Effect of spreading coefficient on three-phase relative permeability of nonaqueous phase liquids

Water Resources Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2003, Pages

  Keller, Arturo A ^a   Chen, Mingjie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiphase flow; Numerical simulation; Remediation; Residual saturation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

SOIL VAPOR EXTRACTION; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

WATER RESOURCES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; REMEDIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 1542541991     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002071     Document Type: Article

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