A Simple Laboratory Experiment for the Measurement of Single Phase Permeability

Ali R. Zand; Yuri Sikorski; Matthew S. Sanders; Homayun K. Navaz

A Simple Laboratory Experiment for the Measurement of Single Phase Permeability

Ali R. Zand, Yuri Sikorski, Matthew S. Sanders, Homayun K. Navaz

Kettering University

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A simple experiment for measuring single-phase permeability of fully saturated porous medium is introduced. The experiment utilizes radial flow of a non-volatile wetting fluid through a porous medium such as ceramic tile, concrete or sand. The radial position of flow front is measured as a function of time and the collected data are analyzed using Darcy's Law to determine the permeability. In addition, the phenomenon of the multiphase flow through the medium with a broad pore size distribution is demonstrated.

Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Physical and Natural Sciences
Volume	1
State	Published - Jan 1 2007

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