About the Symmetry of the Upscaled Equivalent Transmissivity Tensor

Abstract

This paper provides a proof of the symmetry of the equivalent transmissivity tensor computed with a method based on the solution of the balance equation at the fine scale with integrated finite differences. The basic hypotheses are that the balance equation is solved on a block assigning Dirichlet boundary conditions that vary linearly with the space coordinates and the equivalent transmissivity tensor is computed as the linear tensor relating average flux and hydraulic gradient.