Stochastic simulations for flow in nonstationary randomly heterogeneous porous media using a KL-based moment-equation approach

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 228-245

  Lu, Zhiming ^a   Zhang, Dongxiao ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Karhunen Lo ve decomposition; Karhunen Lo ve moment equation; Moment equation methods; Monte Carlo simulations; Nonstationary; Porous media; Variability

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS;

KARHUNEN-LOEVE DECOMPOSITION; KARHUNEN-LOEVE MOMENT EQUATION; STOCHASTIC SIMULATION;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

EID: 41649100533     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/060665282     Document Type: Article

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