Effects of CO2 Compressibility on CO2 Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 619-639

  Vilarrasa, Victor ^a,b   Bolster, Diogo ^b   Dentz, Marco ^a   Olivella, Sebastia ^b   Carrera, Jesus ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; CO2 density; Gravity forces; Interface; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CO2 DENSITY; DEEP SALINE AQUIFERS; DENSITY VARIATIONS; GRAVITY FORCES; INTERFACE; INTERFACE POSITION; RICH PHASE; SUPERCRITICAL CO; VISCOSITY VARIATIONS; VISCOUS FORCES;

AQUIFERS; COMPRESSIBILITY; GRAVITATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

PHASE INTERFACES;

AQUIFER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPRESSIBILITY; DENSITY; GRAVITY; INTERFACE; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78149497843     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-010-9582-z     Document Type: Article

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