Numerical simulations of a viscous-fingering instability in a fluid with a temperature-dependent viscosity

Canadian Journal of Physics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-287

  Holloway, Kristi E ^a   De Bruyn, John R ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VISCOSITY;

CELL WIDTH; HELE SHAW CELL; VISCOSITY RATIO; WAVELENGTH;

GLYCEROL;

EID: 33750508942     PISSN: 00084204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/P06-052     Document Type: Article

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