A method has been developed to infer the wettability of steam-water-rock systems based on the relationship between permeability and capillary pressure by Purcell. The Purcell model was extended to two-phase flow to verify whether the wettability is a function of water saturation. The results calculated using the experimental data showed that the wettability index in drainage was greater than th...

Material adsorption, the reverse process of evaporation diffusion, directly reflects the wettability of materials. Wettability is one of the main factors that affect the drying shrinkage of materials. A device that measures the wettability of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) with fly ash is proposed in this study based on pore structure theory. The isothermal absorption curve of RAC is examine...

Photoresponsive titania surfaces are of great interest due to their unique wettability change upon ultraviolet light illumination. However, their applications are often limited either by the inability to respond to visible light or the need for special treatment to recover the original wettability. Sensitizing TiO2 surfaces with visible light-absorbing materials has been utilized in photovoltai...

Abstract The wettability preference of carbonate reservoirs is neutral-wet or oil-wet as the prevailing hydrocarbon reserves that affects approximately half total production hydrocarbons world. Therefore, due to surface rocks notable fraction oil held inside their pores in comparison with sandstones. Since shifting toward water-wet system great interest, numerous components were used for this p...

Abstract Surfactants formulated into oil-based mud can adsorb to pore surfaces causing changes in rock wettability, which are widely believed impair formation permeability when invades the near-wellbore region. In present study, effects of with Versawet and Versacoat surfactants, on petrophysical properties wettability drilling cutting samples from sandstone reservoirs were investigated through...

A numerical and experimental investigation was conducted to analyze dropwise evaporative cooling of heated surfaces with various wettability characteristics. The surface wettability was tuned by nanostructure modifications. Spray-cooling experiments on these surfaces show that surfaces with better wettability have better heat transfer rate and higher critical heat flux (CHF). Single droplet imp...

Waterflooding remains the most commonly used method to improve oil recovery. Although injected brine type is mainly dependent on its availability, few of characteristics can be controlled during project design. Published laboratory work indicates that adjustment composition cause an increase in production by wettability alteration. This research objective propose a novel four-step framework for...

The wettability of amorphous and annealing-induced nanocrystalline Fe78B13Si9 ribbons by molten Sn and Bi at 600 K was measured using an improved sessile drop method. The results demonstrate that the structural relaxation and crystallization in the amorphous substrates do not substantially change the wettability with molten Bi because of their invariable physical interaction, but remarkably det...

Role of particle wettability in capture by a suspension-feeding crab (Emerita talpoida) Abstract Suspension feeders sometimes depend on adhesion between particle and collector to capture food. If food particles have di€erent adhesive properties than other particles, food could be passively selected by adhesive mechanisms. In this regard, the e€ect of particle wettability on adhesion to arti®cia...