CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 1. Capillary trapping under slope and groundwater flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 662, Issue , 2010, Pages 329-351

  MacMinn, C W ^a   Szulczewski, M L ^a   Juanes, R ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

gravity currents; porous media

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; POROUS MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GRAVITY CURRENTS; NATURAL GROUNDWATER; RESERVOIR CAPACITY; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; THEORETICAL MODELING; TRAPPING EFFICIENCIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR;

EID: 78649957143     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010003319     Document Type: Article

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