Multi-scale finite-volume method for elliptic problems in subsurface flow simulation

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-67

  Jenny, P ^a   Lee, S H ^a   Tchelepi, H A ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite volume; Multi scale physics; Subsurface flow; Upscalling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

BASE FUNCTION; ELLIPTIC PROBLEM; FINE-SCALE; FINITE-VOLUME; FINITE-VOLUME METHOD; MULTI-SCALE PHYSIC; MULTI-SCALES; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUBSURFACE-FLOW; UPSCALLING;

FINITE VOLUME METHOD;

EID: 0037408094     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9991(03)00075-5     Document Type: Article

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