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Fractal Viscous Fingers: Experimental Results

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On Growth and Form

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 100))

Abstract

Viscous fingering has been actively studied for some time, not only because of its economic importance, but also because it is an area in which both experimental and theoretical studies can be performed in parallel. Moreover, recently developed statistical models of aggregation and growth have been found to be a useful means of representing fingering.

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  1. Etudes et fabrication Dowell-Scblumberger, ZI Molina la Chazotte, BP 90, 42003, Saint Etienne, France

    G. Daccord & J. Nittmann

  2. Center for Polymer Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    H. E. Stanley

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  1. Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    H. Eugene Stanley

  2. University of Nice, Nice, France

    Nicole Ostrowsky

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Daccord, G., Nittmann, J., Stanley, H.E. (1986). Fractal Viscous Fingers: Experimental Results. In: Stanley, H.E., Ostrowsky, N. (eds) On Growth and Form. NATO ASI Series, vol 100. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5165-5_14

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