Dewetting dynamics of heavy crude oil droplet in low-salinity fluids at elevated pressures and temperatures
Suparit Tangparitkul, Chris S. Hodges, Dewi A. Ballard, Zhen Niu, Diego Pradilla, Thibaut Charpentier, Zhenghe Xu, David Harbottle
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DewettingDLVO theoryBrineSurface tensionChemistryOil dropletBar (unit)Chemical engineeringCrude oilWettingSurface forceChemical physicsMaterials scienceComposite materialThermodynamicsMechanicsOrganic chemistryPetroleum engineeringColloidGeologyEmulsionPhysicsOceanographyEngineeringEnhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesPetroleum Processing and AnalysisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis