Abstract:
The nonlinear diffusion–convection equation is considered as a pheno-menological model of two-phase flow in a semi-infinite porous medium. For such model the initial/boundary value problem is solved with a general initial datum and a boundary condition at the origin representing a time-dependent flux. The problem is reduced to a linear integral equation of Volterra type in one dependent variable; in some cases of applicative interest this eqution can be solved by quadratures.