An improved IMPES method for two-phase flow in porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-376

  Chen, Zhangxin ^a   Huan, Guanren ^a   Li, Baoyan ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coning problem; Improved IMPES; Simultaneous solution; Stability; Two phsae

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STABILITY; TWO PHASE FLOW;

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL COUPLED SYSTEM; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

FLOW MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 1242265675     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TIPM.0000003667.86625.15     Document Type: Article

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