Experimental Measurement of the Transport Flow Path Aperture in Thermally Cracked Granite and the Relationship between Pore Structure and Permeability

Figure 11

Schematic illustration of paths that contribute to the flow described in previous studies (Gueguen and Palciauskas, 1994) and this study due to bond percolation. The presence of a bond between spheres reflects the ability of fluid to flow. The light blue bonds are related to the factor , and the dark blue bonds are related to the factor .