An Alternative Description of Viscous Coupling in Two-Phase Flow through Porous Media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-219

  Wang, C Y ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocurrent flow; Counter current flow; Two phase flow; Viscous coupling

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

COUNTER CURRENT FLOW; DARCY'S LAW; VISCOUS COUPLING;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

IMMISCIBLE FLUID; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

POROUS MEDIUM; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOUS COUPLING;

EID: 0031201005     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006514204336     Document Type: Article

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