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Stochastic Description of Porous Media

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Modelling and Applications of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media

Part of the book series: Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media ((TATP,volume 5))

Abstract

The definition of the properties of porous media in space can be made using the concept of random functions. This stochastic approach has two major advantages:

  • It conceptually defines the properties in space at a given point, without having to define a volume over which these properties must he integrated.

  • It provides means for studying the inherent heterogeneity and variability of these properties in space, and for evaluating the uncertainty of any method of estimation of their values.

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De Marsily, G. (1991). Stochastic Description of Porous Media. In: Bear, J., Buchlin, JM. (eds) Modelling and Applications of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2632-8_6

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