Matrix Diffusion of Radionuclides from a Finite Porous Rock Matrix to a Fracture: Importance of Back-Diffusion with a Constant Inlet Boundary Condition

Authors :: Jin Beak Park
Chul Hyung Kang
Yong Soo Hwang
Source :: Nuclear Science and Engineering. 142:165-176
Publication Year :: 2002
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2002.
Abstract: Matrix diffusion into a rock matrix has been regarded to retard radionuclide migration in a fracture. Recent field findings on a fractured system indicate that only a small portion of the rock in a...

Subjects :: Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Field (physics)
Fracture (geology)
Mechanics
Boundary value problem
Diffusion (business)
Porous medium
Porosity
Saturation (chemistry)
Matrix (geology)

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