Visualization and investigation of natural convection flow of CO2 in aqueous and oleic systems

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 230-239

  Khosrokhavar, Roozbeh ^a   Elsinga, Gerritx ^a   Farajzadeh, Rouhi ^a,b   Bruining, Hans ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 sequestration; Dissolution trapping; Fluid; Natural convection; Schlieren technique; Visualization

Indexed keywords

FLOW VISUALIZATION; NATURAL CONVECTION;

DISSOLUTION TRAPPING; NATURAL CONVECTION FLOW; SCHLIEREN TECHNIQUES;

FLUIDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONVECTION; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; HIGH PRESSURE; POROUS MEDIUM; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84908395456     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2014.07.016     Document Type: Article

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