Étude expérimentale du dépôt de particules colloïdales en milieu poreux : Influence de l'hydrodynamique et de la salinité

Abstract: This study deals with colloid transport in porous media which applications are found in subsurface water, petroleum engineering or civil engineering. An experimental study of colloidal polystyrene Latex particles deposition in a consolidated porous medium is presented. The influence of ionic strength of the colloid suspension and the flow rate on particle deposition is investigated. We see first that beyond a critical salt concentration, the total collector efficiency increases with the ionic strength. Moreover, such collector efficiency decreases as the flow rate increases according to theory. In other respects, using a γ ray attenuation technique allows us to measure local porosity fluctuation due to particles deposition. By this way deposition kinetics may be followed locally and precisely. Nevertheless when considering the thickness of the adsorbed layer over large scales, obtained results using the γ rays attenuation technique are found in good agreement with those obtained by means of an usual technique especially at latest stages of adsorption process. To cite this article: A. Djehiche et al., C. R. Mecanique 337 (2009). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]