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Numerical assessment of 3‐D macrodispersion in heterogeneous porous media
Author(s) -
Beaudoin A.,
Dreuzy J.R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1002/wrcr.20206
Subject(s) - dispersion (optics) , porous medium , transverse plane , mechanics , materials science , geotechnical engineering , porosity , geology , physics , optics , engineering , structural engineering
Key Points Heterogeneity‐induced dispersion is much larger in 3D than in 2D Braiding of high‐velocity channels critically enhance transverse dispersion Longitudinal dispersion also comes from high correlations of the velocity field