A finite cell method for simulating the mass transport process in porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 3649-3662

  Sun, Ne Zheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MEDIUM; TRANSPORT SYSTEM;

MASS TRANSPORT; METHODOLOGY; POROUS MEDIUM; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

FINITE CELL METHOD (FCM);

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0033237273     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900187     Document Type: Article

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