Research Article

Examination of a Theoretical Model of Streaming Potential Coupling Coefficient

Table 3

The parameters used in (5)–(12) of the model.

ParameterSymbol ValueUnits

Temperature 6 to 46 °C
Electrolyte concentration (0.4–50) × 10−3mol/L
Fluid pH pH 6 to 8 (—)
Dielectric permittivity in vacuum F/m
Relative permittivity 80 (—)
Boltzmann's constant J/K
Elementary charge e C
Avogadro's number N /mol
Ionic mobility of Na+ in solution m2/s/V
Ionic mobility of H+ in solution m2/s/V
Ionic mobility of Cl in solution m2/s/V
Ionic mobility of OH in solution m2/s/V
Disassociation constant of water (22°C) (—)
Surface site density Sites/m2
Binding constant for sodium adsorption (—)
Disassociation constant for dehydrogenization of silanol surface sites (—)
Proton surface conductance (2.8–12) × 10−28Sm2/site
Ionic Stern-plane mobility m2/s/V