The flow of non Newtonian fluids in porous media
Abstract
The general issue of the flow of non Newtonian fluids in porous media is considered with concentration entirely on the flow of inelastic fluids using the biopolymer, xanthan, as the main source of experimental data due to its importance in improved oil recovery operations. Experimental observations and an analysis carried out on these data were considered. The analysis was based on empirical models that combined the capillary bundle model of the porous medium with the power law model for the fluid. The success of these models was examined by an analysis using network modeling, with emphasis on methodology rather than results.
- Publication:
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VKI Modeling and Applications of Transport Phenomena in Porous Media
- Pub Date:
- 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990VMATP...2R....S
- Keywords:
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- Biopolymers;
- Fluid Flow;
- Mathematical Models;
- Newtonian Fluids;
- Porous Materials;
- Capillary Flow;
- Porosity;
- Rheology;
- Viscoelasticity;
- Viscosity;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer