About this Research Topic
Multiphase flows, known to be involved in numerous industrial processes such as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR), geothermal energy production and utilization, and membranes utilization are often accompanied by scale formation. Scaling has been reported to adversely affect the efficiency of the process and equipment’s operational life. For example, in the oil and gas industry scaling can cause different problems such as formation damage, loss of production, pressure reductions, and premature downhole equipment failures. The formation of scales by inorganic crystallization can also reduce the efficiency of water treatment systems and may eventually result in costly equipment replacements. So, understanding scaling phenomena is crucial for overcoming industrial challenges associated with scale formation. Scaling tendency evaluation, however, is a complex process due to the numerous sensitive parameters including operating pressure and temperature, ionic strength, impurities commingling from incompatible solutions, pH, fluid velocities, and solid surface wettability or roughness, among others.
The goal of this collection is to showcase recent advances in mineral scaling during multiphase fluid flow in industrial and environmental processes and bridge the gaps between fundamental research findings and field studies. So, it is expected this Research Topic to address the current needs of the industry to reduce scaling effects in multiphase flow processes. This would be achieved by showing readers current research and offering new ideas for scale reduction in industrial processes. Available literature in this area mainly investigated the thermodynamical aspect of scaling and there is little emphasis on the effects of different parameters such as hydrodynamic effect, surface wettability, surface roughness, among others.
This Research Topic welcomes the submission of innovative research and reviews on the following topics:
• Laboratory studies from pore to core, or field studies on scaling phenomena during multiphase fluid flow processes involved in industrial /environmental processes.
• Modeling or simulation studies on scale formation and growth in tubes, porous media, industrial equipment, etc.
• Hydrodynamic effects on scale formation.
• Methods for prevention of scale formation and precipitation.
Original research studies in relevant themes that are not included in the above-mentioned list are also welcome.
The goal of this collection is to showcase recent advances in mineral scaling during multiphase fluid flow in industrial and environmental processes and bridge the gaps between fundamental research findings and field studies. So, it is expected this Research Topic to address the current needs of the industry to reduce scaling effects in multiphase flow processes. This would be achieved by showing readers current research and offering new ideas for scale reduction in industrial processes. Available literature in this area mainly investigated the thermodynamical aspect of scaling and there is little emphasis on the effects of different parameters such as hydrodynamic effect, surface wettability, surface roughness, among others.
This Research Topic welcomes the submission of innovative research and reviews on the following topics:
• Laboratory studies from pore to core, or field studies on scaling phenomena during multiphase fluid flow processes involved in industrial /environmental processes.
• Modeling or simulation studies on scale formation and growth in tubes, porous media, industrial equipment, etc.
• Hydrodynamic effects on scale formation.
• Methods for prevention of scale formation and precipitation.
Original research studies in relevant themes that are not included in the above-mentioned list are also welcome.
Keywords: Scaling, Salt Deposition, Multiphase Flow, Interfacial Phenomena, Porous Media, Permeability, Aqueous Solutions, Reactive Flow, Nuclei
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