Open AccessAnomalous Fluid Transport in Porous Media Induced by Biofilm Growth
Author(s) -
Joseph D. Seymour,
Justin P. Gage,
Sarah L. Codd,
Robin Gerlach
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
physical review letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.688
H-Index - 673
eISSN - 1079-7114
pISSN - 0031-9007
DOI - 10.1103/physrevlett.93.198103
Subject(s) - porous medium , diffusion , advection , mechanics , dispersion (optics) , materials science , porosity , chemical physics , physics , thermodynamics , optics , composite material
Magnetic resonance measurements of the transition from normal to anomalous hydrodynamic dispersion in porous media due to biological activity are presented. Fractional advection-diffusion equations are shown to provide models for the measured impact of biofilm growth on porous media transport dynamics.
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