Finite element, discrete-fracture model for multiphase flow in porous media

AIChE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1120-1130

  Kim, Jong Gyun ^a   Deo, Milind D ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

COMMERCIAL FINITE DIFFERENCE SIMULATOR; DISCRETE FRACTURE MULTIPHASE FLOW MODEL; FRACTURE CAPILLARY PRESSURE;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW MODELING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POROSITY; PRESSURE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0033937972     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690460604     Document Type: Article

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