Date of Award:
5-1992
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Mathematics and Statistics
Department name when degree awarded
Mathematics
Committee Chair(s)
Joseph V. Koebbe
Committee
Joseph V. Koebbe
Committee
Kevin Hestir
Committee
James Evans
Abstract
The problem under consideration is that of obtaining a representation of the permeability of a porous medium which is heterogeneous and anisotropic from limited information. To solve this inverse problem we propose the use of two different pieces that work together. A simulated annealing algorithm is presented and coupled with an homogenization technique; together these solve the problem which was posed. Further, numerical simulation results are presented illustrating the use of the simulated annealing algorithm as well as a coupling with the homoginization technique. This study illustrates that the performance of the annealing algorithm is enhanced with usage of homogenization.
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Recommended Citation
Alkes, Helen, "Inverse Problem in Porous Medium Using Homogenization" (1992). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 7127.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7127
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