Formation and ultrasonic removal of fouling particle structures in a natural porous material

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 159-178

  Poesio, Pietro ^a,b   Ooms, Gijs ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fouling; Particles; Porous material; Ultrasonic cleaning

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC POWER; ULTRASONIC REMOVAL; ULTRASONIC TOOLS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOULING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; SOLUTIONS; ULTRASONIC CLEANING; VELOCITY; WATER;

POROUS MATERIALS;

FOULING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL FIELD; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE;

EID: 10644270008     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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