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Microgravity Investigation of Seepage Flows in Porous Media

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The capillary driven seepage in porous media under microgravity conditions is investigated. Experiments on the flow of a liquid in an inhomogeneous artificial porous medium are presented. A non-stationary mathematical model of the flow of a multiphase fluid in a sample of a porous medium is described. The experimental data are compared with the results of a three-dimensional numerical simulation of the multiphase seepage process. The behavior of the imbibition front when passing through a boundary of medias with different permeability is investigated.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the support by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Grant initiative № 16-29-15080).

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    N. N. Smirnov, V. F. Nikitin & E. I. Skryleva

  2. Moscow M.V. Lomonosov State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, 119992, Russia

    N. N. Smirnov, V. F. Nikitin & E. I. Skryleva

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Smirnov, N.N., Nikitin, V.F. & Skryleva, E.I. Microgravity Investigation of Seepage Flows in Porous Media. Microgravity Sci. Technol. 31, 629–639 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12217-019-09733-7

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