2d flow problem with fractures

I am working on flow in porous medium with fractures and this is somewhat new to me so I have a couple of question for anyone who can be of help:

1. What does the value of the source term(Q) in each control volume represent, and how do I evaluate it in my code. 2. How do I find the outward normal vector to an edge in my triangulated mesh.

Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

[Image Analyst]

There is a society concerned with porous media, like the flow through it and measuring the parameters of materials like open and closed cell foams, stone/rock/concrete/earth, non-wovens, bone, etc. It's called Interpore. They have a conference in Cincinnati in May 2016. https://www.interpore.org/