CO2 migration in saline aquifers. Part 2. Capillary and solubility trapping

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 688, Issue , 2011, Pages 321-351

  MacMinn, C W ^a   Szulczewski, M L ^a   Juanes, R ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

gravity currents; porous media

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BUOYANCY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; GRAVITY CURRENTS; LARGE SCALE INJECTION; NATURAL GROUNDWATER; SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; SOLUBILITY TRAPPING; STORAGE EFFICIENCY; THEORETICAL MODELING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW MODELING; FLUID INJECTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MIXING; POROUS MEDIUM; SALINE INTRUSION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84855497311     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.379     Document Type: Article

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