An image analysis contribution to the study of transport properties of low-permeability crystalline rocks

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1051-1059

  Sardini, Paul ^a   Sammartino, Stéphane ^b   Tévissen, Etienne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Etudes Recherches Materiaux   (France)

^c Direction Scientifique   (France)

Author keywords

Microcracks; Monte Carlo simulations; Tonalite; Transport coefficient

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FELDSPAR; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MICROCRACKS; QUARTZ; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

TRANSPORT COEFFICIENT;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

CRYSTALLINE ROCK; FLUID FLOW; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROCRACK; PERMEABILITY; TONALITE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

FRANCE;

EID: 0035501524     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(00)00157-6     Document Type: Article

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