Numerical simulation of radial gas flow: Effects of soil anisotropy, well placement, and surface seal

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-61

  Chen, Xunhong ^a   Gosselin, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTRACTION; FLOW CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIAL FLOW; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WELLS;

EXTRACTION WELLS; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION (SVE);

SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

ANISOTROPY; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; SOIL;

ANISOTROPY; GAS FLOW; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL VAPOUR EXTRACTION; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 0005906493     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(1998)3:1(52)     Document Type: Article

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