Multiphase flow in porous media is a wide-ranging phenomenon, covering such topics as the motion of immiscible fluids, where the interaction with the medium is by exchange of heat and/or mass between phases, to fluid-solid phase flow accompanied by clogging and leaching. The present study is limited to the flow of immiscible fluids (oil and surfactant), where fine solids (clay) migration occurs during the motion. It is divided into two parts: (a) experimental and (b) theoretical. / The experimental investigations have been performed in order to evaluate: (a) the factors (e.g., porosity, temperature and injection pressure) that affect the injected surfactant flow rate through oil/soil mixtures, (b) the role of clay mineral concentration on the uptake and displacement of oil by the injected surfactant, (c) the portion of the oil displaced by the injected surfactant in the medium, under the testing conditions, (d) the effect of injection head on the rate of oil uptake during the injection process. / The theoretical analysis leads to a new diffusion model which accounts for the simultaneous movement of oil, fines and surfactant. The conclusion to be drawn from this part is that the new simplified model, together with further refinement, lead to a better understanding of the behaviour and prediction of the multiphase flow through a porous medium.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.71831 |
| Date | January 1983 |
| Creators | Elmonayeri, Diaa S. (Diaa Salah), 1950- |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy (Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 000168362, proquestno: AAINK64538, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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