Development of a mechanistic foam simulator: The population balance and generation by snap-off

A. H. Falls; G. J. Hirasaki; T. W. Patzek; D. A. Gauglitz; D. D. Miller; T. Ratulowski

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Development of a mechanistic foam simulator: The population balance and generation by snap-off

A. H. Falls^*, G. J. Hirasaki, T. W. Patzek, D. A. Gauglitz, D. D. Miller, T. Ratulowski

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The mobility of a foam depends heavily on its texture, which is the distribution of bubble sizes in the dispersion. To incorporate this variable in a mechanistic simulator, the usual conservation equations are coupled with balances on the densities of flowing and stationary bubbles in the foam. This approach to modeling foam flow is illustrated with a simulation of a displacement in which foam is generated in situ by capillary snap-off.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	884-892
Number of pages	9
Journal	SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2118/14961-PA
State	Published - 1988
Externally published	Yes

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