Experimental conditions favoring the formation of fluid banks during counter-current flow in porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-124

  Karpyn, Z T ^a   Li, G ^b   Grader, A S ^a   Halleck, P M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Counter current flow; Fluid banks; Gravity driven flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID MECHANICS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; COUNTER CURRENT FLOW; FLUID BANKS; GRAVITY DRIVEN FLOW; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER);

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW OF WATER; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID MECHANICS; POROUS MATERIALS;

FLOW MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 33244456609     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-005-0617-9     Document Type: Article

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