Influence of textural and wettability variations on predictions of DNAPL persistence and plume development in saturated porous media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 411-427

  Phelan, Thomas J ^a   Lemke, Lawrence D ^a   Bradford, Scott A ^b   O'Carroll, Denis M ^a   Abriola, Linda M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b U S SALINITY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

DNAPL; Heterogeneity; Multiphase flow; Numerical model; Source zone remediation; Wettability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

GEOSTATISTICAL PARAMETERS; WETTABILITY;

WETTING;

AQUIFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATED MEDIUM;

EID: 1842684714     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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