A new reaction model for low temperature oxidation of heavy oil: Experiments and numerical modeling

Energy

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 419-428

  Khansari, Zeinab ^a   Kapadia, Punitkumar ^a   Mahinpey, Nader ^a   Gates, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heavy oil; In situ combustion; Low temperature oxidation; Numerical models of combustion; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRUDE OIL; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; OIL SHALE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

DOMINANT REACTION PRODUCT; HEAVY OIL; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; LOW-TEMPERATURE OXIDATION; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC;

IN SITU COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL; OXIDATION; SATURATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; RESERVOIR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84891493284     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.11.024     Document Type: Article

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