A Direct Method for the Identification of the Permeability Field Based on Flux Assimilation by a Discrete Analog of Darcy’s Law

Autor: Wouter Zijl
Přispěvatelé: Nederlands Instituut voor Toegepaste Geowetenschappen TNO
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Transport in Porous Media, 1, 56, 87-112
ISSN: 0169-3913
DOI: 10.1023/b:tipm.0000018405.22085.99
Popis: Inverse models to determine the permeability are generally based on existing forward models for the pressure. The permeabilities are adapted in such a way that the calculated pressures match the specified pressures in a number of points. To assimilate a priori knowledge about the flux, we introduce the 'flux assimilation method', which is based on the 'vector potential-pressure formulation' of Darcy's law. Thanks to an unconventional discretization technique - the 'edge-based face element method' - not only the specified pressures, but also specified information about the flux density can easily be assimilated. A relatively simple, but insightful analytical example illustrates the potential of this method. © 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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