Modeling unsteady-state gravity-driven flow in porous media

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 80-86

  Xu, Josh Qiang ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

capillary; drainage; fluid flow; gravity

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR CAPILLARY TUBES; CAPILLARY; DRAINAGE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID TRANSPORTS; GRAVITY; GRAVITY-DRIVEN FLOWS; GROUND-WATER FLOW; OIL FLOW; UNSTEADY STATES; WATER FLOW;

EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FLOW OF WATER; FLUID MECHANICS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROUS MATERIALS;

GRAVITATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAINAGE; FLOW MODELING; GRAVITY FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 52049090838     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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