Assessment of the validity of Stokes and Reynolds equations for fluid flow through a rough-walled fracture with flow imaging

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 4578-4585

  Lee, Seung Hyun ^a   Lee, Kang Kun ^a   Yeo, In Wook ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Reynolds equation; rough walled fractures; Stokes equation; validity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOW RATE; FRACTURE; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

GEOLOGICAL STORAGE; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; ORDER-OF-MAGNITUDE ANALYSIS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; ROUGH-WALLED FRACTURES; STOKES EQUATIONS; VALIDITY;

REYNOLDS EQUATION;

EXPLOITATION; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STOKES FORMULA;

EID: 84923014990     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060481     Document Type: Article

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