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].

Darcy's law has been applied successfully in Petroleum Engineering since the early days.

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]].
+[[Darcy's law]] has been applied successfully in [[Petroleum Engineering]] since the early days.
 == Darcy's law History ==