Simulation of heat and water counterflow in unsaturated compacted bentonite

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 589-599

  Cho, Won Jin ^a   Lee, Jae Owan ^a   Kwon, Sangki ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Counterflow; Thermal and hydraulic couple process; Unsaturated bentonite; Water migration

Indexed keywords

COMPACTED BENTONITES; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; COUNTERFLOW; COUPLED PROCESS; ENGINEERED BARRIER SYSTEMS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTES; THERMAL AND HYDRAULIC COUPLE PROCESS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; UNSATURATED BENTONITE; WATER MIGRATION;

ENERGY CONVERSION; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BENTONITE;

EID: 61949395817     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0357     Document Type: Article

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