Chapter 2 Flow of non-newtonian fluids in porous media

Advances in Porous Media

Volumn 3, Issue C, 1996, Pages 87-184

  Wu, Yu Shu ^a   Pruess, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0005494856     PISSN: 1873975X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-975X(96)80004-7     Document Type: Article

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