Simulation of fluid flow in granular microstructure using a non-staggered grid scheme

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1299-1323

  Tashman, Laith ^c   Masad, Eyad ^c   Crowe, Clayton ^b   Muhunthan, Balasingam ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference; Fluid flow; Granular material; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY;

GRANULAR MICROSTRUCTURES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE; FLUID FLOW; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PACKED COLUMN; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0242499912     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7930(02)00089-0     Document Type: Article

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