Axisymmetric gravity currents in a porous medium

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...

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Published inJournal of fluid mechanics Vol. 543; no. 1; pp. 293 - 302
Main Authors LYLE, SARAH, HUPPERT, HERBERT E., HALLWORTH, MARK, BICKLE, MIKE, CHADWICK, ANDY
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 25.11.2005
Subjects
Carbon dioxide fixation
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
Exact sciences and technology
Pollution, environment geology
Porous media
experimental studies
carbon dioxide
point sources
underground storage
environment protection
permeability
porous media
gravity flows
greenhouse gas
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0022-1120
1469-7645
DOI:10.1017/S0022112005006713