Tortuosity is widely used as a critical parameter to predict transport properties of porous
media, such as rocks and soils. But unlike other standard microstructural properties, the …

Hydraulic fracturing is an efficient stimulation means for the exploitation of unconventional
oil/gas resources as well as geothermal energy. However, there are several issues for …

Multiphase flow in porous media is relevant to amount of engineering processes, such as
hydrocarbon extraction from reservoir rock, water contamination, CO2 geological storage …

Clay soil is a common building foundation material, and its permeability is very important for
the safety of foundation pits and the later settlement of buildings. However, the traditional …

Fractal model provides an alternative and useful means for studying the transport
phenomenon in porous media and analyzing the macroscopic transport properties of porous …

In this work, considering the effect of porosity, pore size, saturation of water and tortuosity
fractal dimension, an analytical model for the capillary pressure and water relative …

Due to the low matrix porosity and permeability of gas shales, the horizontal well drilling and
hydraulic fracturing technologies become a necessity to exploit the unconventional shale …

This paper presents a preliminary work to evaluate influences of water to cement ratio,
hydration age and content of superplasticizer on porosity, volume and surface fractal …

Tortuosity in packed beds or porous media is of significant interest in many fields, from
geoscience to the chemical industry. Tortuosity plays a significant role in the mass transport …

In this study, the optimization of the fractal-like architecture of porous fibrous materials
related to permeability, diffusivity, and thermal conductivity was analyzed by applying the …