Heterogeneities of flow in stochastically generated porous media

Hyman, Jeffrey D.; Smolarkiewicz, Piotr K.; Winter, C. Larrabee

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.86.056701

Title: Heterogeneities of flow in stochastically generated porous media

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Authors:: Hyman, Jeffrey D.; Smolarkiewicz, Piotr K.; Winter, C. Larrabee

Publication Date:: Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1101722

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review E

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 86; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1539-3755

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Hyman, Jeffrey D., Smolarkiewicz, Piotr K., and Winter, C. Larrabee. Heterogeneities of flow in stochastically generated porous media.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
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                    Hyman, Jeffrey D., Smolarkiewicz, Piotr K., & Winter, C. Larrabee. Heterogeneities of flow in stochastically generated porous media.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.86.056701

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