Capillary forces between two parallel plates connected by a liquid bridge

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dc.contributor.authorChen, Zhangxing (John)
dc.contributor.authorDejam, M.
dc.contributor.authorHassanzadeh, H.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-16T23:04:16Z
dc.date.available2017-03-16T23:04:16Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractLiquid flow between porous and nonporous materials plays an important role in many science and engineering applications such as oil recovery from fractured porous media. The capillary continuity between porous matrix blocks via formation of liquid bridges is a key contributor to the gas−oil gravity drainage mechanism in a gas invaded zone of naturally fractured reservoirs, which increases the height of the continuous liquid column in a fractured formation, thereby enhancing the recovery of oil. However, the role of capillary forces information or break-up of liquid bridges between porous matrix blocks remains a controversial topic. In an attempt to improve an understanding of this problem, a force balance is presented for the concave liquid bridges formed between two horizontal parallel plates. The force balance allows development of a simple model that can be used to find a relationship between the net capillary force, contact angle, and liquid bridge volume. Three different regions including: (I) repulsive net capillary force, (II) attractive net capillary force, and (III) nonexistence regions have been identified. Region I is considered as a region of liquid bridge break-up while Region II is considered as a region of liquid bridge formation. The findings improve an understanding of the formation and break-up of the liquid bridges, which is important in oil recovery from naturally fractured reservoirs during a gravity drainage process.en_US
dc.description.grantingagencyNSERCen_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipIndustrial consortium in Reservoir Simulation and Modelling; Foundation CMG; Alberta Innovates.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1615/JporMedia.v18.i3.10
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35028
dc.identifier.grantnumberNSERC: IRCPJ365863-12; AITF: G203000197; AIEES: 3130.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51874
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Porous Mediaen_US
dc.publisher.departmentChemical & Petroleum Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries18;179-188
dc.subjectfractured porous mediaen_US
dc.subjectmatrix blocken_US
dc.subjectliquid bridgeen_US
dc.subjectcapillary continuityen_US
dc.subjectnet capillary forceen_US
dc.subjectcontact angleen_US
dc.subjectliquid bridge volumeen_US
dc.titleCapillary forces between two parallel plates connected by a liquid bridgeen_US
dc.typejournal article
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