Dynamic effect in the capillary pressure-saturation relationship and its impacts on unsaturated flow

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-57

  Majid Hassanizadeh, S ^a   Celia, Michael A ^b   Dahle, Helge K ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; FLOW OF WATER; SIMULATORS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE-SATURATION RELATIONSHIP; DYNAMIC CAPILLARY PRESSURES; DYNAMIC COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; FUNCTIONAL DEPENDENCE; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

CAPILLARITY;

EID: 83455218430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2002.3800     Document Type: Review

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