Miscible fluid displacement stability in unconfined porous media: Two- dimensional flow experiments and simulations

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 211-230

  Jawitz, James W ^a,b   Annable, Michael D ^a,b   Rao, P S C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosolvents; Dye tracers; Miscible displacements; Numerical models; Scale models; Unconfined aquifers

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; SOLVENT;

DISPLACEMENT; GROUNDWATER; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION;

DENSITY; FLUSHING; GROUNDWATER; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION; VISCOSITY;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; DENSITY; FLOW KINETICS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031687669     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(97)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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