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Title: Experimental study of the growth of mixing zone in miscible viscous fingering

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 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Chevron Energy Technology Company, 1500 Louisiana Street, Houston, Texas 77002, USA
  2. Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, 1 University Station CO300, CPE 5.118, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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1228482
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Journal Name:
Physics of Fluids
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physics of Fluids Journal Volume: 27 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-6631
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Malhotra, Sahil, Sharma, Mukul M., and Lehman, Eric R. Experimental study of the growth of mixing zone in miscible viscous fingering. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4905581.
Malhotra, Sahil, Sharma, Mukul M., & Lehman, Eric R. Experimental study of the growth of mixing zone in miscible viscous fingering. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905581
Malhotra, Sahil, Sharma, Mukul M., and Lehman, Eric R. Mon . "Experimental study of the growth of mixing zone in miscible viscous fingering". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905581.
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