Role of Gas Type on Foam Transport in Porous Media

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We present the results of an experimental investigation of the effect of gas type and composition on foam transport in porous media. Steady-state foam strengths with respect to three cases of distinct gases and two cases containing binary mixtures of these gases were compared. The effects of gas solubility, the stability of lamellae, and the gas diffusion rate across the lamellae were examined. Our experimental results showed that steady-state foam strength is inversely correlated with gas permeability across a liquid lamella, a parameter that characterizes the rate of mass transport. These results are in good agreement with existing observations that the foam strength for a mixture of gases is correlated with the less soluble component. Three hypotheses with different predictions of the underlying mechanism that explain the role of gas type and composition on foam strength are discussed in detail.

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Zeng, Yongchao, Farajzadeh, Rouhi, Eftekhari, Ali Akbar, et al.. "Role of Gas Type on Foam Transport in Porous Media." Langmuir, 32, no. 25 (2016) American Chemical Society: 6239-6245. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00949.

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