Capillary pressure characteristics necessary for simulating DNAPL infiltration, redistribution, and immobilization in saturated porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Gerhard, J I ^a,b,c   Kueper, B H ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Sch of Engineering and Electronics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Constitutive relationships; DNAPL; Entry pressure; Multiphase flow; Terminal pressure

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; INFILTRATION; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

WATER RESOURCES;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS BEARING; SATURATED MEDIUM;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 1542546949     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002WR001270     Document Type: Article

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