Determining wettablity characteristics of a fluid-fluid-solid sample
US11119020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N13/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided are embodiments for a system for determining wettability of fluid-fluid-solid systems. The system includes a confocal optical microscope and a storage medium, the storage medium being coupled to a processor. The processor is configured to perform a scan of a sample of a multi-phase system using the confocal optical microscope, wherein a phase defines a structural phase of matter, identify each phase of the sample, and measure a three-phase contact line for the sample, wherein the three-phase contact line is along an interface of first fluid and a second fluid and an interface of a second fluid and solid. The processor is configured to obtain one or more characteristics from the sample based at least in part on the three-phase contact line, and provide the one or more characteristics for the sample. Also provided are embodiments for a method for determining the wettability of fluid-fluid-solid systems.
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