Modelling radionuclide transport for time varying flow in a channel network

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 86, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 215-238

  Moreno, Luis ^a   Crawford, James ^a   Neretnieks, Ivars ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Matrix diffusion; Monte Carlo methods; Network models; Radionuclide transport; Transient flow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

MATRIX DIFFUSION; NETWORK MODELS; RADIONUCLIDE TRANSPORT; TRANSIENT FLOW;

WATER POLLUTION;

RADIOISOTOPE;

CHANNEL FLOW; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WATER POLLUTION;

CHANNEL FLOW; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; TRANSIENT FLOW;

ADVECTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SOLUTE; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIOISOTOPES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 33745986733     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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