From Single-Phase to Compositional Flow: Applicability of Mixed Finite Elements

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-242

  Chen, Zhangxin ^a   Ewing, Richard E ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Fractional flow; Mixed methods; Multiphase flow; Porous media

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERFORMANCE; POROUS MATERIALS;

COMPOSITIONAL FLOW; PRESSURE EQUATION; SINGLE PHASE FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0031141903     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006507816183     Document Type: Article

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