SELECTION OF THE VISCOUS FINGER IN THE 90-DEGREES GEOMETRY

被引:25
作者
BRENER, EA [1 ]
KESSLER, DA [1 ]
LEVINE, H [1 ]
RAPPEL, WJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,INST NONLINEAR SCI,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
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EUROPHYSICS LETTERS | 1990年 / 13卷 / 02期
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10.1209/0295-5075/13/2/011
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The theory of solvability is applied to the Saffman-Taylor experiment in the 900 geometry. We find that in the limit of zero surface tension the parameter λ which governs the width of the finger approaches 0.85 which agrees very well with the experimentally observed value. We also discuss the scaling of the parameter λ. © 1990 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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页码:161 / 166
页数:6
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