The importance of fluid entrapment, saturation hysteresis and residual saturations on the distribution of a lighter-than-water non-aqueous phase liquid in a variably saturated sand medium

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 249-270

  Van Geel, P J ^a   Sykes, J F ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hysteresis; Multiphase flow; Nonaqueous phase liquids; Numerical models; Physical models

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTAMINATION; FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; HEPTANE; HYSTERESIS; LNAPL; MULTIPHASE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; SAND; VARIABLY SATURATED; WATER TABLE FLUCTUATION;

EID: 0030613744     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(96)00038-1     Document Type: Article

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