Velocity-dependent capillary pressure in theory for variably-saturated liquid infiltration into porous media

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Hilpert, Markus ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFILTRATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

DYNAMIC CONTACT ANGLE; DYNAMIC EFFECTS; EULERIAN; FLUID FLUID INTERFACES; GRAIN SIZE; GREEN-AMPT APPROACH; LIQUID CONTENTS; LIQUID INFILTRATION; NEW THEORY; NON EQUILIBRIUM; SATURATED LIQUID; SATURATION OVERSHOOT; STANDARD THEORIES; VELOCITY-DEPENDENT;

LIQUIDS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID FLOW; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IMBIBITION; INFILTRATION; POROUS MEDIUM; CAPILLARITY; EULER FLOW; GRAIN SIZE; SATURATION;

EID: 84859127517     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL051114     Document Type: Article

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