The influence of capillary entry-pressure representation on CO2 solubility trapping

Energy Procedia

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 3808-3815

  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

EID: 84898766668     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.277     Document Type: Conference Paper

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