Modelling Water-Hydrocarbon Mutual Solubility in Multiphase Equilibrium Calculations

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dc.contributor.advisorChen, Zhangxing (John)
dc.contributor.authorYu, Hongbo
dc.contributor.committeememberAbedi, Jalal
dc.contributor.committeememberChen, Shengnan (Nancy)
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-14T22:14:14Z
dc.date.available2016-04-14T22:14:14Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractSince the 1980s, multiphase equilibrium calculations have been well developed. Usually, water is excluded from the calculations although the amount of dissolved hydrocarbons and CO2 in water can be substantial. There are several published four-phase flash calculation methods using a single cubic EOS to model both hydrocarbon and aqueous phases, but the predicted gas solubility in water modeled from an EOS is orders of magnitude lower than experimental data. In this thesis, a generalized multiphase flash calculation algorithm is developed to address both the multiple phase behavior of a CO2/crude oil system and water-hydrocarbon mutual solubility simultaneously. The hydrocarbon phases are modeled with a cubic EOS, and the water phase is modelled with Henry’s law constants. Our results are compared with experimental data and calculation results from commercial software to validate the algorithm in different types of equilibria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYu, H. (2016). Modelling Water-Hydrocarbon Mutual Solubility in Multiphase Equilibrium Calculations (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26966en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26966
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2891
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectComputer Science
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectEngineering--Chemical
dc.subjectEngineering--Petroleum
dc.subject.classificationNumerical Simulationen_US
dc.subject.classificationReservoir Simulationen_US
dc.titleModelling Water-Hydrocarbon Mutual Solubility in Multiphase Equilibrium Calculations
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical and Petroleum Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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