Non-aqueous phase liquid dissolution in heterogeneous systems: Mechanisms and a local equilibrium modeling approach

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3293-3302

  Powers, Susan E ^a   Nambi, Indumathi M ^a   Curry Jr , Garrey W ^a,b,c  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b Malcolm Pirnic Inc   (United States)

^c MALCOLM PIRNIE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; MODELING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; SATURATED ZONE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER;

EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; INTER-PHASE MASS TRANSFER; INTRINSIC PERMEABILITY; LOCAL EQUILIBRIUM ASSUMPTION; LOCAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; MASS BALANCE EQUATIONS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTAL VOLUME;

DISSOLUTION;

EID: 0032442676     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98WR02471     Document Type: Article

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