Numerical simulation of fracture flow with a mixed-hybrid FEM stochastic discrete fracture network model

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-234

  Maryška, Jiří ^a   Severýn, Otto ^a   Vohralík, Martin ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Channeling effect; Darcy flow; Fractured medium; Mixed hybrid finite element method; Stochastic discrete fracture network model

Indexed keywords

DARCY LAW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURED MEDIUM; PERMEABILITY;

DARCY LAW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW MODELING; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURE NETWORK; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 13844305915     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10596-005-0152-3     Document Type: Article

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