Fluid flow through rough-walled rock fractures with hydrophobic surfaces

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 375-380

  Lee, Hang Bok ^a   Yeo, In Wook ^b   Lee, Kang Kun ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

drag enhancement; drag reduction; hydrophobic properties; linear flow regime; nonlinearity; rough walled rock fractures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939876585     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12303-014-0028-4     Document Type: Article

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