ASYMPTOTIC-BEHAVIOR OF VISCOUS-FINGERING PATTERNS IN CIRCULAR GEOMETRY

Authors
JASNOW D YEUNG C
Citation
D. Jasnow et C. Yeung, ASYMPTOTIC-BEHAVIOR OF VISCOUS-FINGERING PATTERNS IN CIRCULAR GEOMETRY, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 47(2), 1993, pp. 1087-1093
Citations number
27
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
47
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1087 - 1093
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1993)47:2<1087:AOVPIC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
An examination of the scaling structure along with some extensive simu lations on viscous fingering in circular geometry strongly suggest tha t the asymptotic patterns are compact. Experiments and simulations are in a transient regime that may exhibit a reasonable range where appar ent fractal growth may be found. Arguments to connect the case of visc ous fingering with that of vanishing surface tension are made.