Simulation of flow and transport in a single fracture: Macroscopic effects of underestimating local head loss

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 4355-4358

  Nicholl, Michael J ^a   Detwiler, Russell L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

HEAD LOSS;

FRACTURE;

FLUID FLOW; FLUID TRANSPORT; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FRACTURE; REYNOLDS EQUATION;

FLUID FLOW; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; FRACTURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0035671919     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013647     Document Type: Article

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