Solutal-convection regimes in a two-dimensional porous medium

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 741, Issue , 2014, Pages 461-491

  Slim, Anja C ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Convection; Convection in porous media

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS;

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONVECTION IN POROUS MEDIAS; DIFFUSIVE BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLUX PARAMETERIZATION; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; SOLUTAL CONVECTIONS; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; UNIVERSAL EXPRESSIONS; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; THERMAL CONVECTIONS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; FLUID FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SOLUTE; THERMAL CONVECTION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 84905241576     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.673     Document Type: Article

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