Computer simulation of gas generation and transport in landfills II: Dynamic conditions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4750-4761

  Sanchez, Raudel ^a   Hashemi, Mehrdad ^a   Tsotsis, Theodore T ^a   Sahimi, Muhammad ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Convection diffusion reaction equation; Heterogeneous porous media; Landfills

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES;

CONVECTION-DIFFUSION-REACTION EQUATION; EXTRACTION WELLS; HETEROGENEOUS POROUS MEDIA; MECHANICAL DISPERSION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES;

EID: 33747222990     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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