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A general unified expression for solute and heat dispersion in homogeneous porous media
Author(s) -
Bons Paul Dirk,
van Milligen Boudewijn Philip,
Blum Philipp
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.20488
Subject(s) - porous medium , dispersion (optics) , péclet number , diffusion , mechanics , molecular diffusion , thermodynamics , geothermal gradient , heat transfer coefficient , materials science , porosity , heat transfer , physics , optics , geophysics , metric (unit) , operations management , economics , composite material
Key Points An expression for the transverse and longitudinal dispersion coefficient The relation between the solute and heat dispersion coefficient is clarified A new material property is introduced, the critical Peclet number