Measurements of molecular diffusion coefficients of carbon dioxide, methane, and propane in heavy oil under reservoir conditions

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2509-2517

  Tharanivasan, Asok Kumar ^a   Yang, Chaodong ^b   Gu, Yongan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Computer Modelling Group ^*  (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFUSION IN GASES; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROPANE;

HIGH-PRESSURE DIFFUSION CELL; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE DECAY METHOD;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 33846024408     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060080d     Document Type: Article

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