GRAVITY INVASION PERCOLATION IN 2 DIMENSIONS - EXPERIMENT AND SIMULATION

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作者
BIROVLJEV, A [1 ]
FURUBERG, L [1 ]
FEDER, J [1 ]
JOSSANG, T [1 ]
MALOY, KJ [1 ]
AHARONY, A [1 ]
机构
[1] TEL AVIV UNIV, RAYMOND & BEVERLY SACKLER FAC EXACT SCI, SCH PHYS & ASTRON, IL-69978 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.584
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We present experiments and computer simulations of slow drainage in a two-dimensional porous medium. The effect of gravity is systematically varied by tilting the system from the horizontal position. The width a of the front between the fluids is found to scale with the dimensionless Bond number Bo (ratio between gravitational and capillary forces) as sigma approximately Bo-0.57, as predicted by theory. The external perimeter of the invaded structure is shown to be fractal with the fractal dimension D(e) congruent-to 1.34 for length scales smaller than the front width.
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页码:584 / 587
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