Numerical investigation of geometrical and hydraulic properties in a single rock fracture during shear displacement with the Navier–Stokes equations

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 7061-7074

  Xie, L Z ^a   Gao, C ^a   Ren, L ^a   Li, C B ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluid flow; Navier Stokes equations; Rock fracture; Roughness; Shear displacement

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; ROCKS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VELOCITY;

2D NUMERICAL MODELS; CONSTANT PRESSURE GRADIENT; DIRECTIONAL FLUID FLOW; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; ROCK FRACTURES; SHEAR DISPLACEMENT; STOKES EQUATIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 84940002906     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-015-4256-3     Document Type: Article

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