Numerical analysis of gas-bubble flow in water-filled natural fractures

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-28

  Kostakis, K ^a   Harrison, J P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aperture; Bubbles; Flow; Fractures; Gas; Underground storage; Water flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROCKS; TWO PHASE FLOW; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 0032997630     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-352X(98)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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