CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF MODELING MULTIPHASE FLOWS IN THE HELE-SHAW CELL

A two-phase fl uid fl ow in a Hele–Shaw cell is considered. A series of experiments on stable displacement from the cell is described. A discrepancy between experimental data and analytical solutions based on the generally accepted mathematical model for describing fl ows in a Hele–Shaw cell is shown. A modifi ed mathematical model with a correcting resistance coeffi cient determined empirically is proposed. The new semiempirical model provides good agreement with experimental data. The results of numerical modeling of unstable fl ow in a Hele–Shaw cell are also presented.
A two-phase fl uid fl ow in a Hele–Shaw cell is considered. A series of experiments on stable displacement from the cell is described. A discrepancy between experimental data and analytical solutions based on the generally accepted mathematical model for describing fl ows in a Hele–Shaw cell is shown. A modifi ed mathematical model with a correcting resistance coeffi cient determined empirically is proposed. The new semiempirical model provides good agreement with experimental data. The results of numerical modeling of unstable fl ow in a Hele–Shaw cell are also presented.
Author:  E. I. Skrylyova, L. A. Paremskaya, A. N. Manakhova, V. V. Tyurenkova, F. Chen, Yu. Mengc
Keywords:  Hele-Shaw cell, multiphase fl ows, fi ltration fl ows, analog modeling
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