Scaling analysis of the convective mixing in porous media for geological storage of co2: An experimental approach

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 202, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 815-822

  Moghaddam, Rasoul Nazari ^a,b   Rostami, Behzad ^a   Pourafshary, Peyman ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

CO2 storage; Convective flux; Diffusion; Dissolution; Fluid dynamics; Scaling analysis

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DIFFUSION; DIGITAL STORAGE; DISSOLUTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; MIXING; POROUS MATERIALS;

CO2 STORAGE; CONVECTIVE FLUX; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; DISSOLUTION BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; SCALING ANALYSIS; SCALING RELATIONSHIPS; SEQUESTRATION OF CO2;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84941276743     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2013.878877     Document Type: Article

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