A two-dimensional network model to simulate permeability decrease under hydrodynamic effect of particle release and capture

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-325

  Ochi, Jalel ^a   Vernoux, Jean Francois ^b  

^a Immeuble FERBER ^*  (France)

^b Serv Geol Regl Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic effect; Network model; Particle release and capture; Permeability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

TWO-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK MODELS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; NETWORK MODEL; PERMEABILITY IMPAIRMENT; POROUS MEDIUM;

HYDRODYNAMICS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0032723662     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006690700000     Document Type: Article

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