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Percolation theory for flow in porous media

By Allen G. Hunt (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2005
ISBN
3540261109, 9783540261100
DOI
10.1007/b136727
ISSN
0075-8450
Open Library ID
OL9055622M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8354277 bytes)
Series
Lecture notes in physics 674
Edition
1
Pages
212\212
Topic
Physics
Library
Kingdwarf
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20
FluidsHydrogeology;Statistical Physics;Complexity;MechanThermodynamics;Math. Applications in Geosciences

Description

The present monograph presents, for the first time, a unified and comprehensive introduction to some of the basic transport properties of porous media, such as electrical and hydraulic conductivity, air permeability and diffusion. The treatment is based on critical path analysis and the scaling of transport properties which are individually described as functions of saturation. At the same time, the book supplies a tutorial on percolation theory for hydrologists, providing them with the tools for solving actual problems. In turn, a separate chapter serves to introduces physicists to some of the language and complications of groundwater hydrology necessary for succesful modelling.

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