Pore network modelling of two-phase flow in porous rock: The effect of correlated heterogeneity

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 257-277

  Kanckstedt, Mark A ^a,b   Sheppard, Adrian P ^a,b   Sahimi, Muhammad ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; PORE SIZE; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

HETEROGENEITY; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); POROUS MATERIALS; ROCKS;

CORRELATED HETEROGENEITY; RESIDUAL SATURATION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0034745376     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(00)00057-9     Document Type: Article

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