Numerical simulation of the steam-water flow instability as a mechanism of long-period ground vibrations at geothermal areas

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 833-851

  Iwamura, Kota ^a,b   Kaneshima, Satoshi ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

^b JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density wave oscillation; Flow instability; Geothermal field; Ground vibration; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; GROUND MOTION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING; SIMULATION; STREAMFLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; VIBRATION; VOLCANO;

EID: 33745243701     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2005.02749.x     Document Type: Article

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