Pore-scale simulations on relative permeabilities of porous media by lattice Boltzmann method

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 9-10, 2010, Pages 1908-1913

  Hao, Liang ^a   Cheng, Ping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Lattice Boltzmann method; Pore scale; Porous media; Relative permeability

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; GAS DIFFUSION LAYERS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; MULTI-PHASE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; NON-WETTING; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; PHASE SATURATIONS; PORE-SCALE SIMULATION; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS MEDIUM; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

DIFFUSION IN GASES; DROP FORMATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WETTING;

CAPILLARITY;

EID: 76749137974     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.12.066     Document Type: Article

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