Influence of capillary-pressure models on CO2 solubility trapping

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 488-498

  Li, Boxiao ^a   Tchelepi, Hamdi A ^a   Benson, Sally M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brooks Corey; Capillary entry pressure; Numerical simulation; Van Genuchten

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; SOLUBILITY;

BROOKS-COREY; CAPILLARY ENTRY PRESSURE; COMPLETE DISSOLUTION; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; MASS-TRANSFER PROCESS; SMALL-SCALE HETEROGENEITY; SOLUBILITY TRAPPING; VAN GENUCHTEN;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; MODELING; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84888798784     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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