Viscous fingering with chemical reaction: Effect of in-situ production of surfactants

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 480, Issue , 2003, Pages 267-281

  Fernandez, Juan ^a   Homsy, G M ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOUS FLOW;

FRACTAL DIMENSIONS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

CHEMISTRY; FINGERING; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTION; SURFACTANT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037431275     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112002003683     Document Type: Article

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