Spontaneous imbibition in a porous medium under longitudinal temperature gradients

Authors

  • M. Sánchez
  • A. Medina
  • A. Rojano

Keywords:

Imbibition, Flow through porous media, Heat flow in porous media, Surface-tension-driven instability

Abstract

In this work, the influence of a longitudinal temperature gradient on the spontaneous imbibition into a homogeneous porous medium has been analyzed. Theory and experiments done on a permeable rock (Berea sandstone) allow us to show how this gradient modifies the temporal evolution of the averaged imbibition front $h(t)$. Despite the existence of a thermal boundary layer outside the rock, experimental data are in good agreement with the theoretical profiles of $h(t)$.

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Published

2005-01-01

How to Cite

[1]
M. Sánchez, A. Medina, and A. Rojano, “Spontaneous imbibition in a porous medium under longitudinal temperature gradients”, Rev. Mex. Fís., vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 349–0, Jan. 2005.

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Vol. 51 No. 4 (2005): Revista Mexicana de Física.

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