Effects of Hydraulic Gradient, Intersecting Angle, Aperture, and Fracture Length on the Nonlinearity of Fluid Flow in Smooth Intersecting Fractures: An Experimental Investigation

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Relationship between and as well as relationship between and ; (a) relationship between and ; (b) relationship between and for = 30°; (c) relationship between and for = 60°; (d) relationship between and for = 90°; (e) relationship between and for = 120°; (f) relationship between and for = 150°.

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