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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
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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.