Dynamics of a Highly Viscous Circular Blob in Homogeneous Porous Media

Viscous fingering is ubiquitous in miscible displacements in porous media, in particular, oil recovery, contaminant transport in aquifers, chromatography separation, and geological CO2 sequestration. The viscosity contrasts between heavy oil and water is several orders of magnitude larger than typic...

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Main Authors: Vandita Sharma, Satyajit Pramanik, Manoranjan Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/2/2/32