Two-phase displacement in Hele-Shaw cells: Experiments on viscously driven instabilities

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 141, Issue , 1984, Pages 275-287

  Homsy, G M ^b   Gorell, S ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID MECHANICS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0021407088     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112084000847     Document Type: Article

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