Experimental study on miscible viscous fingering involving viscosity changes induced by variations in chemical species concentrations due to chemical reactions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 571, Issue , 2007, Pages 475-493

  Nagatsu, Yuichiro ^a   Matsuda, Kenji ^a   Kato, Yoshihito ^a   Tada, Yutaka ^a  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY;

CHEMICAL SPECIES CONCENTRATIONS; FINGERING PATTERN; SHIELDING EFFECT; VISCOUS FINGERING;

VISCOUS FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINGERING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33846033880     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006003636     Document Type: Article

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