Microfluidic model porous media: Fabrication and applications

A Anbari, HT Chien, SS Datta, W Deng, DA Weitz… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Complex fluid flow in porous media is ubiquitous in many natural and industrial processes.
Direct visualization of the fluid structure and flow dynamics is critical for understanding and …

Review of microfluidic devices and imaging techniques for fluid flow study in porous geomaterials

A Jahanbakhsh, KL Wlodarczyk, DP Hand, RRJ Maier… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Understanding transport phenomena and governing mechanisms of different physical and
chemical processes in porous media has been a critical research area for decades …

The impact of silica nanoparticles on the performance of polymer solution in presence of salts in polymer flooding for heavy oil recovery

A Maghzi, R Kharrat, A Mohebbi, MH Ghazanfari - Fuel, 2014 - Elsevier
Due to role of polymer in increasing sweep efficiency during oil recovery, much attention has
been paid to the using polymer solutions in enhanced oil recovery methods. In spite of the …

Monitoring wettability alteration by silica nanoparticles during water flooding to heavy oils in five-spot systems: A pore-level investigation

A Maghzi, S Mohammadi, MH Ghazanfari… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2012 - Elsevier
It is well known that the displacement efficiency of EOR processes is mainly affected by
wettability of porous medium; however, the role of nanoparticles on wettability alteration of …

An experimental study on using a nanosurfactant in an EOR process of heavy oil in a fractured micromodel

M Mohajeri, M Hemmati, AS Shekarabi - Journal of petroleum Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Surfactant flooding is known as a common chemical method for enhancing oil recovery.
Recently, the simultaneous application of nanoparticles and chemical substance has been …

Maskless, rapid manufacturing of glass microfluidic devices using a picosecond pulsed laser

KL Wlodarczyk, DP Hand, MM Maroto-Valer - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Conventional manufacturing of glass microfluidic devices is a complex, multi-step process
that involves a combination of different fabrication techniques, typically photolithography …

Visualization of asphaltene precipitation and deposition in a uniformly patterned glass micromodel

H Doryani, MR Malayeri, M Riazi - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Precipitation and deposition of asphaltene are among chronic operational problems for
recovering oil from reservoirs of high asphaltene content. The present experimental study …

Temperature effect on performance of nanoparticle/surfactant flooding in enhanced heavy oil recovery

S Mahmoudi, A Jafari, S Javadian - Petroleum Science, 2019 - Springer
Recently, nanoparticles have been used along with surfactants for enhancing oil recovery.
Although the recent studies show that oil recovery is enhanced using nanoparticle/surfactant …

An improved visual investigation on gas–water flow characteristics and trapped gas formation mechanism of fracture–cavity carbonate gas reservoir

L Wang, S Yang, X Peng, H Deng, Z Meng… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2018 - Elsevier
Water encroachment is a serious problem for developing an edge and bottom water
reservoirs. The fracture–cavity gas reservoir has various reservoir media and strong …

Synthesizing CNT/MgO nanocomposite to form stable pickering emulsion at high temperature and salinity and its application to improved oil displacement efficiency

AS Dibaji, A Rashidi, A Shahrabadi - Chemical Engineering Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work CNT/MgO nanocomposites is synthesized to investigate their effect on oil
displacement efficiency in porous media. Characterization methods confirmed that the …