About this Research Topic
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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