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PORE SIZE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment (Chemistry)
  • Scientific Research Equipment
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Chimie)
  • Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1988-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
CONT

Investigations to determine pore size of reservoir media have shown the smaller pores to be of the same magnitude as the polymer molecule. A mercury porosimeter test ... on a Berea sandstone showed about 14% of the pore volume to be less than 1 micron in diameter ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

[...] les laboratoires pétroliers se sont intéressés aux solutions de polymère en tant que fluide de balayage de l'huile en place dans les réservoirs [...] de nombreuses études [ont porté] sur l'écoulement en milieu poreux dans des conditions où la taille des macromolécules n'est pas négligeable par rapport aux dimensions des pores.

Spanish

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