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ABSTRACT: Tortuosity tau is physically defined as the ratio (or the square of the ratio) of the effective length of pore channels (through which the hydraulic flow and electric current are conducted) to the length parallel to the overall direction of the pore channels in a porous medium. It has a significant influence on hydraulic flow and electric current because of its response to the variations in lithology, pressure and petrophysical properties. Determination of tortuosity enables one to understand the mechanisms of hydraulic flow and electric current, and the channel-network complexities in porous media. In this study, physical and mathematical aspects of tortuosity are discussed. Also, tortuosity is mathematically derived as the square root of the dimensionless formation resistivity factor times fractional porosity. Tortuosity can be successfully used for interpretation of the physical behavior of unconsolidated and consolidated porous media, similarly, and for formations characterized by high degrees of compaction, heterogeneity and anisotropy, as in the case of the Hibernia and Terra Nova reservoirs, off the eastern coast of Canada. FOR CITATION: Hilmi S. SALEM and George V. Chilingarian (2000). Physical and Mathematical Aspects of Tortuosity in Regard to the Fluid Flow and Electric Current Conduction in Porous Media: Example of the Hibernia and Terra Nova Reservoirs, Off the Eastern Coast of Canada. Energy Sources, 22(2): 137-145, DOI: 10.1080/00908310050014117 and https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263154231_Physical_and_Mathematical_Aspects_of_Tortuosity_in_Regard_to_the_Fluid_Flow_and_Electric_Current_Conduction_in_Porous_Media_Example_of_the_Hibernia_and_Terra_Nova_Reservoirs_Off_the_Eastern_Coast_of_C
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Why is it important?
This paper is important because it introduces the physical and mathematical aspects of tortuosity, regarding fluid flow and electric current conduction in porous media, including shallow and deep, compacted and uncompacted porous media. This applies to hydrocarbon reservoirs; groundwater aquifers; and engineering, environmental, and archeological sites.
Perspectives
What makes this paper special to the Authors is the fact that it has been applied by research scientists, and cited and referenced in various research papers related, not only to porous media mentioned above, but also to the blood flow, contributing to the understanding of blood circle in human body.
Prof. Dr. Hilmi S. Salem
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This page is a summary of: Physical and Mathematical Aspects of Tortuosity in Regard to the Fluid Flow and Electric Current Conduction in Porous Media: Example of the Hibernia and Terra Nova Reservoirs, Off the Eastern Coast of Canada, Energy Sources, February 2000, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/00908310050014117.
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