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Stockman et al. 1997
Stockman, H.W., Li, C. and Wilson, J.L. (1997). A lattice-gas and lattice Boltzmann study of mixing at continuous fracture Junctions: Importance of boundary conditions. Geophysical Research Letters 24: doi: 10.1029/97GL51471. issn: 0094-8276.

The lattice-gas automata and lattice Boltzmann (BGK) methods were used to estimate the mixing of fluid streams at a continuous fracture junction, for Peclet number (Pe) from 0 to 1547. Agreement with experimental results is good, particularly at Pe≤25. At low Pe, a large fracture length/width is needed to obtain accurate mixing ratios (Mr). For a 90¿ intersection of two fractures with equal widths and flow rates, Mr approaches 0.5 (complete mixing) at Pe≈1. At the highest Pe studied, Mr=0.022, in contrast with the streamline routing prediction Mr=0.¿ 1997 American Geophysical Union

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Hydrology, Groundwater hydrology, Hydrology, Groundwater transport, Physical Properties of Rocks, Fracture and flow, Physical Properties of Rocks, Transport properties
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Geophysical Research Letters
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