Method for operating a couette device to create and study emulsions
AssigneeSchlumberger Technology Corporation
InventorsDmitry Eskin, Shawn David Taylor, Hussein Alboudwarej, Joao Felix, Geza Horvath Szabo
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Abstract
A method for generating and characterizing an emulsion. The method provides a Couette device having first and second cylindrical members that define an annulus between them. The second cylindrical member is rotatably driven with respect to the first cylindrical member. Two or more substances each in a non-emulsified state are injected into the annulus. The Couette device is operated in a first mode to generate an emulsion from the two or more substances. The Couette device is also operated in a second mode to measure various attributes of the emulsion.
Claims22
A method for generating and characterizing an emulsion, comprising:
- providing a device having first and second cylindrical members that define an annulus therebetween, wherein said second cylindrical member is rotatably driven with respect to said first cylindrical member;
- injecting at least two fluids, each in non-emulsified form, into said annulus;
- operating said device in a first mode whereby an emulsion is created, the emulsion including said at least two fluids, wherein at least one of the at least two fluids is in a continuous phase and at least one of the at least two fluids is in a dispersed phase;
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- subsequent to said first mode, operating said device in a second mode to measure at least one attribute of said emulsion.
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