Fully implicit finite difference pseudo-spectral method for simulating high mobility-ratio miscible displacements

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-183

  Islam, M N ^a   Azaiez, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADI method; High MR; Non linear simulation; Viscous fingering

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SOLUBILITY; STIFFNESS; VORTEX FLOW;

ALTERNATING-DIRECTION IMPLICIT (ADI) METHOD; PECLET NUMBER; PSEUDO-SPECTRAL (PS) ALGORITHM; VISCOUS FINGERING;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE; FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MISCIBILITY;

EID: 11244339600     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.803     Document Type: Article

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