On the striking similarity between the moments of breakthrough curves for a heterogeneous medium and a homogeneous medium with a matrix diffusion term

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 294, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 164-175

  Sanchez Vila X ^a   Carrera, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curve; Fickian macrodispersive term; Homogenous medium

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVES (BTC); SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

HYDROLOGY;

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; AQUIFER; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIUM; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM;

EID: 2942721003     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2003.12.046     Document Type: Article

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