Nonlinear single-phase flow in real rock joints

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Ranjith, P G ^a   Darlington, W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROCKS;

FORCHHEIMER'S TRANSMISSIVITY CURVE; SINGLE-PHASE AIRFLOW;

FLOW OF WATER;

AERODYNAMICS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROCKS;

AIRFLOW; CONFINING PRESSURE; FRACTURE FLOW; JOINT; NONLINEARITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW; TRANSMISSIVITY;

EID: 35848961227     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005457     Document Type: Article

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