Electrical resistivity index in multiphase flow through porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-65

  Bekri, S ^a   Howard, J ^b   Muller, J ^c   Adler, P M ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Multiphase flow; Reconstructed porous media; Relative permeability; Resistivity index

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

LATTICE-BOLTZMANN ALGORITHMS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION;

ALGORITHM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION;

EID: 0037399499     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021229106005     Document Type: Article

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