4dsw	Four times dilution of Caspian Sea Water
BPR	Back Pressure Regulator
CA	Contact Angle
cc	cm3
CSW	Caspian Sea Water
DSW	Diluted Sea Water
EOR	Enhanced Oil recovery
EW	Engineered Water
EW-NF	Engineered Water Nanofluid
FW	Formation Water
IFT	Interfacial Tension
LSW	Low Salinity Water
LSWF	Low Salinity Water Flooding
MCR	Modular Compact Rheometer
NF(s)	Nanofluid (s)
NNF	Nanofluid Fluid Flooding
NP(s)	Nanoparticle(s)
OBR	Oil-brine-rock
OCA	Oscillating Contour Angle
OIIC	Oil initially in core
OOIC	Oil originally in core
PDI	Potential Determining Ions
PV	Pore Volume
RF	Recovery Factor
SC	Secluded Cavity
SDP	Structurally disjoining pressure
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscope
SW	Sea Water
TDS	Total Dissolved Solid
TFT	Thin-Film-Transistor
wt%	Weight %