Dispersion, scale, and time dependence of mixing zones under gravitationally stable and unstable displacements in porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Menand, T ^a   Woods, A W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; FLUIDS; GRAVITATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIXING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY; UNSTEADY FLOW;

FLUID VELOCITY; MECHANICAL DISPERSION; MISCIBLE FLUIDS; UNSTABLE LINEAR DISPLACEMENT FLOWS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIXING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 20844443340     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003701     Document Type: Article

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