Browsing by Subject "Surfactant"
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Characterization of Fractured Reservior and Simulation of EOR Techniques
(2019-07-22)Oil production from the fractured tight reservoirs has been increasing since the early 2000s and now accounts for a large portion of onshore US oil production. Complex fracture network composed of hydraulic fractures and ... -
Direct Numerical Simulations of Interfacial Turbulence at Low Froude and Weber Numbers
(2014-05-22)Sea surface temperature accessible through use of remote sensing techniques (IR imaging, etc.) suggests abundant flow and thermal field information at the ocean surface that is closely related to subsurface turbulent ... -
Enhanced Oil Recovery Using the Alkaline-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP)
(2010-07-14)Alkaline Surfactant Polymer (ASP) process is a tertiary method of oil recovery that has promising results for future development. It has already been implemented in different areas of the United States such as Wyoming, ... -
Experimental and Upscaling Numerical Simulation Study on the Effect of Surfactant Additives in Completion Fluids on Eagle Ford Shale Oil Reservoir
(2018-04-16)The addition of surfactant to the completion fluid of a shale oil well has been widely believed to improve well performance. Previous laboratory studies showed that the method is based on enhanced capillary-driven spontaneous ... -
Improving liquid chemical intervention methods to control pathogens on fresh-cut fruits and vegetables
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)Factors that affect liquid chemical intervention methods of controlling pathogens on fresh-cut produce were investigated. The relationship between produce tissue structure (intercellular space, cell size, and cell distribution) ... -
Kinetics of Anionic Surfactant Anoxic Degradation
(2010-07-14)The biodegradation kinetics of Geropon TC-42 (trademark) by an acclimated culture was investigated in anoxic batch reactors to determine biokinetic coefficients to be implemented in two biofilm mathematical models. Geropon ... -
Observation of Liquid Metal Actuation in Microfluidic Channels and Implementation to Tunable RF Inductors
(2014-07-18)The overreaching goal of this thesis research is to analyze liquid metal plug actuation in microfluidic channels and to exemplify this actuation in a tunable inductor design using liquid metal as a switching material, and ... -
Rock-Fluid Chemistry Impacts on Shale Hydraulic Fracture and Microfracture Growth
(2012-07-16)The role of surface chemical effects in hydraulic fracturing of shale is studied using the results of unconfined compression tests and Brazilian tests on Mancos shale- cored at depths of 20-60 ft. The rock mineralogy, total ... -
A Study of Microfluidic Reconfiguration Mechanisms Enabled by Functionalized Dispersions of Colloidal Material for Radio Frequency Applications
(2010-07-14)Communication and reconnaissance systems are requiring increasing flexibility concerning functionality and efficiency for multiband and broadband frequency applications. Circuit-based reconfiguration mechanisms continue ...