Growth of radial viscous fingers in a Hele-Shaw cell

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 201, Issue , 1989, Pages 223-242

  Chen, Jing Den ^a  

^a Mead Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; PLATES; POROUS MATERIALS;

HELE-SHAW CELL; RADIAL VISCOUS FINGERS; VISCOUS FINGERING PROBLEMS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0024646716     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112089000911     Document Type: Article

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