Multi-scale modeling of three-phase-three-component processes in heterogeneous porous media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2309-2325

  Niessner, J ^a   Helmig, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous systems; Multi phase flow; Multi scale modeling; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; FLOW FIELDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

SATURATION EQUATION; THREE-PHASE-THREE-COMPONENT PROCESS; UNSATURATED ZONE;

POROUS MATERIALS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; FLOW FIELDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ALGORITHM; FLOW FIELD; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POROUS MEDIUM; UPSCALING; VADOSE ZONE;

EID: 34548295739     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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