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creators_name: Khosravi, V.
creators_name: Mahmood, S.M.
creators_name: Zivar, D.
title: Application of molecular dynamics simulation: A case study to estimate wettability
ispublished: pub
note: cited By 1; Conference of 5th International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering, ICMMPE 2019 ; Conference Date: 19 November 2019 Through 21 November 2019; Conference Code:244879
abstract: Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has always been a significant pillar in the oil industry, and lots of laboratory studies have been conducted for this technology. However, experimental research in EOR encounters several problems such as expensive materials and equipment, and long-term duration of measurements that could take from weeks to years. In this backdrop, molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) appears to be an efficient complementary method that can be used for first-order approximation once it is validated. The objective of this work is to evaluate the efficacy of molecular dynamics (MD) for the understanding of wetting condition of a given rock/fluid system by calculating the free energy which could yield contact angles (a measure of wettability). The interaction between polyethylene surface and n-decane oil as the first system as well as polyethylene surface and cyclohexane oil as the second system was simulated by MDS, and the total free energies were calculated to be �7.515 (kcal/mol) and �1.872 (kcal/mol), respectively. Contact angles were calculated from MDS and computed 15.4 degrees for the first, and 28.6 degrees for the second system. The deviation for n-decane was 3.1-degree, and cyclohexane was 0.4-degree on the same surface compared to the published results. Data shows that the MDS is a reliable method for the first-order estimation of wettability determination for the purpose of initial screening and optimization of EOR processes relying upon wettability alteration. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd 2020.
date: 2020
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85091319026&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-15-5753-8_41&partnerID=40&md5=4b932c886f84513c37c9abb5f6f5907d
id_number: 10.1007/978-981-15-5753-8₄₁
full_text_status: none
publication: Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
pagerange: 445-455
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 9789811557521
issn: 21954356
citation:   Khosravi, V. and Mahmood, S.M. and Zivar, D.  (2020) Application of molecular dynamics simulation: A case study to estimate wettability.  Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering.  pp. 445-455.  ISSN 21954356