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In this chapter, we consider the simultaneous flow of liquids and gases through porous media. We shall assume that cohesive forces in these fluids exceed the adhesion ones, and that the fluids are immiscible and separated from each other by stable abrupt interfaces. Air, water and oil are immiscible under normal conditions (atmospheric pressure, room temperature, etc.). This does not mean that solubility (or volatility) is zero, but that they are so small that a sharp interface forms and that the physical properties of the fluids are not affected.
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Dracos, T. (1991). Multiphase Flow in Porous Media. In: Bear, J., Buchlin, JM. (eds) Modelling and Applications of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2632-8_2
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