Physical and mathematical aspects of tortuosity in regard to the fluid flow and electric current conduction in porous media: Example of the Hibernia and Terra Nova reservoirs, off the eastern coast of Canada

Energy Sources

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-145

  Salem, Hilmi S ^a,c   Chilingarian, George V ^b  

^a Atlantic Geo Technology   (Canada)

^b University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CHANNEL FLOW; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

HYDRAULIC FLOW; TORTUOSITY;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

EID: 0033626131     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908310050014117     Document Type: Article

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