Correlations between Geometric Properties and Permeability of 2D Fracture Networks

Figure 1

Distributions of fractures ((a), (c), and (e)) and intersections ((b), (d), and (f)) in three DFNs with different densities, and the two kinds of boundary conditions applied to DFNs in which the flow directions are perpendicular to each other. (a) and . (b) and . (c) and . (d) and . (e) and . (f) and .

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