Numerical study on two-phase flow through fractured porous media

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2412-2420

  Huang, Zhaoqin ^a   Yao, Jun ^a   Wang, Yueying ^a   Tao, Ke ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

discrete fracture; fractured porous media; numerical simulation; two phase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DISCRETE FRACTURES; EQUIVALENT PRINCIPLE; FRACTURED POROUS MEDIA; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; GALERKIN FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; GEOMETRY ELEMENT; MACROSCOPIC FRACTURES; NUMERICAL RESULTS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 80051678883     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-011-4480-3     Document Type: Article

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