Direct estimation of air-oil and oil-water capillary pressure and permeability relations from multi-step outflow experiments

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 223-245

  Liu, Y P ^a   Hopmans, J W ^b   Grismer, M E ^b   Chen, J Y ^b  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Air Water Rsrc Hydrol P ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure and permeability relationship; Multi fluid soil systems; Multi step outflow

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER PROCESS; PERMEABILITY; SANDY LOAM SOIL; VADOSE ZONE;

AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 0032146372     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(97)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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