Upscaling conductivity and porosity in three-dimensional heterogeneous porous media

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 2415-2423

  Zhang, Yong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Heterogeneity; Porosity; Upscale

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749682073     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/04wd0075     Document Type: Article

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