Axisymmetric gravity currents in a porous medium

Lyle, S. and Huppert, H. E. and Hallworth, M. A. and Bickle, M. J. and Chadwick, A. (2005) Axisymmetric gravity currents in a porous medium. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 543. pp. 293-302. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112005006713

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Abstract

The release from a point source of relatively heavy fluid into a saturated porous medium above an impermeable boundary is considered. A theoretical relationship is compared with experimental data for the rate of propagation of the front of the resulting gravity current and its shape. A motivation of the study, the problem of carbon dioxide sequestration, is briefly discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2005 AREP 2005 P IA49 Part III
Subjects:	02 - Geodynamics, Geophysics and Tectonics
Divisions:	02 - Geodynamics, Geophysics and Tectonics 06 - Part-III Projects
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Volume:	543
Page Range:	pp. 293-302
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112005006713
Depositing User:	Sarah Humbert
Date Deposited:	15 Feb 2011 12:39
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2014 16:20
URI:	http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/id/eprint/1734

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