An experimental measurement of channeling of flow in porous media
1985
OLIPHANT, JOSEPH L. | Tice, A. R. (Allen R.)
By comparing experimental measurements of the hydraulic conductivity and the effective self-diffusivity of water in porous media, a channeling parameter, c, is defined. This parameter measures the degree of division of flow paths in the media, but does not depend on the tortuosity of the paths or surface effects on the viscosity of the water. Values of c are obtained for Na-saturated montmorillonites containing from 0.82 to 7.7 g of water per g of clay and for Fairbanks silt containing from 0.135 to 0.23 g of water per g of silt. Values for the montmorillonites remain relatively close to the theoretically predicted value of 1/2 at all water contents, indicating maximally divided flow paths. Values for the silt vary from 100 to over 2000, indicating highly channeled flow.
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