Efficient algorithms for the determination of the connected fracture network and the solution to the steady/state flow equation in fracture networks

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-111

  de Dreuzy, J R ^a   Erhel, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK;

EID: 0037291529     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(02)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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