Tracer mixing at fracture intersections
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Anomalous transport on regular fracture networks: Impact of conductivity heterogeneity and mixing at fracture intersections.
We investigate transport on regular fracture networks that are characterized by heterogeneity in hydraulic conductivity. We discuss the impact of conductivity heterogeneity and mixing within fracture intersections on particle spreading. We show the emergence of non-Fickian transport due to the interplay between the network conductivity heterogeneity and the degree of mixing at nodes. Specifical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Geology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0943-0105,1432-0495
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-001-0483-x