A multiscale method coupling network and continuum models in porous media i: Steady-state single phase flow

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 515-549

  Chu, Jay ^a   Engquist, Björn ^a   Prodanović, Masa ^b   Tsai, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous multiscale method; Multiscale; Network model; Numerical homogenization; Porous media flow

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS MULTISCALE METHOD; MULTISCALES; NETWORK MODELS; NUMERICAL HOMOGENIZATION; POROUS-MEDIA FLOW;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; POROUS MATERIALS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 84865693648     PISSN: 15403459     EISSN: 15403467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/110836201     Document Type: Article

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