dζ

1 Derivation of dt
From Eqn 7.80, the mass conservation of fluid is:
dζ k
= ∇2 Pp
dt µ
Thus the good thing is that ζ doesn’t appear directly in the equation, instead dζ/dt enters in the
equation. Thus, we can derive the equation of dζ/dt directly instead of derive ζ.
From Eqn 7.56 in Chapter 7, Eqn 7.56
−α(Pp ) 1
 
dζ = dPc − dPp
K(Pp ) B
Gives
dζ −α(Pp ) dPc 1 dPp
 
= −
dt K(Pp ) dt B dt
Following the same way how the equation of ζ is derived for constant α and Kd , substitute Pc with
other parameters. In the same way, substitute dPc with other parameters.
From Eqn 7.41,
! ! !
1 1 1 α(Pp )
b = (Pc − αPp ) ⇒ d (b ) = d (Pc − α(Pp )Pp ) =d Pc − d Pp
K K(Pp ) K(Pp ) K(Pp )

Gives !
1 α(Pp ) α(Pp )
d (b ) = dPc − dPp − Pp d
K(Pp ) K(Pp ) K(Pp )
Solve for dPc from above,
!
α(Pp )
dPc = K(Pp )d (b ) + α(Pp )dPp + K(Pp )Pp d
K(Pp )
 
dζ −α(Pp ) dPc 1 dPp
Insert dPc into euqation dt = K(Pp ) dt − B dt gives,
 
α(Pp )
 
dζ −α(Pp )  K(Pp )d (b ) + α(Pp )dPp + K(Pp )Pp d K(Pp ) 1 dPp 
= −
dt K(Pp ) dt B dt

 
α(Pp )
 
d K(Pp )
−α(Pp ) 
 
dζ K(Pp ) d (b ) + α(Pp ) dPp + K(Pp )Pp | dt 1 dPp 
= {z }− 
dt K(Pp )  dt dt =0 B dt 

 
α(Pp )
 
d K(Pp )
−α(Pp ) 
 
dζ K(Pp ) d (b ) + α(Pp ) dPp + K(Pp )Pp | dt 1 dPp 
= {z }− 
dt K(Pp )  dt dt =0 B dt 

1
  
α(Pp ) 1
 
− α(Pp )
dζ  d (b ) K(Pp ) B dPp 
= −α(Pp ) +|
 

dt dt dt 
{z }

S

Results:  
α(Pp ) 1
 
− α(Pp )
dζ  d (b ) K(Pp ) B dPp 
= −α(Pp ) +|
 

dt dt dt 
{z }

S

The equation for constant αand K is (Eqn 7.58 )

1
Pp = (ζ + αb ) , S = 1/M
S
α(Pp ) 1
   
− α(Pp )
dζ  d(b ) K(P p) B dPp 
From above derivation for Pp dependent αand K, dt −α(Pp ) dt
= +| {z ,
} dt 
S

solve for
1
Pp = (ζ + α(Pp )b ) , S = 1/M
S(Pp )
Which takes the same form as constant αand K . This means that the general equation holds for
pore pressure dependent αand K .

2 Derivation of ζ

However, the equation for ζ doesn’t holds any more. Since from Eqn 7.56 to Eqn 7.57 there assumed
constant αand K.
If both αand K. are pressure dependent, the integration should take a different form.
Eqn 7.56
−α(Pp ) 1
 
dζ = dPc − dPp
K(Pp ) B
Integrate,
!
−α(Pp ) 1
Z Z 
ζ= dζ = dPc − dPp + C1
K(Pp ) B

Gives,
!
−α(Pp ) α(Pp ) 1
Z
ζ= dPc + dPp + C1
K(Pp ) K(Pp ) B

!
−α(Pp ) 1 α(Pp )
Z
ζ= Pc + dPp + C1
K(Pp ) B K(Pp )

2
 !!
−α(Pp ) 1 α(Pp ) 1 α(Pp )
Z
ζ= Pc + Pp − Pp d + C1
K(Pp ) B K(Pp ) B K(Pp )

!!
−α(Pp ) 1 1 α(Pp )
  Z
ζ= Pc − Pp − Pp d + C1
K(Pp ) B B K(Pp )

Compare with Eqn 7.57, the first part takes the same form, but the nonlinear α and K will have an
additional term too.