Numerical homogenization of two-phase flow in porous media

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-71

  Zijl, Wouter ^a   Trykozko, Anna ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Homogenization; Independency; Mobility; Process; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

FLOW MODELING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; TWO PHASE FLOW; UPSCALING;

EID: 0036360894     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016577012900     Document Type: Article

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