Pressure-dependent scaling scenarios in experiments of spontaneous imbibition

The scaling properties of the rough liquid-air interface formed in the spontaneous imbibition of a viscous liquid by a model porous medium are found to be very sensitive to the magnitude of the pressure difference applied at the liquid inlet. Interface fluctuations change from obeying intrinsic anom...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Planet Latorre, Ramon, Pradas Gené, Marc, Hernández Machado, Aurora, Ortín, Jordi, 1959-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/18737
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/18737
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dinàmica de fluids
Fenòmens crítics (Física)
Fluid dynamics
Critical phenomena (Physics)
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Sumario:The scaling properties of the rough liquid-air interface formed in the spontaneous imbibition of a viscous liquid by a model porous medium are found to be very sensitive to the magnitude of the pressure difference applied at the liquid inlet. Interface fluctuations change from obeying intrinsic anomalous scaling at large negative pressure differences, to being super-rough with the same dynamic exponent z¿3 at less negative pressure differences, to finally obeying ordinary Family-Vicsek scaling with z¿2 at large positive pressure differences. This rich scenario reflects the relative importance on different length scales of capillary and permeability disorder, and the role of surface tension and viscous pressure in damping interface fluctuations.