spheres_and_cylinders

spheres_and_cylinders(network, pore_diameter='pore.diameter', throat_diameter='throat.diameter')

Calculates conduit lengths in the network assuming pores are spheres and throats are cylinders.

A conduit is defined as ( 1/2 pore - full throat - 1/2 pore ).

Parameters:

network (OpenPNM Network object)

pore_diameterstr

Name of the dictionary key on network containing the ndarray of pore diameter values.

throat_diameterstr

Name of the dictionary key on network containing the ndarray of throat diameter values.

Returns:

lengths – Array (Nt by 3) containing conduit values for each element of the pore-throat-pore conduits. The array is formatted as [pore1, throat, pore2].

Return type:

ndarray