Effective equations for two-phase flow with trapping on the micro scale

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1531-1568

  Van Duijn, C J ^a   Mikelic A ^a   Pop, I S ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Buckley Leverett equation; Degenerate parabolic equations; Homogenization; Porous media flow

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; COREY RELATIVE PERMEABILITIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0036588730     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139901385564     Document Type: Article

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