A front-tracking method for the simulation of three-phase flow in porous media

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-59

  Lie, Knut Andreas ^a   Juanes, Ruben ^b  

^a SINTEF ICT   (Norway)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detached branches; Front tracking; Porous media; Riemann problem; Shock; Streamline simulation; Three phase flow; Water alternating gas

Indexed keywords

POROUS MEDIUM; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 25144435080     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10596-005-5663-4     Document Type: Article

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