Measurement and analysis of non-Fickian dispersion in heterogeneous porous media

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 203-226

  Levy, Melissa ^a   Berkowitz, Brian ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; Heterogeneous media; Random walk

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMPURITIES; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADVECTION-DISPERSION EQUATIONS;

DISPERSIONS;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; TRACER;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; RANDOM WALK METHOD; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; DISPERSION; LABORATORY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; RESERVOIR; SAND; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0038580683     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00204-8     Document Type: Article

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