Modeling coupled THM processes of geological porous media with multiphase flow: Theory and validation against laboratory and field scale experiments

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1308-1329

  Chen, Yifeng ^a   Zhou, Chuangbing ^a   Jing, Lanru ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Code validation; Moisture swelling; Multiphase flow; Numerical modeling; Phase transition; Porous medium; Relative humidity; Thermo osmosis; THM coupling

Indexed keywords

CODE VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; THERMO-OSMOSIS; THM COUPLING;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; BENTONITE; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; LIQUIDS; MOISTURE CONTROL; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OSMOSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR; XML;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

BENTONITE; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; DISPLACEMENT; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; POROUS MEDIUM; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SWELLING;

EID: 70349459753     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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