In Situ 3D Characterization of the Texture of a Foam Flowing in a 3D Porous Medium

Autor: Loïc Barré, Elisabeth Rosenberg, Jean Francois Argillier, Chakib Ouali
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Day 3 Wed, November 13, 2019.
DOI: 10.2118/197384-ms
Popis: Two innovative characterization techniques, Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) and High Resolution Fast X-ray Micro-tomography on a Synchrotron, have been combined to usual coreflood environments and X-Ray CT Scanner measurements in order to describe the texture of a foam flowing in an opaque 3D porous medium. SANS measurements give access simultaneously to the gas saturation and to the amount of gas-liquid interfaces developed per unit volume and therefore to the in situ specific surface area of the foam denoted S/V. In situ texture of the foam flowing in real 3D porous media is therefore measurable. Fast X-Ray micro-tomography 3D images of foam flowing in a porous medium give visual evidence of the presence of gas bubbles in areas where the flow rate is naturally slowed by the trapping phenomena and enable to describe and follow the phenomena of intermittent trapping at the pore scale.
Databáze: OpenAIRE