Linear stability analysis of immiscible two-phase flow in porous media with capillary dispersion and density variation

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4727-4737

  Riaz, Amir ^a   Tchelepi, Hamdi A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CAPILLARITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BUOYANT FLOWS; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY RATIOS; WAVENUMBERS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 22544479143     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1812511     Document Type: Article

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