Modeling nonwetting-phase relative permeability accounting for a discontinuous nonwetting phase

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1348-1354

  Fischer, Ulrich ^a   Dury, Olivier ^b   Flühler, Hannes ^b   Van Genuchten, Martinus Th ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY;

MULTIPHASE FLOW; NONWETTING PHASE; PERMEABILITY; SATURATION; SOIL WATER;

HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW; WETTING;

BROOKS AND COREY BURDINE FORMULATION; DISCONTINUOUS NONWETTING PHASE; NONWETTING PHASE RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; VAN GENUCHTEN MUALEM FORMULATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0030609394     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj1997.03615995006100050009x     Document Type: Article

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