Physics
Scientific paper
May 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010ep%26s...62..483k&link_type=abstract
Earth, Planets and Space, Volume 62, Issue 5, p. 483-488.
Physics
Scientific paper
We present a simple formula for analyzing factors that govern porosity of magma in dome-forming eruptions. The formula is based on a 1-dimensional steady conduit flow model with vertical gas escape, and provides the value of the porosity as a function of magma flow rate, magma properties (viscosity and permeability), and pressure. The porosity for a given pressure depends on two non-dimensional numbers ɛ and θ. The parameter ɛ represents the ratio of wall friction force to liquid-gas interaction force, and is proportional to the magma viscosity. The parameter θ represents the ratio of gravitational load to liquid-gas interaction force and is inversely proportional to the magma flow rate. Gas escape is promoted and porosity decreases with increasing ɛ or θ. From the possible ranges of ɛ and θ for typical magmatic conditions, it is inferred that the porosity is primarily determined by ɛ at the atmospheric pressure (near the surface), and by θ at higher pressures (in the subsurface region inside the conduit). The porosity near the surface approaches 0 owing to high magma viscosity regardless of the magnitude of the magma flow rate, whereas the subsurface porosity increases to more than 0.5 with increasing magma flow rate.
Koyaguchi Takehiro
Kozono Tomofumi
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