A model for enhanced fluid percolation in porous media by application of low-frequency elastic waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Iassonov, Pavel P ^a   Beresnev, Igor A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary trapping; Enhanced fluid flow; NAPL; Non Newtonian fluid; Sonic stimulation; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVE; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION;

EID: 0037699763     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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