Non-aqueous phase liquid spreading during soil vapor extraction

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 143-164

  Kneafsey, Timothy J ^a,b   Hunt, James R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; Film flow; Soil vapor extraction; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

FUEL OILS; IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE INTERFACES; POROUS MATERIALS; SOILS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; VAPORIZATION;

OIL FILMS; SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION (SVP);

PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

HEPTANE; HEXANE; OIL; WATER;

NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSATURATED FLOW;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; VADOSE ZONE;

ARTICLE; EXPERIMENT; EXTRACTION; GAS; HEIGHT; MASS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; VAPOR; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0347635287     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(03)00147-5     Document Type: Article

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