Carbon dioxide dissolution in structural and stratigraphic traps

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 736, Issue , 2013, Pages 287-315

  Szulczewski, M L ^a   Hesse, M A ^b   Juanes, R ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

geophysical and geological flows; gravity currents; porous media

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; POROUS MATERIALS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; DISSOLUTION MECHANISM; DISSOLUTION PROCESS; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL FLOWS; GRAVITY CURRENTS; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; SUB-SURFACE GEOMETRIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BRINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; GRAVITY FIELD; POROUS MEDIUM; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; RESERVOIR;

EID: 84927132125     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2013.511     Document Type: Article

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