The physical origin of interfacial coupling in two-phase flow through porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 109-122

  Bentsen, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillarity; Interfacial coupling; Mobility; Transport equations; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; STEADY FLOW; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

INTERFACIAL COUPLING; TRANSPORT EQUATIONS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

COUPLING; EQUATION; INTERFACE; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

CAPILLARITY; COUPLING; INTERFACE; NUMERICAL METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0035392378     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010791526239     Document Type: Article

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