Investigation of Fluid Displacement under Ultrasonic Wave Radiation in Porous Media

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Najafi, Iman | 2010

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 41509 (06)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Advisor(s): Ghotbi, Siroos; Kharaz, Riyaz; Ghazanfari, Mohammad Hossein; Ghaedian, Maryam
Abstract:
Nowadays, application of ultrasonic wave technology as a novel method of enhancing oil recovery and also gas an oil well stimulation is prevailing. Not only this method is environment friendly, but also it is economic. Although the application of this method is proved to be of outstanding positive influences in field operations, it suffers from lack of knowledge about the main governing mechanisms and also there are few mathematical models describing the process. In this study it is intended to investigate the role of ultrasonic waves on rate of recovery and the total recovery from porous media. A model is proposed which can predict the recovery at different times of operation. The results of modeling are verified with experiments results and conclusions are drawn. This study would be a milestone in modeling the process of fluid percolation under the effect of ultrasonic waves
Keywords:
Numerical Modeling ; Enhanced Oil Recovery ; Porous Media ; Ultrasonic Waves ; Hydrodynamic Convection

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