Effects of bubbles on the hydraulic conductivity of porous materials - Theoretical results

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-65

  Hunt, A G ^a   Manga, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Critical path analysis; Hydraulic conductivity; Percolation theory

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PRESSURE DROP;

BUBBLE DENSITY;

POROUS MATERIALS;

BUBBLE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERCOLATION; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0037411022     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022312927606     Document Type: Article

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