Abstract
The relationship between permeability and porosity is reviewed and investigated. The classical Kozeny-Carman approach and a fractal pore-space geometry assumption are used to derive a new permeability-porosity equation. The equation contains only two fitting parameters: a Kozeny coefficient and a fractal exponent. The strongest features of the model are related to its simplicity and its capability to describe measured permeability values of different non-granular porous media better than other models.
| Translated title of the contribution | Permeability-porosity relationship: a reexamination of the Kozeny-Carman equation based on a fractal pore-space geometry assumption |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 1 - 5 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Geophysical Research Letters |
| Volume | 33 (L02318) |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2006 |