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RELATIVE PERMEABILITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Ratio of the effective permeability for a given flowing phase to the intrinsic permeability of the porous medium.

OBS

When a rock is saturated with more than one fluid, relative permeability is used to express the permeability of the rock to each fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Rapport de la perméabilité effective pour une phase d'écoulement donnée à la perméabilité intrinsèque d'un milieu poreux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Cociente entre la permeabilidad efectiva en una fase de flujo determinada y la permeabilidad intrínseca del medio poroso.

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