Interfacial Dynamics of Miscible Displacement of Shear-Thinning Fluid in a Vertical Channel

The displacement of a shear-thinning fluid by a denser and less viscous Newtonian fluid in a vertical duct is investigated using experiments and numerical simulations. We study how shear-thinning and increased viscosity contrast between the fluids affect the displacement. Our results show that the d...

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Published in:	Fluids
Main Authors:	Yao Zhang, Andrianifaliana H. Rabenjafimanantsoa, Hans Joakim Skadsem
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Subjects:	non-newtonian fluid displacement Saffman–Taylor instability shear-thinning fluid
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/8/2/35