Development of a pore network simulation model to study nonaqueous phase liquid dissolution

Water Resources Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 439-454

  Dillard Nogaret, Leslie A ^a,b   Blunt, Martin J ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING; MODELING; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POROUS MEDIUM;

MIXING; MODELING; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0033959986     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999WR900301     Document Type: Article

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