On a new surfactant-driven fingering phenomenon in a Hele-Shaw cell

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 509, Issue , 2004, Pages 103-124

  Krechetnikov, R ^a   Homsy, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CAPILLARITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOUS FLOW;

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; HELE-SHAW CELL; SURFACTANT SOLUTIONS; VISCOUS FLUID;

FLUID MECHANICS;

FINGERING; FLUID MECHANICS; INSTABILITY; SURFACTANT; VISCOUS FLUID;

EID: 3142532607     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004009061     Document Type: Article

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