Dispersion of miscible fluid in porous media

Technical Report · Wed Oct 19 00:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5203873

Moor, S S; Anderson, S J; Belt, B A; McAleese, J P

The effect of particle diameter, density difference, and fluid flow rate on the stability of miscible displacements were investigated using ethanol and water solutions in a 50-cm x 2.54-cm-ID column packed with spherical glass beads. The flow characteristics were adequately described by a modified dispersion model that involves the dispersion coefficient, D, and the fraction of the bed that was active, f.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Oak Ridge, TN (USA). School of Chemical Engineering Practice
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5203873
• Report Number(s): ORNL/MIT-259
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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