On the inclusion of interfacial area in models of two-phase flow in porous media

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 250, Issue , 1998, Pages 81-87

  Celia, Michael A ^a   Gray, William G ^b   Montemagno, Carlo D ^c   Reeves, Paul C ^c  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS;

PHOTOLUMINESCENT VOLUMETRIC IMAGING (PVI);

TWO PHASE FLOW;

INTERFACE; MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS; INTERFACE; MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032409791     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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