In a tapered Hele-Shaw cell with small gap gradient α, the dimensionless finger width satisfies Λ − 1/2 ∼ f(α) Ca_m^{2/3} as Ca_m → 0 with |α| ≪ 1, where f(α) is linear and recovers the parallel-cell value at α = 0.
Shape selection of saffman-taylor fingers.Physical Review Letters, 56:2036–2039, 1986
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On the selection of Saffman-Taylor fingers in a tapered Hele-Shaw cell
In a tapered Hele-Shaw cell with small gap gradient α, the dimensionless finger width satisfies Λ − 1/2 ∼ f(α) Ca_m^{2/3} as Ca_m → 0 with |α| ≪ 1, where f(α) is linear and recovers the parallel-cell value at α = 0.