Pattern formation in fluid injection into dense granular media

Integrated theoretical and experimental analysis is carried out in this work to investigate the fundamental failure mechanisms and flow patterns involved in the process of fluid injection into dense granular media. The experimental work is conducted with aqueous glycerin solutions, utilizing a novel...

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Main Author: Zhang, Fengshou
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/43716