Flow Intermittency, Dispersion, and Correlated Continuous Time Random Walks in Porous Media

We study the intermittency of fluid velocities in porous media and its relation to anomalous dispersion. Lagrangian velocities measured at equidistant points along streamlines are shown to form a spatial Markov process. As a consequence of this remarkable property, the dispersion of fluid particles...

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Main Authors: de Anna, Pietro (Author), Le Borgne, Tanguy (Author), Dentz, Marco (Author), Tartakovsky, Alexandre M. (Author), Bolster, Diogo (Author), Davy, Philippe (Author), De Anna, Pietro (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2013-11-07T20:54:19Z.
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Summary:We study the intermittency of fluid velocities in porous media and its relation to anomalous dispersion. Lagrangian velocities measured at equidistant points along streamlines are shown to form a spatial Markov process. As a consequence of this remarkable property, the dispersion of fluid particles can be described by a continuous time random walk with correlated temporal increments. This new dynamical picture of intermittency provides a direct link between the microscale flow, its intermittent properties, and non-Fickian dispersion.