Question: ( 5 ) Flow through granular - based porous media ( such as a mixture of water and crude oil through a layer of porous

(5) Flow through granular-based porous media (such as a mixture of water and crude oil through a layer of porous
rock in fracking or hydraulic fracturing) can be described by Ergun equation, which correlate the pressure drop
per thickness of porous media (pL) to the superficial velocity (U), sand diameter (d), porosity () and viscosity
() as
pL=150(1-)23Ud2+1.75(1-)3U2d
Derive an expression of uncertainty in pressure drop in terms of the measurements and uncertainties of the
thickness of porous media, flow velocity, granular diameter, porosity, and viscosity.
( 5 ) Flow through granular - based porous media

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