Simulating the dissolution of a complex dense nonaqueous phase liquid source zone: 1. Model to predict interfacial area

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Grant, G P ^a,b   Gerhard, J I ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POROSITY; SOLUBILITY; WETTING;

DENSE NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; INTERFACIAL AREA; NONWETTING PHASE;

POROUS MATERIALS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY; WETTING;

DISSOLUTION; MASS TRANSFER; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUID; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SATURATION; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 38549083240     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006038     Document Type: Article

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