A pore-network study of the mechanisms of foam generation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 4393-4412

  Chen, M ^a   Yortsos, Y C ^b   Rossen, W R ^c  

^a SPE ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RHEOLOGY; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY; YIELD STRESS;

FOAM GENERATION; GAS FLOWS; PRESSURE GRADIENTS; SURFACE AREAS;

FOAMS;

EID: 22044454831     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/90939-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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