A capillary number for physical displacement of TCE-DNAPL trapped in a rough-walled fracture

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 305-311

  Lee, Hang Bok ^a   Yeo, In Wook ^b   Ji, Sung Hoon ^a   Lee, Kang Kun ^c  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

capillary number; criterion; DNAPL; physical displacement; rough walled fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052408048     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-011-0028-6     Document Type: Article

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