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Define an anisotropic permeability for a porous media

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Dear all

I want to define an anisotropic permeability for a porous media, whose direction is the same as the direction of the maximum principle stress. The problem is that the direction of the maximum principle stress will change during the simulation. So how can I relate the permeability to the principle stress?

Thank you so much for your help.

1 Reply Last Post Feb 27, 2017, 1:54 a.m. EST
Henrik Sönnerlind COMSOL Employee

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Posted: 8 years ago Feb 27, 2017, 1:54 a.m. EST
Hi,

You can use the principal stress directions (variable names described in www.comsol.com/community/forums/general/thread/136812/ ) for defining the orientations of a Base Vector System.

Regards,
Henrik
Hi, You can use the principal stress directions (variable names described in https://www.comsol.com/community/forums/general/thread/136812/ ) for defining the orientations of a Base Vector System. Regards, Henrik

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