TITLE:
Numerical Calculation of Transient Flow of Polymer Foam in Porous Media
AUTHORS:
Wei Zhao, Haiqing Cui, Keliang Wang
KEYWORDS:
Polymer Foam, Porous Media, Transient Flow, Mathematical Model, Numerical Calculation Method, Experimental Research
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics,
Vol.5 No.3,
August
14,
2015
ABSTRACT: Based on the mathematical model of one dimension transient flow of the polymer foam in porous media, the numerical calculation method of the flow mentioned above by using the finite difference method is given. Through the experiments of one dimension transient flow of HPAM (Hydrolytic Polyacrylamide) foam in the artificial sandstone core, the HPAM foam generation and coalescence coefficient of the mathematical model mentioned above are determined. The profiles of the liquid phase saturation, the pressure drop and the number density of one dimension transient flow of HPAM foam with the dimensionless time in artificial sandstone core are numerically calculated and analyzed by using the numerical calculation method.