Stochastic analysis of immiscible displacement in porous media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 605-615

  Gau, Hwa Sheng ^a   Liu, Chen Wuing ^a   Tsao, Yii Soong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTAMINATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW INTERACTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POROUS MATERIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW; WETTING;

BOND NUMBERS; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; POROUS MEDIA; STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; POROUS MEDIUM;

IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0345164347     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1708(97)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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