Multidimensional upstream weighting for multiphase transport in porous media

Computational Geosciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-419

  Kozdon, Jeremy Edward ^a   Mallison, Bradley T ^b   Gerritsen, Margot G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference; Finite volume; Hyperbolic equations; Immiscible; Interaction regions; Monotonicity; Multi D transport; Partially miscible; Phase based upwinding; Porous media; Two phase

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW MODELING; IMMISCIBILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 79957826704     PISSN: 14200597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10596-010-9211-5     Document Type: Article

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