Numerical simulation of viscous fingering of shear-thinning fluids

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 961-967

  Singh, Brajeesh K ^a   Azaiez, Jalel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hele Shaw cell; Porous media; Shear thinning fluids; Viscous fingering

Indexed keywords

FINGERING; FLOW STABILITY; SHEAR THINNING; VISCOUS FLUID;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; POROSITY; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036037293     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450790614     Document Type: Article

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