Numerical modelling of multiphase flow and transport processes in landfills

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 376-387

  Kindlein, Jonatham ^a   Dinkler, Dieter ^a   Ahrens, Hermann ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Landfill modelling; Multiphase flow; Numerical simulation; Transport; Wmr 845 2

Indexed keywords

LANDFILL MODELLING; MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS; TRANSPORT MODEL; TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WASTES;

LAND FILL;

ORGANIC MATTER;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WASTES;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LANDFILL; MULTIPHASE FLOW; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; FLOW RATE; GAS; HEAT; LANDFILL; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LEACHING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; GASES; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 33746175752     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X06065506     Document Type: Article

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