A physically based model for air-lift pumping

Water Resources Research

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2383-2399

  François, Odile ^a   Gilmore, Tyler ^b   Pinto, Michael J ^a   Gorelick, Steven M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIMETHOXY 4 METHYLAMPHETAMINE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

AIRFLOW; AQUIFER; DATA ANALYSIS; FLOW RATE; FRICTION; GAS; INJECTION; LABORATORY; MODEL; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PUMP; TUBE;

PUMPS-AIRLIFT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER;

EID: 0029663044     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96WR00899     Document Type: Article

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