Gas diffusion measurement and modeling in coarse-textured porous media

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 602-610

  Jones, Scott B ^a   Dani, Or ^b   Bingham, Gail E ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c North Research Park Way ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EARTH (PLANET); GASES; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SPACE STATIONS;

AIR-FILLED POROSITIES; CONCENTRATION DATA; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DIFFUSION MEASUREMENTS; GAS DIFFUSION MEASUREMENTS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; PARTIALLY SATURATED; POROUS MEMBRANES;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 1942432496     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/2.4.602     Document Type: Article

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