Effect of NAPL film stability on the dissolution of residual wetting NAPL in porous media: A pore-scale modeling study

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-181

  Zhao, Weishu ^a   Ioannidis, Marios A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolution; Films; Non aqueous phase; Pore network; Wettability

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FILMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS;

HYDRAULIC CONTINUITY; PORE NETWORK;

WETTING;

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FILMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; DISSOLUTION; FILM; FLOW MODELING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MASS TRANSFER; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33751419247     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.03.025     Document Type: Article

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