Flow reversal and mixing

SPE Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-49

  Jha, Raman K ^a   John, Abraham K ^a   Bryant, Steven L ^a   Lake, Larry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DISPERSIONS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

CONVECTION/DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; CONVECTIVE TRANSPORT; DIRECT VISUALIZATION; FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIAS; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL DISPERSIONS; SIMULATION STUDIES;

MIXING;

EID: 65349157354     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/103054-PA     Document Type: Article

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