Simple stochastic model of spontaneous imbibition in Hele-Shaw cells

AIChE Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1721-1730

  Rodriguez R F ^a   Salinas Rodriguez E ^a   Hayashi, J A ^a,b   Soria, A ^a   Zamora, J M ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ERROR ANALYSIS; WATER;

HELE-SHAW CELLS;

CELLS;

OIL; WATER;

DIFFUSION; DISPLACEMENT; FLUID FLOW; OIL; SEPARATION; STOCHASTIC METHOD;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOISE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0035418373     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690470804     Document Type: Article

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