Permeability of three-dimensional fracture networks

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 4466-4479

  Koudina, N ^a   Gonzalez Garcia, R ^a   Thovert, J F ^a   Adler, P M ^b  

^a LCD PTM CNRS SP2MI   (France)

^b IPG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTEGRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; RANDOM PROCESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRIANGULATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL FRACTURE NETWORKS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0032045544     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.4466     Document Type: Article

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