Numerical analysis of a short-term tracer experiment in fractured sandstone

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1029-1050

  Liou, Tai Sheng ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curve tailing; Matrix diffusion; MINC; Multiple interacting continua; Tracer test

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE APERTURE; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUKUAN; TAIWAN;

EID: 39149097238     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2007.18.5.1029(Hy)     Document Type: Article

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