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Oil ganglion dynamics during immiscible displacement: model formulation

Journal Article · · AIChE J.; (United States)
A model is formulated in order to study the transient behavior of oil ganglion populations during immiscible displacement in oil recovery processes. The model is composed of 3 components: a suitable model for granular porous media; a stochastic simulation method capable of predicting the expected fate (mobilization, breakup, stranding) of solitary oil ganglia moving through granular porous media; and 2 coupled ganglion population balance equations, one applying to moving ganglia and the other to stranded ones. The porous medium model consists of a regular network of randomly sized unit cells of the constricted tube type. 32 references.
OSTI ID:
6125250
Journal Information:
AIChE J.; (United States), Journal Name: AIChE J.; (United States) Vol. 26:3; ISSN AICEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English