A Predictive Equation-of-State for Modeling Microemulsion Phase Behavior with Phase Partitioning of Co-Solvent

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enoc Basilio ◽  
Binbin Mu ◽  
Luchao Jin ◽  
Ahmad Jamili
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Predictive Equation ◽  
Phase Partitioning

scholarly journals Revisiting Kelvin equation and Peng–Robinson equation of state for accurate modeling of hydrocarbon phase behavior in nano capillaries

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilyas Al-Kindi ◽  
Tayfun Babadagli
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Surface Tension ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Pore Radius ◽  
Microfluidic Chips ◽  
Tight Sandstone ◽  
Kelvin Equation ◽  
Rock Samples ◽  
Robinson Equation

AbstractThe thermodynamics of fluids in confined (capillary) media is different from the bulk conditions due to the effects of the surface tension, wettability, and pore radius as described by the classical Kelvin equation. This study provides experimental data showing the deviation of propane vapour pressures in capillary media from the bulk conditions. Comparisons were also made with the vapour pressures calculated by the Peng–Robinson equation-of-state (PR-EOS). While the propane vapour pressures measured using synthetic capillary medium models (Hele–Shaw cells and microfluidic chips) were comparable with those measured at bulk conditions, the measured vapour pressures in the rock samples (sandstone, limestone, tight sandstone, and shale) were 15% (on average) less than those modelled by PR-EOS.

scholarly journals Pore-Scale Simulation of Confined Phase Behavior with Pore Size Distribution and Its Effects on Shale Oil Production

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1315
Author(s):  
Jingwei Huang ◽  
Hongsheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Phase Equilibrium ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Shale Oil ◽  
Pore Scale ◽  
Modified Equation

Confined phase behavior plays a critical role in predicting production from shale reservoirs. In this work, a pseudo-potential lattice Boltzmann method is applied to directly model the phase equilibrium of fluids in nanopores. First, vapor-liquid equilibrium is simulated by capturing the sudden jump on simulated adsorption isotherms in a capillary tube. In addition, effect of pore size distribution on phase equilibrium is evaluated by using a bundle of capillary tubes of various sizes. Simulated coexistence curves indicate that an effective pore size can be used to account for the effects of pore size distribution on confined phase behavior. With simulated coexistence curves from pore-scale simulation, a modified equation of state is built and applied to model the thermodynamic phase diagram of shale oil. Shifted critical properties and suppressed bubble points are observed when effects of confinement is considered. The compositional simulation shows that both predicted oil and gas production will be higher if the modified equation of state is implemented. Results are compared with those using methods of capillary pressure and critical shift.

Static and Dynamic Comparison of Equation of State Solid Model and PC-SAFT for Modeling Asphaltene Phase Behavior

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Abouie ◽  
Mohsen Rezaveisi ◽  
Saeedeh Mohebbinia ◽  
Kamy Sepehrnoori
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Solid Model

scholarly journals Curvature-Based Equation of State for Microemulsion-Phase Behavior

SPE Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (02) ◽  
pp. 647-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Torrealba ◽  
R. T. Johns ◽  
H.. Hoteit
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Behavior Modeling ◽  
Average Curvature ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Spheroidal Geometry

Summary An accurate description of the microemulsion-phase behavior is critical for many industrial applications, including surfactant flooding in enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Recent phase-behavior models have assumed constant-shaped micelles, typically spherical, using net-average curvature (NAC), which is not consistent with scattering and microscopy experiments that suggest changes in shapes of the continuous and discontinuous domains. On the basis of the strong evidence of varying micellar shape, principal micellar curves were used recently to model interfacial tensions (IFTs). Huh's scaling equation (Huh 1979) also was coupled to this IFT model to generate phase-behavior estimates, but without accounting for the micellar shape. In this paper, we present a novel microemulsion-phase-behavior equation of state (EoS) that accounts for changing micellar curvatures under the assumption of a general-prolate spheroidal geometry, instead of through Huh's equation. This new EoS improves phase-behavior-modeling capabilities and eliminates the use of NAC in favor of a more-physical definition of characteristic length. Our new EoS can be used to fit and predict microemulsion-phase behavior irrespective of IFT-data availability. For the cases considered, the new EoS agrees well with experimental data for scans in both salinity and composition. The model also predicts phase-behavior data for a wide range of temperature and pressure, and it is validated against dynamic scattering experiments to show the physical significance of the approach.

An Equation of State to Model Microemulsion Phase Behavior in Presence of Co-Solvents Using Average Solubilization Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumyadeep Ghosh ◽  
Adwait Chawathe ◽  
Sophany Thach ◽  
Harold C. Linnemeyer ◽  
Emily B. Tao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Phase Behavior

Expanding the Applications of the SAFT-γ Mie Group-Contribution Equation of State: Prediction of Thermodynamic Properties and Phase Behavior of Mixtures

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (12) ◽  
pp. 5862-5890
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Haslam ◽  
Alfonso González-Pérez ◽  
Silvia Di Lecce ◽  
Siti H. Khalit ◽  
Felipe A. Perdomo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equation Of State ◽  
Thermodynamic Properties ◽  
Phase Behavior ◽  
Group Contribution ◽  
State Prediction
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