Multicomponent mass transfer across water films during hydrocarbon gas injection

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2377-2388

  Bijeljic, Branko ^a   Muggeridge, Ann H ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon gas; Miscibility; Multicomponent diffusion; Oil recovery; Swelling Shrinking; Water blocking

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); SOLUBILITY; SWELLING; THIN FILMS; WATER;

MULTICOMPONENT MASS TRANSFER;

MASS TRANSFER;

DIFFUSION; GAS INJECTION; HYDROCARBON; MASS TRANSFER; OIL INDUSTRY;

EID: 0038805586     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(03)00079-4     Document Type: Article

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