Virtual elements for representation of faults, cracks and hydraulic fractures in dynamic flow simulations

Energy Procedia

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 447-453

  Nakaten, Benjamin ^a   Tillner, Elena ^a   Kempka, Thomas ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic flow simulations; Fault; Fracture; Numerical grid; Virtual elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898743693     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.08.051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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