Pore space morphology analysis using maximal inscribed spheres

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 371, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 336-360

  Silin, Dmitriy ^a   Patzek, Tad ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Connectivity; Pore space morphology; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; PORE SPACE MORPHOLOGY; ROCK PORES; STICK AND BALL DIAGRAM;

ROCKS;

EID: 33748694105     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2006.04.048     Document Type: Article

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