GPU simulations for risk assessment in CO2 geologic sequestration

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1631-1644

  Zhang, Yan ^a,b   Vouzis, Panagiotis ^b   Sahinidis, Nikolaos V ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; GPU parallel computing; Monte Carlo simulation; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; GEOLOGIC SEQUESTRATIONS; GPU IMPLEMENTATION; GPU SIMULATION; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; MAN-MADE MATERIALS; MONITORING EQUIPMENT; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PRESSURE TRANSIENT; SINGLE INJECTION WELL; TIME HORIZONS; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER INJECTION; WELL EQUIPMENT; WELLS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 79960564773     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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