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Effect of Turbulent Flow in Pores on Elastic Wave Dispersion and Attenuation in Porous Media

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Biot investigated wave attenuation and dispersion in a porous medium under laminar flow assumption. However, wave induced turbulent flow might occur in pores at frequencies higher than some threshold value. In this study, an oscillatory capillary turbulent flow model is developed to quantify the turbulent flow effect on wave attenuation and velocity dispersion in an isotropic porous medium. Prandtl's mixing length theory, the hydraulic smooth pipe model and the viscous skin depth concept are combined to analyze the turbulent resistance in a pipe and its influences on overall dynamic properties. We obtain a fully analytic, frequency-dependent viscosity correction factor, which is then used to modify generalized Darcy's formula for filtration under turbulence flow condition. The wave attenuation predicted by the modified model is greater than that predicted by Biot's model when frequency is higher than a threshold frequency. Numerical calculations show that this model degenerates into the Biot model when the frequency is lower than the threshold frequency. The modified model has potential application in sound absorption and transmission in air saturated porous media.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPoromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
EditorsPatrick Dangla, Jean-Michel Pereira, Siavash Ghabezloo, Matthieu Vandamme
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages1516-1523
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780784480779
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Poromechanics 2017 - Paris, France
Duration: 9 Jul 201713 Jul 2017

Publication series

NamePoromechanics 2017 - Proceedings of the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics

Conference

Conference6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Poromechanics 2017
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period9/07/1713/07/17

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