Parameter estimation of two-fluid capillary pressure-saturation and permeability functions

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 479-493

  Chen, J ^a   Hopmans, J W ^a   Grismer, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOILS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

TWO FLUID FLOW;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY; SATURATION;

MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY; SATURATION; SOIL WATER;

EID: 0033555473     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(98)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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