Fundamental investigation of foam flow in a liquid-filled Hele-Shaw cell

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationJournal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol.462, N°, 296-288, 2016.
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.1016/j.jcis.2015.10.017
datacite.alternateIdentifier.issn0021-9797
datacite.creatorOsei Bonsu, Kofi
datacite.creatorShokri, Nima
datacite.creatorGrassia, Paul
datacite.date2016
datacite.rightsAcceso Abierto
datacite.subjectViscosidad Aparente de Espuma
datacite.subjectFlujo de Espuma
datacite.subjectCalidad de Espuma
datacite.subjectFrente de Espuma
datacite.subjectAnálisis a Escala de Burbujas
datacite.subject.englishFoam apparent viscosity
datacite.subject.englishFoam flow
datacite.subject.englishFoam quality
datacite.subject.englishFoam front
datacite.subject.englishBubble-scale analysis
datacite.titleFundamental investigation of foam flow in a liquid-filled Hele-Shaw cell
dc.date.accessioned4/30/21 12:46
dc.date.available4/30/21 12:46
dc.description.abstractThe relative immobility of foam in porous media suppresses the formation of fingers during oil displacement leading to a more stable displacement which is desired in various processes such as Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) or soil remediation practices. Various parameters may influence the efficiency of foam-assisted oil displacement such as properties of oil, the permeability and heterogeneity of the porous medium and physical and chemical characteristics of foam. In the present work, we have conducted a comprehensive series of experiments using customised Hele-Shaw cells filled with either water or oil to describe the effects of foam quality, permeability of the cell as well as the injection rate on the apparent viscosity of foam which is required to investigate foam displacement. Our results reveal the significant impact of foam texture and bubble size on the foam apparent viscosity. Foams with smaller bubble sizes have a higher apparent viscosity. This statement only applies (strictly speaking) when the foam quality is constant. However, wet foams with smaller bubbles may have lower apparent viscosity compared to dry foams with larger bubbles. Furthermore, our results show the occurrence of more stable foam-water fronts as foam quality decreases. Besides, the complexity of oil displacement by foam as well as its destabilizing effects on foam displacement has been discussed. Our results extend the physical understanding of foam-assisted liquid displacement in Hele-Shaw cell which is a step towards understanding the foam flow behaviour in more complex systems such as porous media. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.sourceJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
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oaire.citationEdition2016
oaire.citationEndPage296
oaire.citationStartPage288
oaire.citationTitleJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
oaire.citationVolume462
oaire.fundingReferenceAmerican Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund - PRF
oaire.fundingReferenceRoyal Society (UK)
oaire.fundingReferenceComisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (Chile) - CONICYT
oaire.fundingReferenceUK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - EPSRC
oaire.licenseConditionObra bajo licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional
oaire.licenseCondition.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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uct.comunidadIngenieríaen_US
uct.departamentoDepartamento de Ciencias Matemáticas y Físicas
uct.facultadFacultad de Ingeniería
uct.indizacionSocial Sciences Citation Index - SSCI
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