A numerical study on gravitational instabilities of dense aqueous phase plumes in three-dimensional porous media

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 194, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 126-142

  Liu, H H ^a   Dane, J H ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE PLUMES; GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRAVITATION; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; POROUS MATERIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

UNSTEADY FLOW;

DENSITY; INSTABILITY; PLUMES; POROUS MEDIA;

AQUEOUS PHASE PLUME; GRAVITATIONAL INSTABILITY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MODELLING; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSTABLE FLOW;

EID: 0031194696     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03224-6     Document Type: Article

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