Influence of phase behavior on chemical flood transport phenomena

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-273

  Bidner, M S ^a   Porcelli, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemical flooding; Immiscible; Interfacial tension; Miscibility; Mobility control; Numerical simulation; Phase behavior; Surfactant; Ternary; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; EFFECTS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SIMULATORS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CHEMICAL FLOODING; IMMISCIBLE; MOBILITY CONTROL; OIL SPILL CLEANING; PHASE BEHAVIOR; WETTABILITY;

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

FLOODS; MASS TRANSFER; MODELLING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL FLOOD; PERMEABILITY; PHASE BEHAVIOUR; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS MEDIA; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0030240310     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00154093     Document Type: Article

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