Difference between revisions of "Darcy's law"

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Darcy's law is the fundamental law of fluid motion in porous media published by Henry Darcy in 1856 ^[1].

Since the early days of Petroleum Engineering Darcy's law has been applied successfully to determine the flow through permeable media.

Darcy's law is the fundamental law of fluid motion in porous media published by Henry Darcy in 1856 ^[2].

q = -\frac{kA}{\mu} \frac{dP}{dL}

Derivation of the Linear and Radial Inflow Equations

A

= cross-sectional area, cm²

k

= permeability, d

L

= length, cm

P

= pressure, atm

q

= flow rate, cm³/sec

\mu

= Darcy's law fluid viscosity, cp

↑ Darcy, Henry (1856). "Les Fontaines Publiques de la Ville de Dijon". Paris: Victor Dalmont.
↑ Dake, L.P. (1978). Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering. Amsterdam, Hetherlands: Elsevier Science. ISBN 0-444-41830-X.

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 [[Darcy's law]] is the fundamental '''law''' of fluid motion in porous media published by '''Henry Darcy''' in '''1856''' <ref name=Darcy/>.
-[[Darcy's law]] has been applied successfully in [[Petroleum Engineering]] since the early days.
+Since the early days of [[Petroleum Engineering]] [[Darcy's law]] has been applied successfully to determine the flow through permeable media.
 == Darcy's law History ==