Pore-scale network modelling of flow propagators derived from pulsed magnetic field gradient spin echo NMR measurements in porous media

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 5981-5998

  Damion, R A ^a   Packer, K J ^a   Sorbie, K S ^b   McDougall, S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLOW PROPAGATORS; PORE-SCALE NETWORK MODELING; PULSED MAGNETIC FIELD GRADIENT SPIN ECHO NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

CONVECTION; DIFFUSION; FLOW MODELING; NETWORK MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0034351948     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00203-7     Document Type: Article

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