Modelling transport of linearly sorbing solutes in a single fracture: Asymptotic behavior of solute velocity and dispersivity

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 183-201

  Sekhar, M ^a   Kumar, Govindarajan Suresh ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture matrix; Macrodispersion; Numerical modeling; Solute transport; Solute velocity; Sorption

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POROSITY; SORPTION;

FRACTURE-MATRIX; MACRODISPERSION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SOLUTE VELOCITY;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DISPERSION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 33644809816     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-004-3053-7     Document Type: Article

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