Three-dimensional aspects of fluid flows in channels. II. Effects of meniscus and thin film regimes on viscous fingers

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Ledesma Aguilar, Rodrigo ^a   Pagonabarraga, I ^a   Hernandez Machado A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CAPILLARY FLOW; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW VELOCITY; PECLET NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISCOSITY;

FLUID-FLUID INTERFACE; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN METHOD;

CHANNEL FLOW;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CAPILLARY FLOW; CHANNEL FLOW; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW VELOCITY; PECLET NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 35748968823     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2801513     Document Type: Article

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