Journal Articles

  1. Burghardt, A. and T. W. Patzek, "Optimization of Cold-Shot Reactors - Part I" (in Polish), Inżynieria Chemiczna (Chemical Engineering, Quarterly of the Polish Academy of Sciences), 6 1 41-69, 1976
  2. Burghardt, A. and T. W. Patzek, "Constrained Optimization of Cold-Shot Converters," The Chemical Engineering Journal, 16 153-164, 1978.
  3. Burghardt, A. and T. W. Patzek, "Optimization of Cold-Shot Reactors - Part II," Inżynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa (Chemical and Process Engineering, Quarterly of the Polish Academy of Sciences), 10 3 439-460, 1980.
  4. Burghardt, A. and T. W. Patzek, "Optimization of Cold-Shot Reactors - Part III", Inżynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa (Chemical and Process Engineering, Quarterly of the Polish Academy of Sciences), 10 4 703-726, 1980.
  5. Burghardt, A. and T. W. Patzek, "Mass and Energy Transport in the Porous Catalyst Pellet for Multicomponent and Multireaction Systems," (in Polish), Inżynieria Chemiczna i Procesowa (Chemical and Process Engineering, Quarterly of the Polish Academy of Sciences), 2 4 715-738, 1981.
  6. Falls, A. H., G. J. Hirasaki, T. W. Patzek, D. A. Gauglitz, D. D. Miller and T. Ratulowski, "Development of a Mechanistic Foam Simulator: The Population Balance and Generation by Snap-Off", SPE Reservoir Engineering, 3 3 884-893, 1988.
  7. Patzek, T. W. and M. T. Koinis, "Kern River Steam Foam Pilots'', Journal of Petroleum Technology, 42 4 486-496, 1989.
  8. Patzek, T. W., R. E., Benner, O. A., Basaran and L. E. Scriven. "Nonlinear Oscillations of Inviscid Free Drops'', Journal of Computational Physics 97 2 489-515, 1991.
  9. Patzek, T. W., "Self-Similar Collapse of Stationary Bulk Foams'', AIChE Journal, 39 10 1697-1707, 1993.
  10. Adenekan, A. E., T. W. Patzek and K. Pruess, "Modeling of Multiphase Transport of Multicomponent Organic Contaminants and Heat in the Subsurface: Numerical Model Formulation'', Water Resources Research Journal, 29 11 3727-3740, 1993.
  11. Patzek, T. W., O. A. Basaran, R. E. Benner and L. E. Scriven, "Nonlinear Oscillations of Two-Dimensional Rotating Drops,'' Journal of Computational Physics, 116, 3-25, 1995.
  12. Kovscek, A. R., T. W. Patzek, and C. J. Radke, "Mechanistic Prediction of Foam Displacement in Multidimensions: A Population Balance Approach," Chemical Engineering Science 50 23 3783-3799, 1995.
  13. Patzek, T. W., “Field Applications of Foam for Mobility Improvement and Profile Control," SPE Distinguished Lecture Paper, SPE Reservoir Eng. J., 79-85, May 1996.
  14. Basaran, O. A., T. W. Patzek, R. E. Benner and L. E. Scriven, "Nonlinear Oscillations and Breakup of Conducting Inviscid Drops in Externally Applied Electric Field," I&EC Research, Invited Paper in Special Issue Honoring 35 years of Transport Phenomena, IECR, 34, 3454-3465, 1995.
  15. Ilderton, D., Patzek, T. W., Rector, J. W., and Vinegar, H. J., "Passive Imaging of Hydrofractures in the Diatomite," SPE Formation Evaluation J., 46-54, March 1996.
  16. Cohen, D., T. W. Patzek and C. J. Radke, “Two-Dimensional Network Simulation of Diffusion Driven Coarsening of Foam Inside a Porous Medium,” J. of Colloid and Interface Sci., 179, 357-373, May 1996.
  17. Kovscek, A. R., Johnston, M., and Patzek, T. W., “Interpretation of Hydrofracture Geometry Using Temperature Transients I: Model Formulation and Verification,” In Situ, 20 3, 221-250, September 1996.
  18. Kovscek, A. R., M. Johnston and T. W. Patzek, “Interpretation of Hydrofracture Geometry Using Temperature Transients II: Asymmetric Hydrofractures,” In Situ, 20 3, 251-289, September 1996.
