An analytical method for predicting the performance of gravitationally- unstable flow in porous media

73rd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2011: Unconventional Resources and the Role of Technology. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2011

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages 2546-2561

  Farajzadeh, R ^a   Meulenbroek, B ^b   Bruining, J ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; ENGINEERS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NATURAL CONVECTION; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; POROUS MATERIALS;

2-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANALYTICAL MODEL; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; COMMERCIAL SIMULATORS; COUNTER CURRENT; DILUTION EFFECT; FRACTIONAL FLOW; GRAVITY FLOWS; GRID CELLS; H-FACTORS; HETEROGENEITY INDEX; LIQUID INTERFACE; NATURAL CONVECTION EFFECTS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; UNSTABLE FLOWS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 80052469476     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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