A numerical study on differences in using Navier-Stokes and Reynolds equations for modeling the fluid flow and particle transport in single rock fractures with shear

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1082-1101

  Koyama, T ^a   Neretnieks, I ^a   Jing, L ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Finite element method (FEM); Fluid flow; Navier Stokes equation; Particle tracking method; Particle transport; Reynolds equation; Rock fractures; Shear displacement; Streamline velocity dispersion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; FRACTURE; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PARTICLE TRANSPORT; REYNOLDS EQUATIONS; ROCK FRACTURES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ANISOTROPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; HYDROMECHANICS; MAGNITUDE; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARTICLE MOTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 43449136794     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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