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Evolution of a Phase Interface in the Displacement of Viscous Fluids from a Porous Medium

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The process of displacement of a viscous fluid from a porous medium is simulated numerically with regard to the capillary effects. The surface area of the phase interface is calculated at each instant of time. The effect of the constitutive parameters on variation in the surface area of the phase interface is studied. The experiments on displacement of oil by water from Neocomian sandstones are described. The experimental data are compared with the results of the numerical simulation.

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The work carried out in Lomonosov Moscow State University was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project no. 20-07-00378).

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  1. Scientific Research Institute for System Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    N. N. Smirnov, V. F. Nikitin, E. I. Kolenkina (Skryleva) & D. R. Gazizova

  2. Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

    N. N. Smirnov, V. F. Nikitin, E. I. Kolenkina (Skryleva) & D. R. Gazizova

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Smirnov, N.N., Nikitin, V.F., Kolenkina (Skryleva), E.I. et al. Evolution of a Phase Interface in the Displacement of Viscous Fluids from a Porous Medium. Fluid Dyn 56, 79–92 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0015462821010122

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