Experimental demonstration of the suppression of viscous fingering in a partially miscible system
Kaori Iwasaki, Yuichiro Nagatsu, Takahiko Ban, Jun Iijima, Manoranjan Mishra, Ryuta Suzuki
Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate the suppression of viscous fingering in a partially miscible system, and we analyse its mechanism through Hele-Shaw flow and spinning drop tensiometry experiments.
Topics & Concepts
Viscous fingeringViscosityPhase (matter)MechanicsDisplacement (psychology)Viscous liquidConvectionMaterials scienceFlow (mathematics)Pattern formationChemical physicsChemistryPhysicsPorous mediumComposite materialPorosityGeneticsBiologyPsychotherapistPsychologyOrganic chemistryPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques