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Front tracking for hyperbolic systems

  • J. Glimm
  • , E. Isaacson
  • , D. Marchesin
  • , O. McBryan
  • Rockefeller University
  • New York University

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Abstract

A method of front tracking yields a zero diffusion calculation of fluid interface discontinuities. The method is applied to the problem of petroleum reservoir simulation. Unstable interfaces with multiple fingers can be resolved by this method even on a coarse grid.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-119
Number of pages29
JournalAdvances in Applied Mathematics
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1981

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