Adaptive multiscale finite-volume method for nonlinear multiphase transport in heterogeneous formations

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 228, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 9036-9058

  Lee, S H ^a   Zhou, H ^b   Tchelepi, H A ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Multigrid; Multiphase flow; Multiscale finite volume; Nonlinear transport; Porous media; Reservoir simulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

ADAPTIVITY; FINE-SCALE; FINITE-VOLUME; MULTIGRIDS; MULTISCALE FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MULTISCALE FINITE-VOLUME; NONLINEAR TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR-SIMULATION; VELOCITY FIELD;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 70350038035     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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