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Application of the Kozeny Equation to Consolidated Porous Media

Nature volume 166, pages 314–315 (1950)Cite this article

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Wyllie and Rose1 have recently directed attention to the fact that the numerical constant (k) in the Kozeny equation may exceed the value of 5, if one applies a tortuosity correction based on the electrical resistance of the system.

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  1. Wyllie, M. R. J., and Rose, W. D., Nature, 165, 972 (1950).

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ADAMSON, J. Application of the Kozeny Equation to Consolidated Porous Media. Nature 166, 314–315 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/166314b0

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