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Dupuit-Forchheimer relationship

Description

The pore or interstitial velocity v_px given by the Dupuit-Forchheimer relationship is the average velocity of fluid molecules in the pores; it is related to the Darcy velocity and the porosity n.

Related formulas

Variables

vpxinterstitial velocity (m/s)
vxDarcy velocity (m/s)
nporosity (dimensionless) (dimensionless)