Fluid flow in synthetic rough-walled fractures: Navier-Stokes, Stokes, and local cubic law simulations

Experimental study of the effect of roug

Experimental study of the effect of roughness and Reynolds number on fluid flow in rough-walled single fractures: a check of local cubic law

✍ Jiazhong Qian; Zhou Chen; Hongbin Zhan; Houchun Guan 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 182 KB 👁 1 views

## Abstract Local cubic law (LCL) is one of the most commonly applied physical laws for flow in single fractures (SF) and fractured media. The foundation of LCL is Darcian flow. This experimental study examines if LCL is valid for flow in a single rough fracture and how the fracture roughness and R