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Acoustic wave propagation in two-phase heterogeneous porous media

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The propagation of an acoustic wave through two-phase porous media with spatial variation in porosity is studied. The evolutionary wave equation is derived, and the propagation of an acoustic wave is numerically analyzed in application to marine sediments with various physical parameters.

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Osypik, J.I., Pushkina, N.I. & Zhileikin, Y.M. Acoustic wave propagation in two-phase heterogeneous porous media. Phys. Wave Phen. 21, 238–244 (2013). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X13030126

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