Pore scale dynamics underlying the motion of drainage fronts in porous media

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8441-8457

  Moebius, Franziska ^a   Or, Dani ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

front dynamics; interfacial front displacement; pore scale

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; FLOW RATE; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SINTERING;

FLUID DISPLACEMENT; FRONT DYNAMICS; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES; INTERFACIAL FRONT DISPLACEMENT; PORE SCALE; PORE VOLUME DISTRIBUTION; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; SOLUTE DISPERSIONS;

DYNAMICS;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; DRAINAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID DYNAMICS; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84919622766     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014WR015916     Document Type: Article

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