Relative permeability and capillary pressure functions of porous media as related to the displacement growth pattern

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 10-11, 2005, Pages 1155-1180

  Theodoropoulou, M A ^a   Sygouni, V ^a   Karoutsos, V ^a   Tsakiroglou, C D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Capillary number; Capillary pressure; Flow pattern; Immiscible displacement; Pore network; Relative permeability

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE DROP; RHEOLOGY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

CAPILLARY NUMBER; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FLOW PATTERN; IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; PORE NETWORK; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FLOW PATTERN; IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 27544454940     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.06.009     Document Type: Article

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