Two-phase flow and transport in a single fracture-porous medium system

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 319-341

  Esposito, S J ^a   Thomson, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture porous medium system; Transport; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

DENSE NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; FRACTURE POROUS MEDIUM SYSTEM;

HYDROLOGY;

WATER;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL TREATMENT; TRANSPORT MEDIUM;

EID: 0032922921     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(98)00169-7     Document Type: Article

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