Analytical modeling of one-dimensional diffusion in layered systems with position-dependent diffusion coefficients

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-268

  Liu, Gang ^a,b   Si, Bing C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Eigenfunction; Eigenvalue; Multi layer porous media; Non homogenous boundary conditions; Orthogonal expansion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LINEAR EQUATIONS;

NON-HOMOGENEOUS BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL DIFFUSION; ORTHOGONAL EXPANSION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; DIFFUSION; EIGENVALUE; LAYERED MEDIUM; MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 37049006091     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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