Features of convection and diffusion in porous media for binary systems

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 21-28

  Ghorayeb, K ^a   Firoozabadi, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; BUTANE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE; THERMAL DIFFUSION IN GASES; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

BINARY SYSTEMS; PRESSURE DIFFUSION; THERMAL DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; TWO COMPONENT SINGLE PHASE FLUID;

NATURAL GAS FIELDS;

EID: 0035249569     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/01-02-01     Document Type: Article

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