lateral components relative to the macroscopic flow direction in a model of a random porous medium. We claim that all distributions follow the power-exponential law controlled by an exponent γ and a shift parameter u_{0} and examine how these parameters depend on the porosity. We find that γ has a universal value 1/2 at the percolation threshold and grows with the porosity, but never exceeds 2.
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