sphere#

sphere(network, pore_diameter='pore.diameter', throat_cross_sectional_area='throat.cross_sectional_area', amin=0)[source]#

Calculates internal surface area of pore bodies assuming they are spheres, then subtracts the areas of the neighboring throats

Parameters:: network (OpenPNM Network object)

pore_diameterstr: Name of the dictionary key on network containing the ndarray of pore diameter values.
throat_cross_sectional_areastr: Name of the dictionary key on network containing the ndarray of throat cross-sectional area values.
aminfloat: The lower limit for surface area, useful for preventing

Returns:: surface_areas – Numpy ndarry containing pore surface area values
Return type:: ndarray

Notes

This function subtracts the area of the neighboring throats in a crude way, by simply considering the throat cross-sectional area, thus not accounting for the actual curvature of the intersection.