Buoyant miscible viscoplastic displacements in vertical pipes: Flow regimes and their characterizations

N Kazemi, S Akbari, D Vidal, SM Taghavi - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We experimentally study miscible displacement flows of a light Newtonian fluid by a heavy
viscoplastic fluid, in a vertical pipe with a large aspect ratio (⁠ δ− 1≫ 1⁠). We use camera …

Numerical study on nonisothermal reactive viscous fingering

P Jangir, R Mohan, P Chokshi - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The numerical study examines the dynamics of viscous fingering in a miscible flow
displacement involving an exothermic reaction between displacing and displaced fluids …

Miscible viscous fingering in a packed cylindrical column: theory and numerics

MC Kim, S Pramanik - Physical Review Fluids, 2023 - APS
We investigate viscous fingering (VF) during the miscible displacement in a cylindrical
packed column using linear stability analysis and numerical solutions. Linear stability theory …

Spatiotemporal linear stability of viscoelastic Saffman–Taylor flows

D Bansal, T Chauhan, S Sircar - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The temporal and spatiotemporal linear stability analyses of a displaced Oldroyd-B fluid with
the mean flow in a horizontally aligned, square, Hele–Shaw cell are reported to identify the …

An experimental study on the role and contribution of the first normal stress difference and elongational viscosity in immiscible viscoelastic Saffman-Taylor instability

A Kazemi, M Norouzi, AA Nejad, M Kim, KC Kim… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
This study experimentally examined the immiscible viscoelastic Saffman-Taylor instability
(STI) in porous media. The viscoelastic displacing fluids are solutions of glycerin, water, and …

Flow behavior of protein solutions in a lab-scale chromatographic system

B Filip, R Bochenek, WK Marek, D Antos - Journal of Chromatography A, 2023 - Elsevier
A fluid dynamics model has been developed to describe flow behavior in a lab-scale
chromatographic system dedicated for protein processing. The case study included a …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of dilute low molecular weight poly (ethylene oxide) solutions in immiscible radial viscous fingering instabilities

YH Lee, J Wang, ID Gates - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We experimentally study the effects of normal stress differences in the immiscible radial
viscous fingering instability in a Hele–Shaw cell. Dilute low molecular weight poly (ethylene …

Momentum transport of morphological instability in fluid displacement with changes in viscosity

T Ban, H Ishii, A Onizuka, A Chatterjee… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Saffman–Taylor instability exhibits a stepwise unstable morphology from a stable interface to
viscous fingering, eventually leading to tip splitting. The nonlinear dynamics of the …

Immiscible displacement flows in axially rotating pipes

W Liu, H Hassanzadeh, F Larachi, SM Taghavi - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
We experimentally study buoyant immiscible displacement flows in an axially rotating pipe,
with varying flow parameters, such as the mean imposed flow velocity, density difference …

Interfacial dynamics of miscible displacement of shear-thinning fluid in a vertical channel

Y Zhang, AH Rabenjafimanantsoa, HJ Skadsem - Fluids, 2023 - mdpi.com
The displacement of a shear-thinning fluid by a denser and less viscous Newtonian fluid in a
vertical duct is investigated using experiments and numerical simulations. We study how …