Supercritical CO2 flow through a layered silica sand/calcite sand system: Experiment and modified maximal inscribed spheres analysis

International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-150

  Kneafsey, Timothy J ^a   Silin, Dmitriy ^a   Ajo Franklin, Jonathan B ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximal inscribed spheres; Micro computed tomography; Wettability; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; NITROGEN; SILICA; SPHERES; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; WETTING; X RAYS;

CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; COMPUTED MICROTOMOGRAPHY; EFFECTIVE STRESS; MICROCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUMBER OF CONTACTS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO2; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

SILICA SAND;

BRINE; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITROGEN; SAND; SILICA; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY; WETTABILITY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84873685682     PISSN: 17505836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2012.12.031     Document Type: Article

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