Verification of Roof snap off as a foam-generation mechanism in porous media at steady state

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 302, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 251-260

  Kovscek, A R ^a   Tang, G Q ^a   Radke, C J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Corner flow; Micromodels; Porous media; Snap off; Strong foam generation

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; CAPILLARITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SILICON; WETTING;

CORNER FLOW; MICROMODELS; SILICON MICROMODELS; STRONG FOAM GENERATION;

FOAMS;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; GAS FLOW; GERMINATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEADY STATE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 34248185957     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.02.035     Document Type: Article

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