Dr Fabian Wadsworth fabian.b.wadsworth@durham.ac.uk
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Determination of permeability using a classic Darcy water column
Wadsworth, Fabian B.; Vossen, Caron E.J.; Schmid, Diana; Colombier, Mathieu; Heap, Michael J.; Scheu, Bettina; Dingwell, Donald B.
Authors
Caron E.J. Vossen
Diana Schmid
Mathieu Colombier
Michael J. Heap
Bettina Scheu
Donald B. Dingwell
Abstract
Permeability is a macroscopic property of materials with a percolating pore phase, such as many rocks and filters. We describe a simple experiment for the empirical determination of permeability using a low-cost method similar to that used by Darcy. We advocate the use of controlled cylindrical sintered filters, for which there is theoretical constraint of the permeability as a function of porosity, against which empirical results can be compared. The methodology presented here provides a step-by-step approach to laboratory experiments and numerical techniques for fitting a linear equation to data and is appropriate for undergraduate Physics, Earth Science, or Engineering courses. I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Citation
Wadsworth, F. B., Vossen, C. E., Schmid, D., Colombier, M., Heap, M. J., Scheu, B., & Dingwell, D. B. (2020). Determination of permeability using a classic Darcy water column. American Journal of Physics, 88(1), 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000296
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 23, 2019 |
Publication Date | Jan 31, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Jan 2, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | American Journal of Physics |
Print ISSN | 0002-9505 |
Electronic ISSN | 1943-2909 |
Publisher | American Association of Physics Teachers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 88 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 20-24 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000296 |
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© 2019 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Wadsworth, Fabian B., Vossen, Caron E. J., Schmid, Diana, Colombier, Mathieu, Heap, Michael J., Scheu, Bettina & Dingwell, Donald B. (2020). Determination of permeability using a classic Darcy water column. American Journal of Physics 88(1): 20-24 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0000296
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