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in problems related to the oil industry, specifically in the Steam Assisted Gravity
Drainage (SAGD) process where it is important to redirect the oil flow towards a
recovery well through a saturated porous medium. We believe that this process can
be improved by manipulating the temperature gradients in the oil reservoir through
a suitable collocation of the heat sources.
Acknowledgments A. Torres wishes to thank the Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo for the uncon-
ditional support given to this project. M. Sánchez and A. Medina thank partial support of Instituto
Politécnico Nacional, through the SIP Project No. 20141404. Finally, we acknowledge Profes-
sor Amable Liñán from E.T.S. Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, who
suggested us this experimental study.
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