The foam generated by the mixture of air and water has a much higher viscosity and lower mobility than those of pure water or gas that constitutes the air-water foam. The possibility of using the air-water foam as a flow barrier for the purpose of groundwater and soil remediation is explored in this paper. A nanoparticle-stabilized air-water foam was fabricated by vigorously stirring the nano-f...

The objective of this study is to discover a synergistic effect between foam stability in bulk and micro-emulsion phase behaviour to design a high-performance chemical system for an optimized alkaline-surfactant-foam (ASF) flooding for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The focus is on the interaction of ASF chemical agents with oil in the presence and absence of a naphthenic acid component and in si...

To reduce the cost of arranging air foam flooding equipment at each wellhead, a method establishing centralized injection stations is proposed. The flow pattern and resistance characteristics mixtures in different initial conditions are studied. Experimental results indicate that probability density function stratified obtained by comparing stainless steel transparent pipes. If gas–liquid ratio...

Production from unconventional oil reservoirs has always been a critical issue for the industry. In this regard, we implemented set of experimental scenarios containing CO 2 /N cyclic injection, foams generated by nitrogen and carbon dioxide, dioxide combined effect surfactant enhanced recovery methods. As water injection reached plateau around two pore volume continued tests different scenario...

Despite the increasing interest in CO2 foam flooding for enhanced oil recovery applications, it is challenging to have a successful field operation as the performance of the surfactant is often affected by the presence of crude oil and salinity of the water. It is also challenging to dispose of huge amounts of water associated with the field operation. Due to the incompatibility of the produced...

The effect of the foam covered ocean surface on the passive microwave remote sensing measurements is studied based on the electromagnetic scattering theory. In fomulating an electromagnetic scattering model, we treat the foam as densely packed sticky air bubbles coated with thin seawater coating. The layer of foam covers the ocean surface that has air bubbles. We then use dense media radiative ...

BACKGROUND Sclerotherapy with foam is becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of varicose veins. There is no consensus on the necessity of sterile air or other gases to produce foam. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the potential risk of bacterial inoculation of polidocanol (POL) foam using room air and the antimicrobial properties of polidocanol. MATERIALS AND METHODS The amount of airborne ...