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Analysis of Reservoir Pressure Decay, Velocity and Concentrations Fields of Natural Gas Venting from Pressurized Reservoir into the Atmosphere

Journal Article
2011-01-0252
ISSN: 1946-3995, e-ISSN: 1946-4002
Published April 12, 2011 by SAE International in United States
Analysis of Reservoir Pressure Decay, Velocity and Concentrations Fields of Natural Gas Venting from Pressurized Reservoir into the Atmosphere
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Citation: Mack-Gardner, A. and Santrock, J., "Analysis of Reservoir Pressure Decay, Velocity and Concentrations Fields of Natural Gas Venting from Pressurized Reservoir into the Atmosphere," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars – Mech. Syst. 4(1):216-230, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0252.
Language: English

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