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UP: Umweltphysik

UP 3: Boden- und Agrarphysik

UP 3.5: Fachvortrag

Monday, March 13, 2006, 15:30–15:45, E

Foam transport in porous media: a micromodel visualisation study — •Sheppard Silke — Schlumberger Cambridge Research, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EL, UK

The transport of foam model systems in consolidated porous media was studied using anodically bonded silicon/glass micromodels. Foam systems included conventional detergent foams but also visco-elastic surfactant (VES) based foams. Different micromodel flow patterns were investigated, ranging from capillary channel networks to thin section projections at 1:1 scale. In particular the efficacy of non-aqueous phase (NAPL) removal was studied.