Studies on multi-phase equilibrium separation of hydrocarbon/water systems /

and phase volumes of all equilibrium phases for temperatures

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chawla, Inderjit Singh, 1967-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:and phase volumes of all equilibrium phases for temperatures
aqueous, or oleic-aqueous). This convergence scheme is used
can provide only vapor phase compositions, but it can be used
check correct type of two-phase flash (vapor-oleic, vapor-
components on multiphase equilibria of different
compositional simulators to describe phase behavior of
concentration of different hydrocarbon components on the size
containing water, and simplify the programming technique.
cubic equations such as Peng-Robinson EOS significantly
difficulties in predicting three-phase equilibria for systems
difficulties in the pre-diction of three phase flash
EOS's and van der Waals mixing rules, to accurately describe
Equations of State (EOS) have been used successfully in
equilibria. In this thesis we presented, an efficient
experimental results obtained from two different experimental
given reservoir conditions, and if three-phase flash (vapor-
hydrocarbon/water systems. Detailed analysis is also
improves phase behavior prediction of water/hydrocarbon and
in an EOS-simulator (VLLESIM), which uses nine different
multi-phase equilibrium separation of hydrocarbon/water
nonhydrate systems, but there are still some numerical
of temperature, pressure and molecular weight of hydrocarbon
of the three-phase region for ranges of temperature and
oleic-aqueous) doesn't exist, it automatically switches to
pressure mostly prevalent under reservoir conditions.
procedure that will help us eliminate common numerical
provided in this thesis, of the effect of increasing
PVT-VLLE apparatus can provide on-line compositional analysis
reservoir and steam flooding temperature has not yet been
reservoir crude and gas condensates without water. The
setups, for different multi-component hydrocarbon/water
successfully predicted by an EOS. Recent publications show
systems, for hydrocarbon component varying from C6 to C20.
systems. VLLESIM will be validated with literature data and
that incorporation of the association concept into simple
This scheme checks the existence of three-phase flash at
three-phase behavior of water/reservoir crude oils both at
up to 350 'F and an Isochoric Steam Distillation Cell (ISDC)
up to 500 'F. VLLESIM will then be used to study the effect
Item Description:"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:xiv, 207 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.