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Título: FLOW OF OIL DROPS THROUGH MICRO CAPILLARIES
Autor: JOSE ANGEL FLORIAN GUTIERREZ
Colaborador(es): MARCIO DA SILVEIRA CARVALHO - Orientador
Catalogação: 12/JAN/2015 Língua(s): PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL
Tipo: TEXT Subtipo: THESIS
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Referência(s): [pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=23869&idi=1
[en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=23869&idi=2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.23869
Resumo:
Recent studies show that oil-water emulsion injection may lead to a better reservoir sweep and reduce residual oil saturation in enhanced oil recovery processes. These effects are directly linked to the flow behavior of oil drops suspended in water through the pore throats of a porous material. Therefore, the optimization of the injection process and of the emulsion properties with the goal to increase the volume of oil displaced requires a better understanding of the emulsion flow in the pore scale. This work presents an analysis of the flow of oil drops suspended in water through micro channels with constant cross-section area and with a throat, that are used as a model for the pore scale. The velocity field of the continuous phase and the drop velocity are obtained using the micro particle image velocimetry techniques (Micro-PIV) for different drop sizes and micro channel geometries. The results show the changes in the flow pattern due to the presence of oil drops and yield important information on how oil drops reduce the mobility of the injected liquid when it flows through pore throats smaller than the drop size.
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