Effect of nonlinear flow on DNAPL migration in a rough-walled fracture

Water Resources Research

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Ji, Sung Hoon ^a   Lee, Hang Bok ^b   Yeo, In Wook ^c   Lee, Kang Kun ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTS; FLOW OF WATER; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PLASMA WAVES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

INERTIAL FORCES; INVASION PERCOLATIONS; MIGRATION PATHS; MIP MODELS; MODEL DATUMS; NONAQUEOUS PHASE LIQUIDS; NONLINEAR FLOWS; ROCK FRACTURES;

FRACTURE;

DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW PATTERN; FRACTURE FLOW; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 58149101744     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006712     Document Type: Article

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