Capillary-driven mobility control in macro emulsion flow in porous media

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 62-65

  Guillen, Victor Raul ^a   Romero, Mao Illich ^a,b   Carvalho, Marcio da Silveira ^a   Alvarado, Vladimir ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsions; Enhanced oil recovery; Network model; Porous media

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FORCE; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; EMULSION DROPS; EMULSION FLOW; FLOW BEHAVIORS; HIGH MOBILITY; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INTERFACIAL FORCES; LOW CAPILLARY NUMBERS; MOBILITY CONTROL; NETWORK MODELS;

CAPILLARITY; DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT; DROPS; EMULSIONS; MINERAL OILS; POROUS MATERIALS;

EMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84860502538     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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