The rotating movement of three immiscible fluids - A benchmark problem

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 287, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 270-278

  Bakker, Mark ^a   Oude Essink, Gualbert H P ^b,c   Langevin, Christian D ^d  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark problem; Exact solution; Interface flow; Variable density flow

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING;

IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; VORTEX THEORY;

HYDROLOGY;

DENSITY DRIVEN FLOW; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER; IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS; MODEL TEST;

DENSITY; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IMMISCIBLE FLUID; MODEL VALIDATION;

EID: 1542320046     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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