A network of zones model for reactive polymer enhanced miscible displacement in a porous cylinder

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3545-3559

  De, Debnath ^a   Hrymak, Andrew N ^a   Pelton, Robert H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Miscible displacement; Network of zones modeling; Porous media; Precipitates; Profile modification

Indexed keywords

POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUBILITY;

COMMUNICATING CHANNEL BED MODELS; MODEL BLACK LIQUOR (MBL);

CHANNEL FLOW;

CYLINDER; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; POLYMER; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0032538653     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00162-6     Document Type: Article

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