Dynamics of convective dissolution from a migrating current of carbon dioxide

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 511-519

  Hidalgo, Juan J ^a,b   MacMinn, Christopher W ^c   Juanes, Ruben ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Convective dissolution; Gravity current; Sharp interface model; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION PROCESS; GRAVITY CURRENTS; HIGH-RESOLUTION NUMERICAL SIMULATION; LONG TERM MONITORING; RESERVOIR-SIMULATION; SHARP INTERFACE MODEL; SOLUBILITY TRAPPING; UPSCALING;

AQUIFERS; BUOYANCY; DISSOLUTION; DYNAMICS; GRAVITATION; GRAVITY WAVES; WATER INJECTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; LEAKAGE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84888852260     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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