Non-uniqueness in capillary pressure-saturation-relative permeability relationships for two-phase flow in porous media: Interplay between intensity and distribution of random micro-heterogeneities

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 6786-6803

  Das, Diganta Bhusan ^a   Mirzaei, Mahsanam ^a   Widdows, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Micro heterogeneity; Multi phase flow; Non aqueous phase liquid (NAPL); Pc S Kr relationships; Porous media; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WETTING;

MICROHETEROGENEITY; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID (NAPL); PHASE SATURATION;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WETTING;

EID: 33748034077     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.07.028     Document Type: Article

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