Numerical calculation of equivalent permeability tensor for fractured vuggy porous media based on homogenization theory

Communications in Computational Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 180-204

  Huang, Zhaoqin ^a   Yao, Jun ^a   Li, Yajun ^a   Wang, Chenchen ^a   Lv, Xinrui ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Equivalent permeability tensor; Fractured vuggy porous media; Homogenization; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651104436     PISSN: 18152406     EISSN: 19917120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4208/cicp.150709.130410a     Document Type: Article

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