Numerical study of the effects of permeability heterogeneity on density-driven convective mixing during CO2 dissolution storage

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 19, Issue , 2013, Pages 160-173

  Kong, Xiang Zhao ^a   Saar, Martin O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective mixing; Density driven; Dissolution flux; Permeability heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION; MIXING;

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONVECTIVE MIXING; CORRELATION LENGTHS; GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS; HIGH-RESOLUTION NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PERMEABILITY DISTRIBUTION; PERMEABILITY FIELDS; PERMEABILITY HETEROGENEITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; HETEROGENEITY; MIXING; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

EID: 84884549041     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2013.08.020     Document Type: Article

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