An Experimental Study of Miscible Displacements in Porous Media with Variation of Fluid Density and Viscosity

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-144

  Jiao, Chao Ying ^a   Hötzl, Heinz ^b  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density difference; Hydrodynamic dispersion; Hydrodynamic instability; Miscible displacement; Porous media; Viscosity ratio

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENTS;

SOLUBILITY;

DENSITY; DISPERSION; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; POROUS MEDIUM; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0742288496     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026383019300     Document Type: Article

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