Droplets evolution during ex situ dissolution technique for geological CO2 sequestration: Experimental and mathematical modelling

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-214

  Zendehboudi, Sohrab ^a   Shafiei, Ali ^a   Bahadori, Alireza ^b   Leonenko, Yuri ^a   Chatzis, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Break up; Droplet size; Ex situ dissolution; Turbulent flow

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; GEOLOGY; MASS TRANSFER; TURBULENT FLOW;

DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DROPLET SIZES; EX SITU; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION; MATHEMATICAL CORRELATION; TRANSIENT MASS TRANSFER; TURBULENT DISPERSION;

DROPS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DISSOLUTION; DROPLET; LEAKAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENT FLOW; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84872657322     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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