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Original Articles

Design of Two-Phase Displacement Experiments

André Sylte RF-Rogaland Research, Thormøhlensgt. 55, Bergen, N-5008, Norway
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Einar Ebeltoft RF-Rogaland Research, Thormøhlensgt. 55, Bergen, N-5008, Norway
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Alv-Arne Grimstad RF-Rogaland Research, Thormøhlensgt. 55, Bergen, N-5008, Norway
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Raghavendra Kulkarni RF-Rogaland Research, Thormøhlensgt. 55, Bergen, N-5008, Norway
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Jan-Erik Nordtvedt RF-Rogaland Research, Thormøhlensgt. 55, Bergen, N-5008, Norway
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A. Ted Watson Department of Chem. Eng, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3122, USA
Pages 65-84 | Published online: 18 Oct 2010

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