Flow and contaminant transport in fractured rock. (1993)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jacob Bear, Chin-Fu Tsang, Ghislain de Marsily.
• Other Names: Bear, Jacob; Tsang, Chin-Fu; Marsily, Ghislain de
• Contents: Front Cover; Flow and Contaminant Transport in Fractured Rock; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Modeling Flow and Contaminant Transport in Fractured Rocks; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Flow Models; 1.3 Contaminant Transport Models; List of Main Symbols; References; Chapter 2. Solute Transport in Fractured Rock -- Applications to Radionuclide Waste Repositories; 2.1 Background and Introduction; 2.2 Some Concepts of Flow of Water in Fractured Rock; 2.3 Some Concepts of Transport and Interaction of Dissolved Species in Fractured Rock. 2.4 Emerging Concepts of Channeling2.5 Data Needs and Approaches to Obtain Data; 2.6 Diffusion in the Rock Matrix; 2.7 Flow and Transport in Individual Fractures; 2.8 Large Scale Flow and Tracer Experiments; Notation; References; Chapter 3. Solute Transport through Fracture Networks; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Field Observations and Laboratory Experiments; 3.3 Transport in Individual Fractures; 3.4 Mixing at Fracture Intersections; 3.5 Two-Dimensional Discrete Fracture Models; 3.6 Three-Dimensional Network Models; 3.7 Continuum Models of Solute Transport in Fracture Networks; 3.8 Closing Comments. AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 4. Stochastic Models of Fracture Systems and Their Use in Flow and Transport Modeling; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Mathematical Morphology Approach; 4.3 Types of Survey; 4.4 Statistical Study of the Fractures; 4.5 Basic Network Models; 4.6 Fractal Approach; 4.7 Geostatistical Approach; 4.8 More General Network Models; 4.9 Conditioning to the Data; 4.10 Correlation between Sets; 4.11 The Single Fracture; 4.12 From Fracture System Geometry to Connectivity and Flow; 4.13 Percolation Theory and Connectivity. 4.14 Use of Stochastic Fracture Network Models for Flow Problems4.15 Use of Stochastic Fracture Network Models for Transport Problems; 4.16 Other Stochastic Fracture Models; 4.17 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Tracer Transport in Fracture Systems; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Variable Aperture Nature of Rock Fractures; 5.3 Flow and Transport in Single Fractures; 5.4 Flow and Transport through Three-Dimensional Variable Aperture Fracture Networks; 5.5 Analysis of a Tracer Transport Experiment in Fractured Rocks; 5.6 Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References. Chapter 6. Multiphase Flow in Fractured Petroleum Reservoirs6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Idealizations of Petroleum Reservoirs; 6.3 Mathematical Formulations; 6.4 Finite-Difference Grid System for Various Reservoir Idealizations; 6.5 Solution of Mathematical Equations; 6.6 Effect of Fracture Flow Gradients on Fluid Displacement in the Rock Matrix; 6.7 Gravity/Capillary Displacement Calculations in the Rock Matrix; 6.8 Special Topics; Acknowledgments; Notation; References; Chapter 7. Unsaturated Flow in Fractured Porous Media; 7.1 Introduction.
• Publisher Details: San Diego : Elsevier Science
• Publication Date: 1993
• Extent: 1 online resource (575 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 551.49; Groundwater flow; Groundwater -- Pollution; Groundwater; Pollution; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Groundwater flow; Groundwater -- Pollution; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080916477; 0080916473
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from pdf information screen (Ebsco, viewed May 2, 2013).
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