ISSN:
1573-1634
Keywords:
Stationary steam-water front
;
macroscopic boundary conditions
;
miscible/immiscible displacement processes
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Technology
Notes:
Abstract The instability of a plane front between two phases of the same fluid (steam and water) in a porous medium is considered. The configuration is taken to be initially stationary with the more dense phase overlying the less dense phase. The frontal region is assumed sharp, so that macroscopic boundary conditions can be utilized. This assumption precludes the existence of dispersion instabilities. The stabilizing influence of phrase transition as well as the implication of different macroscopic pressure boundary conditions on the stability of the front are discussed and illustrated.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00617025
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