Foam drainage in porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Zitha, Pacelli L J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Drainage equation; Foams; Lamellae; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; FOAMS; GRAVITATION; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GRAVITY FORCES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

DRAINAGE; FOAM; POROUS MEDIUM; SURFACTANT;

EID: 0037411067     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022366809721     Document Type: Article

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