An interpretation of potential scale dependence of the effective matrix diffusion coefficient

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 41-57

  Liu, H H ^a   Zhang, Y Q ^a   Zhou, Q ^a   Molz, F J ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractured rock; Matrix diffusion; Scale dependence; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FLOW OF WATER; NUMERICAL METHODS; TRACKING (POSITION);

FRACTURED ROCK; MATRIX DIFFUSION; SCALE DEPENDENCE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

MASS TRANSFER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FLOW OF WATER; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; TRACKING (POSITION);

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GRAPHICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRACE ELEMENT; VELOCITY PROFILE;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; ROCK; SIMULATION; SOLUTE; VELOCITY; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

DIFFUSION; GEOLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34250758533     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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