Non-linear regimes of fluid flow in rock fractures

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 163-169

  Zimmerman, Robert W ^a   Al Yaarubi, Azzan ^a   Pain, Chris C ^a   Grattoni, Carlos A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Darcy's law; Forchheimer equation; Fractures; Inertial effects; Non linear flow; Reynolds number

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

FRACTURE CASTS; ROCK FRACTURES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DARCY LAW; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE FLOW; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NONLINEARITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SANDSTONE;

EID: 3042826336     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2004.03.036     Document Type: Article

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