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- \nabla p = \frac{\mu}{k} \, {\bf u} + \beta \, \rho \, | {\bf u} | \, {\bf u} |
is called Forchheimer coefficient and depends on flow regime and permeability as:
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\beta = \frac{C_E}{\sqrt(k)} |
where
is called Ergun constant and accounts for inertial (kinetic) effects and depends on flow regime only.
is small for the small flow velocities (reducing Forchheimer equation t Darcy equation) and grows quickly for high flow velocities.
Forchheimer equation can be approximated by non-linear permeability model as:
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{\bf u} = - \frac{k}{\mu} \, k_f \, \nabla p |
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k_f(|\nabla p|) = \frac{2}{w} \big[ 1- \sqrt{1-w} \big] |
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w = 4 \, \left(\frac{k}{\mu} \right)^2 \, \beta \, \rho \, |\nabla p| \, < \, 1 |
