Experimental determination of the flow transport coefficients in the coupled equations of two-phase flow in porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-120

  Dullien, F A L ^a   Dong, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coupled two phase flow; Hydrodynamic coupling; Steady two phase flow; Transport coefficients; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VISCOUS FLOW; WATER;

COUPLED TWO PHASE FLOW EQUATIONS; FLOW TRANSPORT COEFFICIENT; HYDRODYNAMIC COUPLING; OIL;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

POROUS MEDIA; TRANSPORT; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0030267126     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00141264     Document Type: Article

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