Analyzing the role of the permeability heterogeneous structure in developing vorticity in porous media

Mariaines Di Dato, University of Trento, Trento, Italy, Aldo Fiori, Roma TRE University, Department of Engineering, Rome, Italy, Gabriele Chiogna, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, GeoZentrum NordBayern, Erlangen, Germany, Felipe de Barros, University of Southern California, Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, United States and Alberto Bellin, University of Trento, Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering, Trento, Italy