Electronic flow rate-controlled probe permeametry: Theory, instrumentation, accuracy, precision, limitations, and application

In Situ

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-198

  Garrison Jr , J R ^a   Hazlett, R D ^b   Babu, D K ^b   Laali, H ^b   Smallwood, L D ^c  

^a Ferron Group Consultants   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PRECISION ENGINEERING; PROBES; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CORE PLUG HASSLER CELL STANDARDS; DARCY LAW; ELECTRONIC FLOW RATE CONTROLLED PROBE PERMEAMETRY; GOGGIN FLOW MODEL; PRECISION MASS FLOW REGULATOR; SPATIAL PERMEABILITY VARIATION;

PERMEAMETERS (MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY);

EID: 0030143816     PISSN: 01462520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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