Fractal nature of viscous fingering in three-dimensional pore-level models

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 2502-2508

  Ferer, M ^a   Gump, Jared C ^a   Smith, Duane H ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000383949     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.2502     Document Type: Article

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