Modeling and analysis of wormhole formation in reactive dissolution of carbonate rocks

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 919-928

  Kalia, Nitika ^a   Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate stimulation; Fractals; Mathematical modeling; Numerical analysis; Porous media; Wormholes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FRACTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CARBONATE STIMULATION; PORE VOLUMES; WORMHOLES;

RADIAL FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FRACTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIAL FLOW;

EID: 33845890027     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.10.021     Document Type: Article

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