基于微流控实验的纳米微乳液流动规律研究

Research on the Flow Rules of Nanoemulsions Based on Microfluidic Experiments

  • 摘要: 为了研究纳米微乳液在应用过程中的多相运移行为规律及提高采收率机理,以纳米微乳液为研究对象,开展了TEM测试、Zeta电位测试、润湿性测定、扩张流变学测试及微流控可视化实验。结果表明:当驱替试剂中纳米微乳液体积分数增加时,纳米乳液黏度系数随之下降,进而降低驱替液的流度,改善流度比,减少黏性指进现象,从而提高石油采收率。体积分数为0.2%的纳米微乳液(油-水界面张力值约为0.092 mN/m,接触角为168°)具有良好的驱替原油能力,在驱替速率为0.5 μL/min的微流控驱油实验中最终采收率为75.1%。当引入高矿化度地层水时,因双电层压缩作用引发乳液颗粒团聚,导致纳米微乳液的驱油效率开始下降。同时,与氧化性纳米气泡体系(包括CO2、H2及空气纳米气泡)的协同实验表明,二者结合未产生预期协同效应,界面活性氧物种的生成反而增加了纳米微乳液稳定性劣化风险。该研究可为矿场尺度的纳米微乳液调驱技术的应用提供一定的理论指导和技术参考。

     

    Abstract: To investigate the multiphase transport behavior of nanoemulsions and their mechanisms underlying improving recovery efficiency, the research conducted systematic experiments on nanoemulsions, including TEM characterization, zeta potential analysis, wettability assessment, dilatational rheology test, and microfluidic visualization. The results indicate that increasing nanoemulsion concentration decreased the viscosity coefficient, which facilitated reduction of the mobility of the displacing fluid, optimizes the mobility ratio, suppressed viscous fingering, and enhances oil recovery. The nanoemulsion with a volume fraction of 0.2%(with an oil-water interfacial tension of about 0.092 mN/m and a contact angle of 168°) exhibits excellent crude oil displacement capability. In microfluidic flooding experiments at a displacement rate of 0.5 μL/min, the final recovery rate reached 75.1%. However, introducing high-salinity formation water triggered nanoparticle aggregation through electric double-layer compression, leading to a decline in nanoemulsion displacement efficiency. Synergistic experiments with oxidative nanobubble systems (eg. CO2, H2, and air nanobubbles) revealed no significant enhancement effect. Instead, the generation of reactive oxygen species at interfaces increased the risk of nanoemulsion destabilization. These findings offer theoretical and technical insights for field applications of nanoemulsion-based EOR technologies in challenging reservoir conditions.

     

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