First Approach to Measure Interfacial Rheology at High-Pressure Conditions by the Oscillating Drop Technique

An oscillating drop rheometer capable of operating under conditions of high pressure and high temperature has been built. The oscillating drop mechanism was able to support pressures as high as 1300 bar and successfully performed oscillations at constant pressure. Apparent elastic and viscous comple...

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Published in:Colloids and interfaces 2021, Vol.5 (2), p.23
Main Authors: Barrabino, Albert, Holt, Torleif, Bjørkvik, Bård, Lindeberg, Erik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aquifer storage
CO2 foam
Elastic properties
Enhanced oil recovery
EOR
Equilibrium
Floods
Harmonic distortion
High temperature
interface rheology
mobility control
Modulus of elasticity
Oscillations
Rheological properties
Rheology
Seawater
Surfactants
Viscosity
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Summary:An oscillating drop rheometer capable of operating under conditions of high pressure and high temperature has been built. The oscillating drop mechanism was able to support pressures as high as 1300 bar and successfully performed oscillations at constant pressure. Apparent elastic and viscous complex moduli were measured for a system of CO2 and synthetic seawater containing 100 ppm of a linear alkyl ethoxylate surfactant for different pressures and temperatures. The moduli had strong dependencies on both pressure and temperature. At temperatures of 40 and 80 °C, the apparent elastic modulus passed through a maximum for pressures between 100 and 300 bar. The harmonic distortion of the oscillations was calculated for all measurements, and it was found that drop oscillations below ca. 2.6 µL caused distortions above 10% due to a mechanical backlash of the motor.
ISSN:2504-5377
2504-5377
DOI:10.3390/colloids5020023