Abstract Before a wide range of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques were implemented for an oilfield, the EOR potential and economic evaluation should be evaluated in advance each reservoir to determine which technique was proper. In oilfield developed with fluvial delta reservoirs, complicated distribution scattered small reservoirs vertical horizontal directions brought trouble work. A rap...

A better understanding of the hydrodynamics related to flooding conditions in distillation columns is required in order to provide optimised designs for new plants and plant retrofits. Current flooding prediction correlations are predominantly based on air/water systems and tend to diverge at high vapour capacities. In this work an experimental setup was designed and constructed to test the hyd...

Aim. The presence of air bubbles and foam in stomach and duodenum is a common problem during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Methods. Candidates of elective EGD received 40 mg chewable tablet of simethicone (n = 90) or placebo (n = 83), with 30 mL water, 15-30 min before the EGD. Foam/air bubbles during endoscopy were assessed and graded on a 4-point scale, and patients' satisfaction with the...

In the present work we have studied the characteristics of propylene glycol alginates (PGA) adsorption at the air-water interface and the viscoelastic properties of the films in relation to its foaming properties. To evaluate the effect of the degree of PGA esterification and viscosity, different commercial samples were studied--Kelcoloid O (KO), Kelcoloid LVF (KLVF) and Manucol ester (MAN). Th...

Although trachea! tube cuffs are well known to injure the trachea, attempts to design safer cuff systems have been only partially successful. In 14 dogs, we compared three models of high residual volume, low pressure cuffs, which are considered to be among the safest. Two were air-filled cuffs —a maintained pressure cuff and a balloon reser voir cuff —and the third was foam-filled. Trachea!...

All polymer foams are viscoelastic; for foams used in earplugs, this response is essential to their function. Poisson’s ratio was inferred from viscoelastic response of earplug foam in torsion and bending. Poisson’s ratio increases with frequency as a result of stress induced air flow. Air within the pores contributes to the overall bulk modulus at high frequency, but not at low frequency at wh...

Based on the production data and statistical information of a practical oilfield, it is proved that the flow rule in wormhole or extra wormhole can be regarded as a high speed Non-Darcy flow, and used the Forchheimer equation to represent. The Forchheimer model is superior to the exponent model and Mazaheri model. Then, the productivity equation of poorly consolidated reservoir with wormhole is...

The proton exchange membrane (PEMFC) fuel cell represents the energy of the future, in parallel with hydrogen. However, this technology must meet many technical challenges related to performance and durability before being sold on a large scale. It is well known that these challenges are closely linked to water management. This paper develops and implements a model of PEM fuel for simulation to...

There are six major steps involved in responding to rapidly spreading poultry disease outbreaks including biosecurity, surveillance, quarantine, mass emergency depopulation, mass carcass disposal, and decontamination. Water-based foam is one of the methods used for mass emergency depopulation during severe disease outbreaks. This project evaluated the logistics of foam depopulation in two exper...