ISSN:
1573-1634
Keywords:
permeability
;
upscaling
;
flow prediction
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Technology
Notes:
Abstract A method for upscaling of permeability in heterogeneous porous media is presented. The upscaled field takes the form K = e Y , where Y, in two dimensions, is a piecewise bilinear function. The method is tested on a number of random permeability fields, with different integral scale/correlation length and variance. The numerical results show that this method conserves much more of the heterogeneous fingering than classical block-based upscaling methods, e.g., geometric mean.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00178122
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