Effect of heterogeneity in fracture permeability on the potential for liquid seepage into a heated emplacement drift of the potential repository

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 62-63, Issue , 2003, Pages 509-527

  Haukwa, C B ^a   Tsang, Y W ^a   Wu, Y S ^a   Bodvarsson, G S ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture flow; Liquid seepage; Stochastic fracture permeability; Thermal hydrological response

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOISTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FRACTURE PERMEABILITY;

SEEPAGE;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PERMEABILITY; SEEPAGE; TEMPERATURE; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; UNSATURATED MEDIUM;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; REPOSITORY; SEEPAGE; TEMPERATURE; VADOSE ZONE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; MASS; MOISTURE; PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VAPORIZATION;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

YUCCA;

EID: 0037395158     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00152-3     Document Type: Article

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