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Among many of the nonlinear equations presented throughout the decade, Forchheimer equation is the most widely experimented and investigated. In this study, a simple CFD model created using ANSYS Fluent 15.0 has been used in order to predict the flow through a parallel flow permeameter packed with crushed stone of three different sizes. The results obtained were compared with the experimental results obtained from a similar kind of experimental set under similar type of field and media conditions. Furthermore, the statistical validation of the simulation results with the experimentally obtained results suggests that this type of model can be used for analysing the flow though porous media as a substitute of the complex laboratory experiments with a reasonable precision.
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The authors would like to thank the faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering for their support, in utilizing the facilities in the department. The authors would also acknowledge the funding from IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, for RPS (Research Promotion Scheme) vide no: FRS (62)/2013–2014/CE for the fabrication of the permeameter experimental set-up.
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Banerjee, A., Pasupuleti, S., Pradeep Kumar, G.N., Dutta, S.C. (2018). A Three-Dimensional CFD Simulation for the Nonlinear Parallel Flow Phenomena Through Coarse Granular Porous Media. In: Singh, M., Kushvah, B., Seth, G., Prakash, J. (eds) Applications of Fluid Dynamics . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5329-0_34
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