Numerically quantifying the relative importance of topography and buoyancy in driving groundwater flow

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-71

  Yang, JianWen ^a,b   Feng, ZuoHai ^a   Luo, XianRong ^a   Chen, YuanRong ^a  

^a GUILIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Finite element modeling; Forced convection; Free convection; Hydrothermal flow; Topography

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FLUID FLOW; FLUID VELOCITIES; FREE CONVECTION; FREE CONVECTIONS; HEAT TRANSPORT; HYDROTHERMAL FLOW; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; LOW PERMEABILITY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; STEADY STATE; TOPOGRAPHY EFFECTS; WATER TABLE GRADIENT;

AQUIFERS; BUOYANCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCED CONVECTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; NATURAL CONVECTION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BUOYANCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID FLOW; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONVECTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATER TABLE;

EID: 76149122544     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0185-x     Document Type: Article

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