A. Mennella et Sl. Bryant, GENERALIZED ADHESION MAPS FOR PREDICTING THIN-FILM TRANSITIONS, Journal of petroleum science & engineering, 20(3-4), 1998, pp. 283-296
Thin film transition (TFT) phenomena are of special interest to the pe
troleum industry. After crude-oil is trapped in reservoir rocks, it ca
n alter the wettability of the rock surface, with profound implication
s for the subsequent transport of fluids. Correlation between the TFT
and wettability alteration is qualitatively evident from many experime
nts. It is not clear, however, whether the TFT is a sufficient conditi
on for wettability alteration. In this work we describe a generalized
adhesion map, which locates the TFT in parameter space. Comparison of
these maps with laboratory studies indicates that wettability alterati
on involves other mechanisms in addition to the TFT. (C) 1998 Elsevier
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