Visualization of fluid occupancy in a rough fracture using micro-tomography

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 307, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 181-187

  Karpyn, Z T ^a   Grader, A S ^a   Halleck, P M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperities; Computed tomography; Interfacial tension; Oil water interface; Open fractures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTURE; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TENSION; TOMOGRAPHY;

ASPERITIES; OIL-WATER INTERFACES; OPEN FRACTURES;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

OIL; WATER; WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; FLUID FLOW; FLUID TRANSPORT; IMAGING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; TOMOGRAPHY; VACUUM;

EID: 33847058850     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.10.082     Document Type: Article

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