Experimental and numerical study of the validity of Hele-Shaw cell as analogue model for variable-density flow in homogeneous porous media

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-95

  Oltean, C ^a   Golfier, F ^a   Bues M A ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Experimental data; Hele Shaw cell; Homogenization; Numerical simulations; Porous medium; Stability criterion; Variable density flow

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PECLET NUMBER; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

HELE-SHAW CELL; HELE-SHAW EQUATION; VARIABLE-DENSITY FLOW;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PECLET NUMBER; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW MODELING; FLOW VELOCITY; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 36048975651     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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