  19. Touchard, G. G., T. W. Patzek and C. J. Radke, "A Physicochemical Explanation for Flow Electrification in Low Conductivity Liquids," IEEE Trans. On Industry Applications, 32 5 1996.
  20. Cohen, D., T. W. Patzek and C. J. Radke, “Onset of Mobilization and the Fraction of Trapped Foam in Porous Media,” Transport in Porous Media, 33 1-32 1997.
  21. Zwahlen, E. and T. W. Patzek, “Linear Transient Flow Solution for Primary Oil Recovery with Infill and Conversion to Water Injection,” In Situ, 21 4 297-330, September 1997.
  22. Kovscek, A. R., T. W. Patzek and M. Johnston, "Evaluation of Rock/Fracture Interactions during Steam Injection Through Vertical Hydrofractures,” SPE Production and Facilities, 100-105, May 1997.
  23. Kovscek, A.R., T.W. Patzek and C.J. Radke, "Mechanistic Foam Flow Simulation in Heterogeneous and Multidimensional Media, SPE 39102, SPEJ, 4 2 511-526, December 1997.
  24. Vegas-Landeau, M.A., R. Propp, P. Colella and T.W. Patzek, "A Sequential Explicit-Implicit Algorithm for Computing Discontinuous Flows in Porous Media," SPE 38457, SPEJ, 200-209, June 1998.
  25. Patzek, T.W. and A. De, "Lossy Transmission Line Model of Hydrofractured Well Dynamics," J. of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 25 1-2, 59-77 January 2000.
  26. Rector III, J.W., Dong, Q., and Patzek, T.W., Passive characterization of hydrofracture properties using signals from hydraulic pumps, J. of Petroleum Science and Engineering 27 1-2 49-58, June 2000.
  27. Patzek, T.W., and D.B. Silin, “Control of Fluid Injection into a Low-Permeability Rock. 1. Hydrofracture Growth,” Transport in Porous Media, 43 537-555, May 2001.
  28. Silin, D.B., Patzek, T.W., “Control of Fluid Injection into a Low-Permeability Rock. 2. Optimal Control,” Transport in Porous Media, 43 557-580, May 2001.
  29. Patzek, T. W., Silin, D. B., “Shape Factor and Hydraulic Conductance in Noncircular Capillaries: I. One-Phase Creeping Flow,” J. Colloid and Interface Sci., 236 295-304 April 2001.
  30. Patzek, T .W., Kristensen, J. G., “Shape Factor and Hydraulic Conductance in Noncircular Capillaries: II. Two-Phase Creeping Flow,” J. Colloid and Interface Sci., 236 305-317 April 2001.
  31. Patzek, T. W., "Verification of a Complete Pore Network Model of Drainage and Imbibition," SPE 71310, SPEJ, 6 2 144-156, June 2001.
  32. Silin D.B., and Patzek, T. W., "SPE 71751: Control of Water Injection into a Layered Formation," SPEJ, 6 3 253-261, September 2001.
  33. Silin, D. B. and Patzek, T. W., Paper 74709, “Support Operator Method in Identification of Permeability Tensor Orientation,” SPEJ, 6 4 385-398, December 2001.
  34. Patzek, T. W., Silin, D. B., Benson, S. M., and Barenblatt, G. I., “On Vertical Diffusion of Gases in a Horizontal Reservoirs,” Transport in Porous Media, 51 2 141-156, 2003.
  35. Al-Futaisi, A. and Patzek, T. W., “Impact of Wettability on Two-Phase Flow Characteristics of Sedimentary Rocks: A Quasi-Static Model,” Water Resources Research J., 39 2 1042-1055, 2003.
  36. Al-Futaisi, A. and Patzek, T. W., “Extension of the Hoshen-Kopelman Algorithm to a Non-lattice Environment,” Physica A, 321 3-4 665-678, 2003.
  37. Juanes, R. and Patzek, T. W., “Multiscale finite element methods for miscible and immiscible flow in porous media,” J. Hydraulic Research, 42 Extra Issue 131–140, 2004.
  38. Silin, D. B. and Patzek, T. W., “On the Barenblatt model of non-equilibrium imbibition,” Transport in Porous Media, 54 297-322, 2004.
  39. Juanes, R. and Patzek, T. W., “Analytical solution to the Riemann problem of three-phase flow in porous media,” Transport in Porous Media, 55 1 47-70, 2004.
