Analytical solutions for multicomponent, two-phase flow in porous media with double contact discontinuities

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-183

  Seto, C J ^a,b   Orr Jr , F M ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Degenerate shock; Double contact discontinuity; Method of characteristics; Multicomponent flow; Riemann problem; Two phase injection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; DEGENERATE SHOCK; DOUBLE CONTACT DISCONTINUITY; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; MULTICOMPONENT FLOW; RIEMANN PROBLEM; TWO-PHASE INJECTION;

ADSORPTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; POROUS MATERIALS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; FLOW STRUCTURE; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; POROUS MEDIUM; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 67649400566     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-008-9292-y     Document Type: Article

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