Fluid flow across mass fractals and self-affine surfaces

Abstract We use a lattice-gas method to simulate the slow flow of a fluid in systems with fractal surfaces and volumes. Two systems are studied. One is flow in a single three-dimensional fracture with self-affine surfaces. The other is flow across a three-dimensional diffusion-limited aggregate. In both cases, significant deviations from classical results are observed.

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