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Estimating of Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient in Artificial Porous Media

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  • Abadelhalim Elsanoose

    (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada)

  • Ekhwaiter Abobaker

    (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada)

  • Faisal Khan

    (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada)

  • Mohammad Azizur Rahman

    (Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha 23874, Qatar)

  • Amer Aborig

    (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada)

  • Stephen D. Butt

    (Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL A1C 5S7, Canada)

Abstract

This study conducted a radial flow experiment to investigate the existence of non-Darcy flow and calculate the non-Darcy “inertia” coefficient; the experiment was performed on seven cylindrical perforated artificial porous media samples. Two hundred thirty-one runs were performed, and the pressure drop was reported. The non-Darcy coefficient β was calculated and compared with available in the literature. The results showed that the non-Darcy coefficient decreased nonlinearly and converged on a value within a specific range as the permeability increased. Nonetheless, it was found that the non-Darcy flow exists even in the very low flow rate deployed in this study. In addition, it has been found that the non-Darcy effect is not due to turbulence but also the inertial effect. The existence of a non-Darcy flow was confirmed for all the investigated samples. The Forchheimer numbers for airflow at varied flow rates are determined using experimentally measured superficial velocity, permeability, and non-Darcy coefficient.

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  • Abadelhalim Elsanoose & Ekhwaiter Abobaker & Faisal Khan & Mohammad Azizur Rahman & Amer Aborig & Stephen D. Butt, 2022. "Estimating of Non-Darcy Flow Coefficient in Artificial Porous Media," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:3:p:1197-:d:743458
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