A higher-order Godunov scheme coupled with dynamic local grid refinement for flow in a porous medium

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 287-308

  Edwards, Michael G ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

POROUS MATERIALS;

FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIA;

FLUID FLOW; GODUNOV SCHEME; GRID REFINEMENT; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

EID: 0030135674     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7825(95)00935-3     Document Type: Article

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