Numerical simulation of a steam-injection pilot study for a PCP-contaminated aquifer

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4292-4299

  Tse, Ken K C ^a   Liou, Tai Sheng ^b   Lo, Shang Lien ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; PARTITIONING COEFFICIENTS; SOIL PERMEABILITY; STEAM-INJECTION METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PHENOLS;

AQUIFERS;

GROUND WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PHENOLS;

AQUIFER; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHOD; PCP; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; STEAM INJECTION;

AQUIFER; CHEMICAL REACTION; HEAT TRANSFER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PILOT STUDY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

MODELS, CHEMICAL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PILOT PROJECTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; STEAM; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33746689768     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051784p     Document Type: Review

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