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Colloid and Polymer Science
Published in: Colloid and Polymer Science 6/2018

03-05-2018 | Original Contribution

A study of liquid drainage rate from foam with population balance equation: impact of bubble evolution

Authors: Yousef Shafiei, Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari, Seyyed Mehdi Seyyedsar

Published in: Colloid and Polymer Science | Issue 6/2018

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Abstract

A significant challenge of foam injection is the stability of the foam in formations. In this study, the modeling of liquid drainage and the impact of some parameters (i.e., concentration of surfactants, nano-particles, and monovalent ions) on the liquid drainage rate and foam stability were investigated by using a population balance model. First, foam bubble size distribution was experimentally measured and used as input for the population balance model. The population balance equations were solved numerically, and the number density of bubble size distribution as a function of time was obtained. Then, the liquid drainage rate was calculated using volume balance equations. It is shown that the liquid drainage rate can be underestimated by neglecting the effect of gas bubble evolution over time. Thus, unrealistic (overestimated) foam stability is predicted. The results of this study provide an insight to the evaluation of foam stability for different solutions.
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Metadata
Title
A study of liquid drainage rate from foam with population balance equation: impact of bubble evolution
Authors
Yousef Shafiei
Mohammad Hossein Ghazanfari
Seyyed Mehdi Seyyedsar
Publication date
03-05-2018
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Colloid and Polymer Science / Issue 6/2018
Print ISSN: 0303-402X
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1536
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-018-4323-x

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