Application of the Kozeny-Carman equation to permeability determination for a glacial outwash aquifer, using grain-size analysis

Energy Sources

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 461-473

  Salem, Hilmi S ^a  

^a Atlantic Geo Technology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glacial aquifers; Grain size distribution; Kozeny Carman equation; Permeability; Porosity; Specific surface area

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTS;

GLACIAL OUTWASH AQUIFERS;

AQUIFERS;

EID: 0035383850     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009083101300058480     Document Type: Article

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