Darcy and Non-Darcy Flow Through Packing Particles

Abstract

Darcy and non-Darcy flow through packing particles is an important study to determine the flow rate and pressure drop through porous media. Darcy is formed with a low liquid flow rate while the non-Darcy flow is formed with a high flow rate. The objective of this experiment is to determine the flow performance through packing particles. In this study, a syringe piston pump is used to inject the water through various packing particles. The permeability of the material was calculated using Darcy’s Equation. This study considered different variables such as: flow rate viscosity, the cross-sectional area of the sample, the pressure difference across the sample, and the length of the sample for the permeability calculation. The results showed high and low permeability rates of the specimens using in the experiment. Consequently, the results of this experiment can be used for selecting the best particle sizes for water treatments and hydraulic fracking in reservoir stimulation or enhanced oil recovery methods (EOR).