porepy.params.fluid module

Hard coded typical parameters that may be of use in simulations.

Contains standard values (e.g. found in Wikipedia) for density, thermal properties etc.

Note that thermal expansion coefficients are linear (m/mK) for rocks, but volumetric (m^3/m^3K) for fluids.

class UnitFluid(theta_ref=None)[source]

Bases: object

Mother of all fluids, with properties equal 1.

Parameters:: theta_ref (Optional[float])

COMPRESSIBILITY: fluid compressibility

BULK: bulk modulus

density(theta=None)[source]

Returns fluid density with unit: kg / m^3.

Parameters:: theta (float) – temperature in Celsius.
Returns:: density
Return type:: float

dynamic_viscosity(theta=None)[source]

Returns dynamic viscosity with unit: Pa s.

Parameters:: theta (float, optional) – temperature in Celsius
Returns:: dynamic viscosity
Return type:: float

hydrostatic_pressure(depth, theta=None)[source]

Returns hydrostatic pressure in Pa.

Parameters:

depth (float) – depth in meters
theta (float) – temperature in Celsius

Returns:

hydrostatic pressure

Return type:

float

specific_heat_capacity(theta=None)[source]

Returns specific heat capacity with units: J / kg K.

Parameters:: theta (float, optional) – temperature in Celsius
Returns:: specific heat capacity
Return type:: float

thermal_conductivity(theta=None)[source]

Returns thermal conductivity with unit : W / m K.

Parameters:: theta (float, optional) – temperature in Celsius
Returns:: thermal conductivity
Return type:: float

thermal_expansion(delta_theta)[source]

Returns thermal expansion with unit m^3 / m^3 K, i.e. volumetric.

Parameters:: delta_theta (float) – temperature increment in Celsius.
Returns:: thermal expansion
Return type:: float

class Water(theta_ref=None)[source]

Bases: UnitFluid