Multiphase flow and transport through fractured heterogeneous porous media

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 71, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 89-110

  Reynolds, David A ^a   Kueper, Bernard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; DNAPLs; Fractures; Heterogeneous materials; Porous media

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CONTAMINATION; INFILTRATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL PLUMES; WATER POLLUTION;

NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID (DNAPL); PHASE CONTAMINATION; PHASE SATURATION;

HYDROLOGY;

HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; INFILTRATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NON-AQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM;

HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; INFILTRATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; FILTRATION; FLOW KINETICS; MODEL; PERMEABILITY; PHASE TRANSITION; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; POROSITY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; TIME FACTORS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 2442561746     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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