Abstract
The production of a high-fidelity model of flow in porous media has gathered attention recently due to its implications in various fields, such as oil & gas production, CO2 sequestration and biomedical systems. Of particular interest is the effect of intermittency observed in the velocity and acceleration of flow in porous media as these have the potential to dramatically affect the results of the model. As a first step, a detailed analysis of the visualized flow will need to be conducted using state of the art flow visualization techniques. The maturation of digital camera technology and the creation of evermore powerful computing techniques has allowed this aspect of fluid mechanics to be viewed and measured in more detail than ever before. It is the focus of this study to develop an experimental setup and processing technique that will facilitate the improvement of the fidelity of the model. To this end, the primary method used to study the behavior of the flow in porous media will be the Lagrangian approach of particle tracking velocimetry (PTV).