Solving stiff mass transfers in compositional multiphase flow models: Numerical stability and spurious solutions

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-183

  Tardy, Philippe ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER CAMBRIDGE RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite volumes; Flow in porous media; Numerical stability; Spurious solutions

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0032703562     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011583126787     Document Type: Article

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