  40. Juanes, R. and Patzek, T. W., “Relative permeabilities for strictly hyperbolic models of three-phase flow in porous media,” Transport in Porous Media, 57 125-152, 2004.
  41. Al-Futaisi, A. and Patzek, T. W., “Impact of Oil-Water Drainage and Imbibition on Subsequent Gas Injection: A Three-Phase Pore Network Model,” accepted by Physical Review Letters E, March 2003.
  42. Al-Futaisi, A. and Patzek, T. W., “Secondary Imbibition in NAPL-invaded Mixed-Wet Sediments,” Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 74 1-4 p61-81, 2004.
  43. Barenblatt, G. I., Silin, D. B., and Patzek, T. W., “The Mathematical Model of Non-Equilibrium Effects in Water-Oil Displacement,” SPEJ, 8 4 409-416, December 2003.
  44. Al-Futaisi, A. and Patzek, T. W., “Three-Phase Hydraulic Conductance in Angular Capillaries,” SPEJ, 8 3 252-261, September 2003.
  45. Juanes, R. A. and Patzek, T. W., “Three-phase displacement theory: An improved description of relative permeabilities,” SPEJ, 9 3 302-313, September 2004.
  46. Patzek, T. W., and CE24 Freshmen, “Ethanol from Corn: Clean Renewable Fuel for the Future, or Drain on Our Resources and Pockets?” Environment, Development and Sustainability 7 319-336, 2005.
  47. Jin, G., Patzek T. W., and Silin, D. B., “Reconstruction of sedimentary rock based on mechanical properties,” accepted by Phys. Rev. E., November 2004.
  48. Silin, D. B., Jin, G., and Patzek, T. W., “Robust determination of the pore-space morphology in sedimentary rocks,” Journal of Petroleum Technology, 69-70, May 2004.
  49. Silin, D. B., Korneev, V. A., Goloshubin, G. M., and Patzek, T. W., “A Low-Frequency Asymptotic Analysis of Seismic Reflection from a Fluid-Saturated Medium,” TiPM, 62 (3) 283-305, 2006.
  50. Patzek T. W., “Thermodynamics of Production of Corn Ethanol Biofuel,” Invited paper in the special issue of Critical Reviews of Plant Sciences, 23 6 519-567, 2004.
  51. Patzek T. W. and Pimentel D., “Thermodynamics of Energy Production from Biomass,” Invited paper in Critical Reviews of Plant Sciences, 24 1-38, 2005.
  52. Juanes, R. A. and Patzek, T. W., “Multiscale-stabilized solutions to one-dimensional systems of conservation laws,” Comput. Methods Appl. Mech. Engrg. 194 2781–2805 2005.
  53. Pimentel, D. and Patzek, T. W., “Ethanol Production Using Corn, Switchgrass, and Wood; Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and Sunflower.” Natural Resource Research 14 (1) 65–76, 2005.
  54. Patzek, T. W., “Termodynámica de Produción de Energia a Partir de Biomasa, On-line Latin-American journal on Industrial Processes Engineering, Brazil, p. 13, February 2005, Available at http://www.revistavirtualpro.com.
  55. Patzek, T. W., “Termodynámica del Ciclo de Biocombustible de Etanol A Partir de Máiz,” VirtualPro, On-line Latin-American journal on Industrial Processes Engineering, Brazil, p. 14-15, February 2005 Available at http://www.revistavirtualpro.com.
  56. Silin, D. B. and Patzek, T.W., “Pore space morphology analysis using maximal inscribed spheres,” Physica A, 2006.
  57. Patzek, T. W., “The Real Biofuel Cycles,” Letter to Science, Science 312, 1747, June 26, 2006.
  58. “The Real Biofuel Cycles,” Online Supporting Material to Science 312, 1747, June 26, 2006.
  59. Pimentel, D. and Patzek, T. W., and Gerald, C., “Ethanol Production: Energy, Economic, and Environmental Losses,” Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 189:25-41, 2006.
  60. Patzek, T. W., “A First-Law Thermodynamic Analysis of the Corn-Ethanol Cycle,” Natural Resource Research, In print, 16(1), 2007.
  61. Patzek, T. W., “A Statistical Analysis of the Theoretical Yield of Ethanol from Corn Starch,” Natural Resource Research, 15(4), 2006.
  62. Pimentel, D. and Patzek, T. W., “Green Plants, Fossil Fuels, and Now Biofuels,” Bioscience, 56(11) 875, 2006.

 

 
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