Nolte Graph (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Nolte Graph

Caption

A graph of the scaling relationship between fluid flow and fracture stiffness is shown. The shape of the symbol indicates the fracture length scale from 0.0625 meter (circles) to 1 meter (triangle) and the colors correspond to different apertures.

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(Image courtesy of Pyrak-Nolte)

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