Gas compression systematically delays the onset of viscous fingering

Using gas to drive liquid from a Hele-Shaw cell leads to classical viscous fingering. Strategies for suppressing fingering have received substantial attention. For steady injection of an incompressible gas, the intensity of fingering is controlled by the capillary number Ca. Here, we show that gas c...

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Main Authors: Morrow, LC, Cuttle, C, MacMinn, CW
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2023