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Superficial velocity

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The local physical velocity can still be different than the average fluid velocity because the vector of the local fluid flow does not have to be parallel to that of average flow. Also, there may be local constriction in the flow channel.
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Superficial velocity is used in many engineering equations because it is the value which is usually readily known and unambiguous, whereas real velocity is often variable from place to place.
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or fluid were the only one flowing or present in a given cross sectional area. Other phases, particles, the skeleton of the porous medium, etc. present in the channel are disregarded.
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velocity and the superficial velocity can be expressed as (for one-dimensional flow):
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u is the average fluid velocity (excluding the other phase, solids, etc.), m/s.
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multiphase flows
porous media
flow velocity
phase
porosity
advection
Volumetric flux
Categories
Velocity
Fluid dynamics

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