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Pore Invasion

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This channel of flexible posts is initially filled with oil (and dark particles). Then water is pumped in.

As the water enters, the oil/water interface pushes the beams into an upstream bend.

Once a beam touches its neighbor, the oil beneath it is trapped and cannot drain.

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