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Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 6/2014

01-11-2014 | Technical Note

Effects of Fracture Surface Roughness on Macroscopic Fluid Flow and Solute Transport in Fracture Networks

Authors: Zhihong Zhao, Bo Li, Yujing Jiang

Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | Issue 6/2014

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In fractured rocks of low/negligible matrix permeability, fluid flow and mass transport dominantly occur within the connected fractures (Boutt et al. 2006). An accurate understanding of fluid flow and solute migration through fracture networks in rocks is a critical issue in many applications, such as underground nuclear waste repositories, CO2 sequestration, and enhanced geothermal systems. …
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Metadata
Title
Effects of Fracture Surface Roughness on Macroscopic Fluid Flow and Solute Transport in Fracture Networks
Authors
Zhihong Zhao
Bo Li
Yujing Jiang
Publication date
01-11-2014
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0723-2632
Electronic ISSN: 1434-453X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-013-0497-1

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