Transport in Porous media

Velocity magnitude in 2D random porous modelWe investigate fundamental physical properties of porous media, i.e. tortuosity, permeability

using theoretical and computational tools:

  • computational fluid dynamics
  • percolation theory.

We focus on computation of macroscopic parameters from microscale flow solutions.

An exemplary 3D streamlines in the fluid flow through complex porous structure.

 

A map of 2D velocity magnitude in random porous media

used for tortuosity computation (Phys. Rev. E 78, 026306).