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Simulation of flow through a two-dimensional random porous medium

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The cellular automata approximation of two-dimensional hydrodynamics is used to model flow between randomly placed, partially overlapping circles. The flow resistance is first roughly proportional to the number of circles and then increases more strongly for higher numbers of such obstacles.

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  1. U. Brosa

    Present address: Brosa GmbH, Am Brücker Tor 4, 3572, Amöneburg, Germany

  2. D. Stauffer

    Present address: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Cologne University, 5000, Cologne 41, Germany

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Brosa, U., Stauffer, D. Simulation of flow through a two-dimensional random porous medium. J Stat Phys 63, 405–409 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01026613

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