Instabilities in displacement processes in porous media
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 2 (S) , SA443-SA448
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/2/s/071
Abstract
The author reviews the state of the art in flow instabilities in displacement processes in porous media. Both miscible and immiscible displacements are considered. Effects of mobility ratio, capillary and Peclet numbers are explored. The author juxtaposes continuum and discrete methods and discusses results and limitations. Emphasis is placed on heterogeneity and its interplay with flow instabilities.Keywords
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