Improvement on prediction for water seepage through low porosity granular media

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dc.contributor.authordu Plessis J.P.
dc.contributor.authorRoos L.I.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:13Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:13Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractA new set of equations is presented for the prediction of water seepage through granular porous media of low porosity. The results are based on the analytical modelling of form drag within a porous medium and improve on previous results which incorporate interstitial flow development within pore sections. The new formulation correlates extremely well with experimental observation as is evident from its very good correlation with the empirically based Ergun equation over the entire laminar Reynolds number range. It therefore presents a considerable improvement on results reported recently in this journal according to which the higher Reynolds number friction was severely underpredicted.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationWater SA
dc.identifier.citation20
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn3784738
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10841
dc.subjectForecasting
dc.subjectFriction
dc.subjectGranular materials
dc.subjectLaminar flow
dc.subjectMathematical models
dc.subjectPorosity
dc.subjectPorous materials
dc.subjectErgun equation
dc.subjectInterstitial flow
dc.subjectReynolds number
dc.subjectWater seepage
dc.subjectSeepage
dc.titleImprovement on prediction for water seepage through low porosity granular media
dc.typeArticle
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