A critical review of Roof snap-off as a mechanism of steady-state foam generation in homogeneous porous media

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 225, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 1-24

  Rossen, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Choke off; Foam; Foam generation; Porous media; Snap off

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; POROUS MATERIALS;

OIL DROPLETS;

FOAMS;

OIL;

ALGORITHM; CALCULATION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FOAM; GAS FLOW; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0041829264     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-7757(03)00309-1     Document Type: Article

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