Viscous fluid in granular material (DAPL)

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The discussion centers on the analysis of fluid flow from a boundary into granular materials, specifically in the context of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) incident. Participants emphasize the relevance of Darcy's Law in understanding this phenomenon and express interest in finding resources that detail the governing equations and numerical results related to this fluid-soil interaction. The inquiry highlights the complexity of the equations involved, suggesting that while they may not be solvable in a traditional sense, approximate models and numerical simulations could provide insights.

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I saw the DAPL news story about the oil pipeline and I realized I have no idea how to analyze the problem of a fluid flowing from a boundary into granular material (or however you would classify soil).

Does anyone know of any book or website that discuss the governing (or approximate) equations involved in such a process.

My guess is that the equations are non-solvable but I am curious if there are numerical results and/or solvable approximate toy models.

P.S. I don't want to discuss any politics, just the physics involved with oil flowing into soil.
 
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Darcy's law.
 
Chestermiller said:
Darcy's law.

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for.
 

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