Freely draining gravity currents in porous media: Dipole self-similar solutions with and without capillary retention

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-362

  Mathunjwa, Jochonia S ^a   Hogg, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249815800     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: 14694425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956792507006985     Document Type: Article

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